We’ve all been there before … walking into an unfamiliar setting and not knowing exactly what to say or what others are talking about. It can be flat-out overwhelming. A day at the racetrack can feel like the first day at a new job with dozens and dozens of horse racing terms and idioms that are almost a separate language, not to mention the program or Daily Racing Form at your fingertips that looks like it was designed by an accounting professor.
Tag: Racing
2024 Raven Run Stakes at a Glance
As 3-year-olds are running out of chances to race against horses their own age in a graded stakes, the Lexus Raven Run Stakes Oct. 19 will give 10 sophomore filly sprinters the chance to add Grade 2 laurels to their resume.
On the Cusp: Irad Ortiz Jr. Closing Gap on Mike Smith for Breeders’ Cup Supremacy
Mike Smith stands alone atop the jockey rankings by winners for the Breeders’ Cup, which held its first edition of the World Championships in 1984, and for many years he had no peer.
Buy or Sell on Road to Breeders’ Cup: Frizette Stakes Winner Scottish Lassie
The fields for the 14 races that comprise the Breeders’ Cup World Championships really begin to come into focus in summer and fall. This regular feature will offer a snapshot profile of one of the previous weekend’s standout stars, usually a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” Challenge Series winner, and whether I’m buying or selling their chances to win Nov. 1-2 at Del Mar.
