Maiden King

Drew Brees and Ben Roethlisberger both need surgery, the Patriots, Cowboys and Chiefs romped, and Lamar Jackson won a battle of Heisman Trophy winners.

Hopes get raised, and then the starter was pulled. In walked the bullpen arsonists.

With talk of professional women's soccer coming to Louisville, we looked at cities with both USL and NWSL teams to see how the partnership could work.        

Former Louisville star Teddy Bridgewater is back in the spotlight after an injury to New Orleans Saints starting quarterback Drew Brees.        

After missing his entire junior season last year, Manual quarterback Zach Recktenwald is back and winning games for the Crimsons        

CD has a $125k p5 Carryover today 9/15/19: r1: 6-1-7-3, 1 needs the lead, will have to fend off the other three r2: 4-1-5-7: if Baze on the 4 can control the pace he wins r3: 3-2-5: Chuan on the 3 needs to try to steal this on the lead r4: 3-7-5-2: If Lanerie on the 3 can control...

_*Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks.*_ I played in the "Beat Byk" qualifier and had the best finish I've had in 10 years. This was on the day (Sept 14th) just one day short of my 80th birthday. I am not at liberty on this site, to say how I did it but some of you may...

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?

Anonymity will stretch to two turns for the first time in her career on Sept. 29, when she takes on Ollie’s Candy and Secret Spice in the Grade 1 Zenyatta Stakes at 1 1/16 miles at Santa Anita.

While Bob Baffert tightened the screws on Breeders’ Cup candidates McKinzie, Eight Rings, and Bast – all three worked Monday at Santa Anita – two of Baffert’s high-profile runners will miss the remainder of the season.

Maybe a sweep of the filly-mare stakes last weekend at Churchill will help restore the graded status of the Groupie Doll at Ellis next year.

The inaugural running of the $20 million Saudi Cup will be attended by six undercard races worth an aggregate $6.8 million, with three of those to be run on a new turf course, the Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia announced Sept. 16.

Red Oak Farm and Newtown Anner Stud struck early during the Sept. 16 seventh session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, purchasing an Uncle Mo colt for $380,000 from the consignment of Mt. Brilliant Farm. 

The National Steeplechase Association's race to the Eclipse Award begins in earnest Sept. 19 when American jumping sport's leading lights line up at Belmont Park for the $150,000 Lonesome Glory Handicap (NSA-G1). 

CRAIG FRAVEL TO DEPART BREEDERS’ CUP TO JOIN THE STRONACH GROUP LEXINGTON, Ky. (September 13, 2019) – Craig R. Fravel, Breeders’ Cup President and Chief Executive Officer since 2011, will depart the organization at the conclusion of this year’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Nov. 1-2. Fravel has been appointed as The Stronach Group’s Chief Executive Of […]

THIRTY YEARS AFTER HIS 1989 SANTA ANITA DERBY ROMP, BRILLIANCE OF WHITTINGHAM-TRAINED SUNDAY SILENCE HAS NOT DIMINISHED  ARCADIA, Calif. (Sept. 12, 2019)–It’s been 30 years since Charlie Whittingham’s brilliant Sunday Silence parlayed victories in Santa Anita’s San Felipe Stakes and Santa Anita Derby to victories over eastern-based rival Easy Goer in the Ken […]

Bob Baffert gave Flor de La Mar a cut back in distance in Saturday's $75,000 Beverly Lewis S. and the 3-year-old Tiznow filly responded with a handy come-from-behind victory...

Bob Baffert got his eighth victory in the Del Mar Debutante (G1) on Saturday when Bast rolled by nearly nine lengths...

CRAIG FRAVEL TO DEPART BREEDERS’ CUP TO JOIN THE STRONACH GROUP LEXINGTON, Ky. (September 13, 2019) – Craig R. Fravel, Breeders’ Cup President and Chief Executive Officer since 2011, will depart the organization at the conclusion of this year’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Nov. 1-2. Fravel has been appointed as The Stronach Group’s Chief Executive Of […]

THIRTY YEARS AFTER HIS 1989 SANTA ANITA DERBY ROMP, BRILLIANCE OF WHITTINGHAM-TRAINED SUNDAY SILENCE HAS NOT DIMINISHED  ARCADIA, Calif. (Sept. 12, 2019)–It’s been 30 years since Charlie Whittingham’s brilliant Sunday Silence parlayed victories in Santa Anita’s San Felipe Stakes and Santa Anita Derby to victories over eastern-based rival Easy Goer in the Ken […]