Big Brown is a breeze closer the Kentucky Derby after a five-furlong move Friday in 1:00.60 at Palm Meadows training center, his second work since a win in the Florida Derby. “It was just what I was looking for. It was basic…nothing special,” said trainer Rick Dutrow. “We don’t need to squeeze the lemon...

Beat the favorite? This may be the spot Big Brown, officially anointed horse-of-the moment after two starts, both lengthy victories six months apart on different surfaces and in soft spots, is the overnight favorite to win the Grade I Florida Derby on Saturday at Gulfstream despite having drawn the outside...

Though his itinerary remained a matter of discussion after Adriano returned to Polytrack at Turfway Park and won the Lane’s End Stakes with a certain degree of authority, it will be difficult to deny him the chance to run in the Kentucky Derby. Though his one race on dirt was something of a disaster...

Chernobyl's Hero made his nineteenth start in the Aqueduct nightcap on Thursday, another attempt to escape the state-bred entry-level allowance condition, another opportunity to earn some money for Russian children affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986. Since the beginning of the four...

Of course, the pick-six play detailed this morning along with the reasons for passing, paid $6,610.00. The forecast trailing storm failed to materialize and the track at Aqueduct, while it appeared to contain a good deal of residual moisture from heavy rain that fell through first light, was harrowed...

Sponging incident at Gulstream Park raises questions for the entire industry It is only about a year ago that an elaborate contraption was found to have been hidden beneath the turf at Happy Valley Racecourse in Hong Kong designed to fire small injections of tranquilizer as horses left the barrier at...

Would-be race fixer probably lost a big bet: Golden Velvet wins in a dead heat anyway Golden Velvet, Darley Stable’s candidate for Sunday’s Rampart Handicap at Gulfstream and the dead-heat co-winner of the Sabin Handicap here Jan. 6, was found after that race to have been “sponged.” Without explanation...

Zayat Stables' Eaton's Gift sped to the lead early, opened up a clear lead turning for home, and pulled away to record a 3 1/2-length score in the $150,000 Swale Stakes (GII) at Gulfstream Park on Saturday. The Dale Romans charge broke well and was soon in front from his two post, establishing...

Nick Zito may be loaded with three-year-olds on the Derby trail but Coal Play is unlikely to see Churchill Downs in May after a less than encouraging performance in the Swale at Gulfstream Park. Horses destined to be competitive in the Derby will not be found under a drive and unresponsive while racing...

The citizens of Miami-Dade County, Florida, overwhelmingly approved slot machines for racetracks – in Miami, that also mean dog -- this week, a referendum that accompanied the presidential primaries in South Florida and followed the downsizing of the failing casino at Gulfstream Park, which is located...