The state looms large in the sport’s history, and its tracks are stunning. But horse racing in California is going broke.
Category: Jockey Club, The
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Mike Repole, Horse Racing’s Loudest Critic, Is Kentucky Derby Favorite
The brash owner Mike Repole will take a break from tweaking horse racing’s powers when his colt Fierceness runs in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday.
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After the Kentucky Derby, Racehorses Fetch Top Dollar in Breeding Sheds
Enjoy today’s top racehorses while you can. It won’t be long before they quit racing and go where the real money is.
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Farewell to the Horse Who May Have Been America’s Oldest Thoroughbred
The New York Times – Sports:Rush may have been the longest-lived thoroughbred in American history when he died at 39. For three decades, his owner said, “He would fight for me and I would fight for him.”
