Lord Avie

To celebrate the upcoming $1 million Travers Stakes Saturday, Bill Heller offers his five favorite Travers daily, from No. 5 up to No. 1Read More

It's been thirty years, but I remember the Haskell Invitational of 1981 like it was yesterday. Previously known as the Monmouth Invitational, '81 was the first year it was called the Haskell, and on the 1st of August we were all in store for a showdown at the Jersey shore. In one corner you had the ...Read More

To the surprise of absolutely no one, horses sired by stallions representing the Northern Dancer, Mr. Prospector and Bold Ruler sire lines dominated American racing in 2009, as they have for decades. Runners from these lines won 76 percent of all graded stakes, including 83 percent of Grade Is.Read More