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 25, 1935, Ohio State sophomore Jesse Owens delivered arguably the greatest 45 minutes in sports history at the Big Ten track meet in Ann Arbor. Owens broke three world records and tied a fourth, setting new marks in the long jump (26′81/4"), the 220-yard dash (20.3 seconds), and the 220-yard low hurdles (22.6 seconds), while equaling the 100-yard dash world record (9.4 seconds). Despite his individual brilliance, Michigan narrowly edged out Ohio State for the team title, 48 to 43.5.
On May 24, 1918, Cleveland outlasted the Yankees 3-2 in a 19-inning marathon at the Polo Grounds. Stan Coveleski pitched a remarkable complete-game victory, but the hero of the day was Joe Wood. Having converted from a pitcher to an outfielder after his arm "went dead," Wood launched a game-winning solo homer into the left-field bleachers—his second home run of the afternoon—to finally seal the win for Cleveland.
