Horse racing fans get to unwrap one final Christmas gift every year when California racing celebrates opening day at Santa Anita Park. The post-holiday kickoff marks the start of the winter-spring ...

Each week, members of the national media vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Thoroughbred Poll. Week 18 of the 2025 ...

Welcome to Noel Michaels’ Weekend Winners, the place to go for weekend best bets and spot plays from veteran handicapper and tournament-play pioneer Noel Michaels. Check back every week for a couple ...

Oaklawn Park organized horse racing events for the first time on February 24, 1905. At that time, the track had only six races a day, just like British cards. In 1907, Oaklawn was forced to close down ...

When John Servis was growing up in Philadelphia, he experienced a recurring dream. He pictured himself in the winner’s circle at Churchill Downs, having won the Kentucky Derby as a trainer.

Bob Ehalt has been an avid fan of Thoroughbred racing since that day in June of 1971 when he and his father walked from their Queens Village, N.Y., home to Belmont Park to see Canonero II fall short ...

America’s Best Racing’s ninth season of “Big-Race Showdown” came right down to the wire like any great horse race.

Lexington, Ky. (Dec. 9, 2025) ─ The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced today that one lucky fan and a guest will win a chance to attend the 55 th Annual Resolute Racing Eclipse ...

Since February, Sara Elbadwi, 27, has been working as an on-air handicapper and production assistant/research specialist for the television production team at the New York Racing Association. A native ...

The Gulfstream Park Championship Meet will bring together the best trainers, jockeys, grass horses, and stakes action that horseplayers can find at this time of year. It is a must-see meet for ...

Every Sunday Noel Michaels will provide free full-card picks for a one racecard in North America. A veteran handicapper and tournament-play pioneer, Michaels also writes a weekly “Weekend Winners” ...

New Orleans may be famous for the Mardi Gras, but for horsemen, Saturday’s Gun Runner Stakes kicks off another well-known event in New Orleans. The 2-year-old stakes opens Fair Grounds ’ Road to the ...