Aqueduct, Churchill Downs Serve Superb Races on Thanksgiving
November 20, 2018
Thanksgiving weekend brings a series of exciting races, including Aqueduct and Churchill Downs’ offerings on
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
Fair Grounds in Louisiana and Laurel Park in Maryland don’t always get the love from
On May 12, 1976, the Red Sox snapped a 10-game losing streak with a 6-4, 12-inning victory over Cleveland, aided by a "favorable spell" from a Salem witch sent by a Boston TV station. The superstitions continued the following day when Cleveland countered with a "fairy godmother" to sprinkle dust on their players; however, the charms failed as Cleveland committed multiple errors, leading to another Boston win.
On May 11, 1996, a celebration for John Franco at Shea Stadium turned into a 16-minute brawl as the Mets edged the Cubs 7-6. The fight ignited after Mets pitcher Pete Harnisch threw a punch at catcher Scott Servais, leading to nine ejections, including a bloodied Franco. Despite the chaos, the Mets secured the win on a dramatic walk-off home run by Rico Brogna.
