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In a bid for the upset of the tournament, Central Florida came up just short, with a pair of shots in the final seconds rimming out.

The Patriots’ dominant tight end, known for his combination of size and speed, announced his retirement on Instagram.

In her final home game, Louisville's Asia Durr scored 24 points to lead the Cardinals to their sixth Sweet 16 in seven years.         

John Calipari prides himself on coaching teams that close out games when given the chance. That hasn't been the case for Kentucky basketball recently.         

Kentucky held Wofford star Fletcher Magee scoreless from 3-point range. Tyler Herro deserves much of the credit for leading UK to the Sweet 16.         

Here are the final stats for the 19 days of full cards I posted. I used RDSS and for my pace line I used the best of the last 3 perceptor ranking at a comparable dist,surface, and class within 1 fur of the race dist. Here what it ended up producing Races handicapped 168 total of #1 picks...

Went 10-4-2-1 yesterday @ OP and 0-4 for my PH picks (just got beat in the last one by a 22-1 shot) Hoping that I can do better R1: 3-8-6 R2: 5-7-3 R3: 1/1a-13-3 R4: 9-1-3 R5: 1-3-6 R6: 10-5-12 R7: 8-2-3

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?

Cutting Humor held off a fast-closing Anothertwistafate by a neck to win the Grade 3, $800,000 Sunland Park Derby – and 50 points for the Kentucky Derby – in track-record time Sunday.

Rebounding from recent losses in graded stakes in Arkansas and California, All Out Blitz and Escape Clause won $100,000 races for older horses on the undercard of the Sunland Park Derby in New Mexico on Sunday. Tyler Baze was aboard both winners.

American Pharoah’s kid sister is growing up quite nicely. Chasing Yesterday, a 3-year-old half-sister to the famous 2015 Triple Crown winner, won her 2019 debut in Sunday’s $200,000 Sunland Park Oaks at the southern New Mexico track. The win put Chasing Yesterday on schedule for the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs on May 3.

Starlight Racing's Cutting Humor put himself on the map March 24 with a win over favorite Mucho Gusto in the $800,000 Sunland Park Derby (G3) at Sunland Park. 

Showing the class of her pedigree, Chasing Yesterday once again proved the betting public correct as she broke slow in the March 24 Sunland Park Oaks but was able to make up ground, take over the lead, and pull away to a 1 1/4-length victory.

Mr Melody, a 4-year-old Scat Daddy colt stepping into the top level for just the second time, found a seam between horses midstretch and went on to win the Takamatsunomiya Kinen (G1) by a half-length March 24 at Chukyo Racecourse.

LONG-FUSED ASHLEYLUVSSUGAR BIDS FOR 6TH GRADED STAKES WIN IN FRIDAY’S GRADE II, $200,000 SAN LUIS REY STAKES AT 1 ½ MILES ON TURF  TRAINED BY EURTON, VENERABLE 8-YEAR-OLD GELDING TO MAKE 32ND CAREER START           ARCADIA, Calif. (March 24, 2019)–With the attention of the racing world riveted on Santa Anita Park’s reopening this Friday, […] The post LONG-FU […]

    SANTA ANITA HANDICAP NOW TO BE RUN ON SANTA ANITA DERBY DAY, APRIL 6, AS SANTA ANITA ANNOUNCES REVISED RACING & STAKES SCHEDULE; TRACK TO REOPEN FOR LIVE RACING ON FRIDAY, MARCH 29 GRADE II, $200,000 SAN LUIS REY TO BE RUN ON MARCH 29; A TOTAL OF SIX GRADED STAKES, INCLUDING THE […] The post SANTA ANITA HANDICAP NOW TO BE RUN ON SANTA ANITA DERBY DAY […]

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...

LONG-FUSED ASHLEYLUVSSUGAR BIDS FOR 6TH GRADED STAKES WIN IN FRIDAY’S GRADE II, $200,000 SAN LUIS REY STAKES AT 1 ½ MILES ON TURF  TRAINED BY EURTON, VENERABLE 8-YEAR-OLD GELDING TO MAKE 32ND CAREER START           ARCADIA, Calif. (March 24, 2019)–With the attention of the racing world riveted on Santa Anita Park’s reopening this Friday, […] The post LONG-FU […]

    SANTA ANITA HANDICAP NOW TO BE RUN ON SANTA ANITA DERBY DAY, APRIL 6, AS SANTA ANITA ANNOUNCES REVISED RACING & STAKES SCHEDULE; TRACK TO REOPEN FOR LIVE RACING ON FRIDAY, MARCH 29 GRADE II, $200,000 SAN LUIS REY TO BE RUN ON MARCH 29; A TOTAL OF SIX GRADED STAKES, INCLUDING THE […] The post SANTA ANITA HANDICAP NOW TO BE RUN ON SANTA ANITA DERBY DAY […]