Horse Racing

I first discovered the world of quarter horses when I worked as sports editor of the Tucumcari Daily News in Tucumcari, N.M.  Tucumcari was the home of Elkhorn Drug Store...

Understanding horse trainers and knowing which conditioners excel in certain types of races is a vital tool to successful handicapping. The world of Thoroughbred racing is filled...

Racetracks offer multiple betting options that give horseplayers plenty of options on how to bet the races. The types of bets available on racing can be broken down into two...

Racetracks in North America offer a wide variety of races for horses to compete in and for horseplayers to wager. The marquee races like the Kentucky Derby, Preakness...

Thousands of horses change hands each year through the public auction process in North America. A majority of those horses are sold through the largest sales companies on the...

The Kentucky Derby is America’s most celebrated horserace. The first leg of the annual American Triple Crown is the only one of the American ‘Classics’...

The Irish Derby Stakes The Irish Derby is the jewel in the crown of Irish flat racing. Modeled on the most famous of the English Classics, the Epsom Derby, the Irish Derby is...

Seven words spoken many years ago from legendary Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas pretty much sum up what the sport of horse racing is all about, whether we’re...

The 2,000 Guineas Stakes Race The 2,000 Guineas is the first of the Classics run in England each year. The race takes place at Newmarket Racecourse on a Saturday in early April,...

The St. Leger Stakes race is the oldest of the five English Classics, and the final race run in the series each season. The last of the Classics is a true test of staying power...

Success at the races involves many factors, including a good understanding of the odds. Odds in the pari-mutuel system are based on percentage of the net betting pool placed on...

Thoroughbred racing around the world is conducted primarily on three types of surfaces – traditional dirt, turf and synthetic (all-weather). The majority of top-tier races...

Hundreds of racetracks around the world conduct thoroughbred racing, including more than 100 in North America, from the far eastern portion of Massachusetts, to the upper...

Every year, almost without fail, the jockey who takes home the coveted Eclipse Award that recognizes North America’s outstanding jockey thank the owners and trainers they...

The Irish 2,000 Guineas The Irish 2,000 Guineas is one of Ireland’s principle horse races. The group 1 classified race is the Irish equivalent of England’s 2,000...

There are few thoroughbred races that can match the Epsom Derby for history and prestige. The number of international races modeled on this Classic is testament to the character...

One of the many key aspects to successful handicapping is understanding the conditions of races. Horseplayers hear the word condition a lot at the racetrack, simulcast parlor or...

Belmont Stakes As the final leg of the American Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes is one of the most important grade 1 races in North America. Often referred to as the ‘Test...

The origins of the phrase Triple Crown in the American racing lexicon are widely disputed. Longtime Daily Racing Form columnist Charles Hatton is frequently credited with...

For centuries, horse racing has been one of the most popular sports to bet on, and given just how accessible it still is to wager on horses both in the United States and around...

You can go to any race track or turf club across the country and get any number of betting tips from the hard core bettors that frequent these establishments on a daily basis. At...

This is the first installment of horse racing columns for worldcasinodirectory.com and what better time to start than two months out from the 2006 Kentucky Derby. When I was...