Woody Stephens

Two of my favorite races of the year are coming up soon. It didn’t used to be so, but nowadays the Belmont Stakes and the Metropolitan Handicap will ...

Today on HorseCenter, your hosts Brian Zipse and Matt Shifman present one of their special themed shows with a look back at the last 50 years of the ...

In April of 1956, the champion Doubledogdare won the prep for the Kentucky Oaks (now called the Eight Belles.) She came back a week later to miss the ...

Say what you will about how the pace unfolded in yesterday’s Super Derby, but one thing you cannot deny is that the winner is a horse on a roll … and ...

No. 1 – 1982 – Only In Saratoga The quintessential Travers should capture the essence of Saratoga Race Course, and boy, this one sure did. In a histor...

My dog woke me up early and I figured I would do a blog post. If you disagree with anything I say and want to vent, please blame him. I played the rac...

John Nerud, 97, is old enough to vote. Nobody's given him a ballot, but as the Triple Crown sinks in the East, he's got an opinion. He won't be able t...

Last year, I paid tribute to Secretariat on this blog on his 35th anniversary. Now it is Sham’s turn.

By Ron Indrisano, Globe Staff | February 12, 2005 Devil's Bag was supposed to be the fastest horse in the world. He wasn't. The toast of the racing wo...

By Bill Christine May 30, 2003 ELMONT, N.Y. – There could hardly be a running of the Belmont Stakes without Woody Stephens’ fingerprints on it. Stephe...