Shortly after 5 a.m. on Aug. 15, 1981, sheets of rain lashed down over the Adirondack region of upstate New York, rendering the Saratoga Racetrack sur...
With the 2015 Kentucky Derby just over two months henceforth, the May 2nd date has been circled on this year's calendar...
John Longden rode his 6,000th winner, riding Prince Scorpion to victory while at Exhibition Park. ~1965 Triple Crown winner Gallant Fox was beate...
“You never make excuses for great horses.” That’s what the late Johnny Campo, trainer of 1981 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Pleasant Colony, sa...
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 ...
John Longden rode his 6,000th winner, riding Prince Scorpion to victory while at Exhibition Park. ~1965 Triple Crown winner Gallant Fox was bea...
The year was 1981 and it was the first season without one of the superstars of the late 70s gracing the American racing scene. There was no Seattle Sl...
Monday, May. 11, 1981 Pleasant Colony loped around Churchill Downs on Saturday in an unhurried 2 min. 2 sec. to come in first by three-quarters of a l...
Sunday, June 10, 1973 By Jim McCulley You can now call him Super Red. And now they won't be able to say a Bold Ruler can't go a distance because Secre...