Gulfstream’s Fountain of Youth Kicks Off Pre-Derby Races
February 27, 2019
While the Kentucky Derby isn’t until May, the pre-Derby push is just beginning. Gulfstream’s Fountain
While the Kentucky Derby isn’t until May, the pre-Derby push is just beginning. Gulfstream’s Fountain
Thanksgiving weekend brings a series of exciting races, including Aqueduct and Churchill Downs’ offerings on
Saratoga and Arlington Park command center stage with million-dollar plus races in early August, while
Saratoga’s Race Course launches its 40-day meet with 69 stakes races and $18.8 million in
Belmont Park’s Stars & Stripes Racing Festival, which launched in 2014, offers a pair of
Pennsylvania horse-racing officials have hired an advertising agency to launch a campaign to bolster flagging
With Justify poised to be the second Triple Crown winner in the past four years,
After winning the Preakness, Justify heads to the Belmont Stakes on June 9—but, will he
Churchill Downs and Golden Nugget Atlantic City are teaming up on an online sports betting
The Lexington, Kentucky-based Keeneland Racecourse mini-meet goes through April 27, with exciting races each weekend
Three Kentucky Derby prep races—Santa Anita, Keeneland and Aqueduct—take off on April 7. Prep races
Racing kicks into high gear in March with major races, big cards, lucrative carryovers and
On September 30, 1972, Pittsburgh Pirates icon Roberto Clemente doubled off New York Mets pitcher Jon Matlack to reach 3,000 career hits. Tragic fate made the milestone his final regular-season hit, as Clemente died three months later in a plane crash while delivering earthquake relief to Nicaragua. RIP Mr. Clemente.
On September 29, 1954, New York Giants center fielder Willie Mays made the most legendary defensive play in baseball history during Game 1 of the World Series against the Cleveland Indians. Sprinting back to deep center field at the Polo Grounds, Mays made an over-the-shoulder catch near the wall to rob Vic Wertz of an extra-base hit, then spun around instantly to hold the runners in a play forever known simply as "The Catch."
