San Jose, Costa Rica Frank Stronach’s grandiose vision of what racing and what he perceives to be entertainment are perhaps defined most clearly by those with the most critical view of performance. Investors have clearly rendered a decision on bloated ego-driven delusional management as a business model...

The mutuel field, which translates to most three-year-olds walking the earth is the opening-line favorite in the first of three pools of Churchill Downs’ Kentucky Derby and Oaks future wagers, as has been the case every year since the bet was first offered in 1999. The trend is expected to continue in...

It appears that Sen. Joe Bruno is losing his grip on a long-faithful upstate constituency that, unlike the Senate Majority Leader, has its priorities in order and its story straight. Long-time New York Racing Association trustee Charlie Wait, who happens also to be president of the Adirondack Trust Co...

Shelby's Memory is solid by any measure in the fifth race but the certainty of an unplayable leaves only one possibility on the day ... Race : Fashion Queen

A thin card with only one potential play Race 9: January Rain

Two potential plays on Wednesday's card: Race 3: Wundelia Race 5: Jet Setting

As expected, both Staid and Clearly a Thrill were facile winners on Friday, neither at an acceptable price, which will again be the case with one of two potential plays on the Saturday card. Stormin’ Normandy is 3-5 on the opening line and will likely be lower at post time. Race 3: Devilshire Race 5...

Unfortunately, the only two potential plays on Friday’s card offer little hope of an acceptable price. Both are likely odds-on. Race 1: Staid Race 2: Clearly a Thrill

Aqueduct will be open for simulcasting on its usual dark days, Mondays and Tuesdays, beginning next week. The Monday menu includes Gulfstream Park, Fair Grounds, Philadelphia Park and, whenever there is actually racing, Santa Anita. Tuesday: Tampa Bay Downs, Philadelphia Park and Turf Paradise. “With...

Eleven racing days remain until the extension of the expired racing franchise expires and meanwhile there has been a sudden lull in the rhetorical sparring that politicians appear to believe is the job to which they were elected. Perhaps they're actually working. So, while the opportunity remains...