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For regular season games in foreign countries, baseball ships tons of soil to ensure that the playing surface is as safe as possible for major league players.

Trout waited for other baseball stars to cut big deals and then, as usual, outdid them all with minimal drama.

Louisville coach Jeff Walz won't be on the sidelines on Friday for the Cardinals' NCAA Tournament because of a one-game postseason suspension.         

Kentucky basketball star PJ Washington is wearing a walking boot "for precautionary reasons" ahead of the NCAA Tournament.         

You aren't winning your office NCAA Tournament bracket pool with easy picks. So get ready for March Madness with our list of the best mascots.         

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I wanted to start a conversation about contest play, as I know some here have some interest in it. I don’t claim to be an expert, but I have some ideas to share if people are interested.

Here are my horse-by-horse thoughts on all 10 stakes races at Belmont Saturday...

A tribute in memory of legendary writer Bill Nack.

This is just a little post to let people know that all my tournament content will now be appearing in a new place.

In the final episode of the DRF Players’ Podcast (the TBD Players’ Podcast will commence in another place next week), PTF and JK host the first ever Podcast Holiday Quiz. Joined by special guests Matt Scarlata, Drew Coatney, and Gene Menez, they review some of the sometimes sublime but always ridiculous history of the show.

Special guest Richard Migliore joins Peter Thomas Fornatale to talk about his life in racing. Topics include what horsemen and horseplayers can learn from each other, and how today's riding culture is different from when Migliore was riding. Plus, what does a dieting jockey eat for dessert?

Matt Rose's analysis of the Thursday 3/21 card at Yonkers Raceway.

Garnet Barnsdale's analysis of the Thursday 3/21 card at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

When the New Jersey legislature voted to provide a $20 million yearly subsidy to horse racing, the focus was clearly on the $6 million that would be earmarked for The Meadowlands and how it could pump some life into the track. Lost in the shuffle perhaps was the other Standardbred track in the Garden State – Freehold Raceway.

The Stronach Group has started to put new equine safety policies in place, as its Maryland Jockey Club sent a text message to all horsemen March 15 informing them of changes to pre-race exams.

With the introduction of the Horseracing Integrity Act March 14 in the United States House of Representatives, BloodHorse online editor Frank Angst caught up with Congressman Andy Barr.

A colt by first-season sire Spill The Beans and a filly by Better Than Ready shared top honors after being sold for a session-topping AU$170,000 during the final session of the Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale March 19.

THE STRONACH GROUP & THOROUGHBRED OWNERS OF CALIFORNIA REACH HISTORIC AGREEMENT TO IMPROVE HORSE SAFETY, WELFARE AND INTEGRITY OF HORSE RACING IN CALIFORNIA Arcadia, CA (March 16, 2019) – Santa Anita Park, Golden Gate Fields and the Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC) today reached an historic agreement to protect the safety and welfare of horses and […]

An Open Letter about the Future of Thoroughbred Racing in California What has happened at Santa Anita over the last few weeks is beyond heartbreaking. It is unacceptable to the public and, as people who deeply love horses, to everyone at The Stronach Group and Santa Anita. The sport of horse racing is the last […] The post An Open Letter about the Future of […]

Marley's Freedom 5-year-old debut in the $200,000 Santa Monica S. (G2) Feb. 16 at Santa Anita Park couldn't have been more impressive, winning by nearly two lengths over Selcourt...

Mucho Gusto set off the pace before taking the lead with a quarter-mile to run and drew off in the stretch to win the $150,000 Robert B. Lewis (G3) by nearly five lengths...

THE STRONACH GROUP & THOROUGHBRED OWNERS OF CALIFORNIA REACH HISTORIC AGREEMENT TO IMPROVE HORSE SAFETY, WELFARE AND INTEGRITY OF HORSE RACING IN CALIFORNIA Arcadia, CA (March 16, 2019) – Santa Anita Park, Golden Gate Fields and the Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC) today reached an historic agreement to protect the safety and welfare of horses and […]

An Open Letter about the Future of Thoroughbred Racing in California What has happened at Santa Anita over the last few weeks is beyond heartbreaking. It is unacceptable to the public and, as people who deeply love horses, to everyone at The Stronach Group and Santa Anita. The sport of horse racing is the last […] The post An Open Letter about the Future of […]

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. appears ready for the majors after posting eye-popping numbers in the minors.

Tottenham is producing some of its best soccer in decades, but remains stuck in a holding pattern without a date to relocate to its new stadium. It’s a run that is similar to what Arsenal did a little over a decade ago.

The latest basketball technology is making players faster than ever before. Just ask 11-year-old Lanie Grant.