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 June 1, 1911, the residents of Las Vegas officially voted to incorporate, transitioning the settlement from a township into a city. At the time, the population was roughly 800 people, and the vote marked a pivotal step in establishing the local government and infrastructure that would eventually transform the railroad town into a global gaming and entertainment capital.
On May 31, 1961, Psidium stunned a crowd of 250,000 at Epsom Downs by winning the Epsom Derby as a 66-to-1 long shot. Ridden by Roger Poincelet, the horse was such an unlikely victor that even his owner failed to place a bet. Due to an injury sustained in training shortly after the win, the Derby proved to be Psidium's final race.
