1+ hour, 54+ min ago  (1248+ words) This has all the makings of the best Miracle Mile in more than a decade. Just making the elite eight-horse field for the March 14 event will be daunting and the stars who will miss out could comfortably make-up a hot…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (1336+ words) No matter which direction a young Ryan Steward turned his head, there was almost always a horseman on the other end of his sight. With the racing bug already coded in his DNA, it was only natural that Ryan would…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (470+ words) The sneaky pari-mutuels law passing in Tennessee circa 1987 did not ignite plans to build a "pari-mutuel facility" anywhere in the Volunteer State until one day when I heard news from Racing Commissioner Conrad. "A project in Memphis is underway," he…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (664+ words) The 33rd season of harness racing kicks off Thursday evening (Feb. 12) at Harrah's Hoosier Park Racing & Casino. The Anderson, IN oval has traditionally opened its 160-day meet in mid-March, but Gabe Prewitt, the track's vice president and general manager of racing,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (710+ words) You cannot evaluate the level of competition in isolation. Instead, success is relative to other actors" capabilities, market positions, talents, strategic behaviors, and resources. Each July, Major League Baseball franchises draft young players. There are 20 rounds of selection in which…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (1564+ words) Natalie Elliott doesn't need a greater purpose to contextualize her deep connection to standardbred racing, its equine athletes, and the people around her " all the devoted horsewoman needs is what already lives within her. "It's passion," Elliott said without hesitation....

1+ mon, 51+ min ago  (603+ words) The Prix d'Am'rique delivered a major upset through Hokkaido Jiel, and on Sunday (Feb. 7) he will be the hunted horse when the $440,000 Prix de France is contested over 2,100 meters with autostart. Winning both the Prix d'Am'rique and the Prix de…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1085+ words) The Great Reset is The Raceway at Western Fair District's Aged Trotting Horse for the second straight year. When The Raceway at Western Fair District announced its 2025 award winners earlier this month, do-it-all horseman Lorne House expected to see one…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (657+ words) Hello, sir," I said. Do I have the correct number?" Who are you looking to talk to?" Someone at the Tennessee State Racing Commission." And what is it you'd like?" You are working at the offices of Tennessee State Racing…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (547+ words) We chase purse money, worry about handle, debate fairness, and wonder about the future. We play a sport composed of many details and rules. We hope it endures for another hundred years. But for a moment, let's look at a…...