Eddie Maple

I’m not sure that any horse enjoyed a better week of racing than did Conquistador Cielo back in the late spring of 1982. A lightly raced graded stakes...

Think of the 1978 Triple Crown and the swift, majestic images of Affirmed and Alydar battling neck and neck down the homestretch come to mind. The two...

Sixteen of the greatest riders in the history of Thoroughbred racing will gather at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, August 9 for the first-ever "Joc...

Sixteen of the greatest riders in the history of Thoroughbred racing will gather at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, August 9 for the first-ever "Joc...

 I find myself at a strange crossroads in my gambling/horse racing life  – one that started at the tender age of 13 when I hit the first be...

I sat in the press box trying to decide if I should attend the National Racing Hall of Fame induction ceremony that was due to start at 10:30am. ...

Future Triple Crown winner Assault was foaled at King Ranch in Kingsville, Texas. ~1943 Jockey Eddie Maple won his first career race, at Ascot Pa...

Jockey Jacinto Vasquez had his 4,000th career winner, aboard Sunshine Of My Life, at Aqueduct. ~1983 Secretariat won the 1 1/16 Laurel Futur...

To celebrate the upcoming $1 million Travers Stakes Saturday, I’m going to offer my five favorite Travers daily, from No. 5 up to No. 1. I enjoyed my ...

It's a holiday weekend filled with weddings, picnics and maybe a quick trip up to Ft. Erie this afternoon to see the ponies. So we've brought back a D...