The $425,000 Grade 1 E.T. Gerry, Jr. Hambletonian Maturity at 1 and 1/8 miles is without doubt one of the toughest handicapping tasks given me in years. Thirteen go to the gate (as of this column’s ...

Mackenzie Kiel has a lot to look forward to. At only 29 years old, she owns, breeds, and trains standardbreds, and has recently added driver to her resume. In fact, on May 8, Kiel had a night she will ...

• Hedlund: Idao de Tillard sets French record in Prix de Washington ...

Saturday (July 11) is the 50th edition of the Meadowlands Pace and absolutely nothing can hold a candle to the last 49 years ...

It’s horse racing. It’s a casino game. Actually, it’s both. And it’s all on the up and up, entirely legal, and regulated.

One Saturday last March, I was at Sunshine Meadows watching the babies going through their routines when this young man on horseback came alongside the deck. Wanting to make conversation, I asked him ...

On race days, the Circus Maximus hosted crowds that rivaled the biggest sporting events of our era. Imagine Ohio State versus Michigan, except the rivalry lasted centuries. Romans packed the ...

The Indiana fair circuit is in full swing, and with more than a month in the books, several trotters and pacers have emerged as leaders in their respective divisions. Sassie Kassie has emerged as one ...

Idao de Tillard added another milestone to his remarkable career Saturday (July 11), lowering the French all-age mile record with a commanding 1:49.2 victory in the $125,000 Prix de Washington at ...