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Smith, the Redskins quarterback, had his leg broken in two places on Sunday, 33 years to the day after Theismann’s leg was broken on national television.

Williams is an assistant at a college in Los Angeles, where his best-known former teammate has relocated his crown. James’s coming return to Cleveland with the Lakers recalled some hard feelings, now healed.

Lamar Jackson had his struggles through the air, but his running ability provided a spark for the Ravens in their critical win over the Bengals.         

Louisville football continues to rotate Malik Cunningham and Jawon Pass at quarterback, searching for the hot hand.         

Louisville football may be 2-8 with an interim coach, but Kentucky football players expect the annual rivalry game to be as intense as ever.         

RDSS came thru again today at Parx r9 a 125 clm race3+f n3l. MY contenders were 1-2-3-6-7. I used line 1 for all the horses. On the bl/bl screen the tiers ranks were as follows BLSCORE BL ODDS VDC CSR #1 23.5 ...

Off topic; I find it amazing how so many threads become corrupt and infected by posts that are completely off topic. Once a thread goes off topic it’s like a virus that quickly destroys the main thrust of the thread,and wonders aimlessly in most cases to never return to the original thread or...

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.

It’s more Breeders’ Cup review from PTF and JK? Who gave the best ride? Who had the worst trip? Who are some sneaky bet backs going forward. Tune in to find out!

It's a co-production between the DRF Players' Podcast and the Matt Bernier Show. In part one, PTF, JK and Matt go over all the Friday Breeders' Cup races plus the first two from Saturday.​ In part two, Matt, JK and PTF go over the final seven Breeders' Cup races on Saturday.

Ours to Run’s first race since May 26 probably was the best of her life. The 4-year-old filly returned from nearly a half-year away from racing Sunday at Fair Grounds and won the $50,000 Happy Ticket Stakes by 8 3/4 lengths.

Avie’s Flatter staked his claim for Canadian champion male 2-year-old honors Sunday at Woodbine with an impressive score in the $225,000 Coronation Futurity.

Brad Cox was pretty anxious to get his 1,000th victory, but the two-time defending leading trainer at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots finally reached that milestone in the fifth race Nov. 18 in New Orleans with Play On.

Ivan Dalos' Avie's Flatter delivered the biggest win of his career Nov. 18 when he outkicked his competition to take the $225,000 Coronation Futurity over 1 1/8 miles on the all-weather track. 

A healthy Runaway Lute is set to battle with a wide-open field for Thanksgiving spoils in the $200,000 Fall Highweight Handicap (G3) going six furlongs Nov. 22 at Aqueduct Racetrack.

FIRST RESPONDERS PROVIDING VALID I.D. WILL RECEIVE AMENITIES COURTESY OF THE ODD MARKET, AMUSE MATTE HOLIDAY PHOTOGRAPHY, AND THE STRONACH GROUP FOR THEIR FAMILIES TO ENJOY THE FIRST-EVER WINTER WONDERLAND FESTIVAL AT THE GREAT RACE PLACE   ARCADIA, Calif. (Nov. 16, 2018)–In an effort to thank the men and women working tirelessly to combat the […] The post S […]

ARCADIA, Calif. (Nov. 15, 2018)–The Santa Anita Park family mourned Thursday morning upon the news of popular longtime Broadcast Department member Lou Villasenor’s unexpected passing at age 58. Employed at Santa Anita for more than 40 years, Villasenor was walking to the car with his brother Jose, preparing to come to work from their home […] The post POPULA […]

Bob Baffert chalked up his fifth win in the last eight runnings of the $100,000 Bob Hope S. (G3) Saturday at Del Mar...

The field may have been small, but Chasing Yesterday proved she was the best of the three competitors in Monday's Desi Arnaz S...

FIRST RESPONDERS PROVIDING VALID I.D. WILL RECEIVE AMENITIES COURTESY OF THE ODD MARKET, AMUSE MATTE HOLIDAY PHOTOGRAPHY, AND THE STRONACH GROUP FOR THEIR FAMILIES TO ENJOY THE FIRST-EVER WINTER WONDERLAND FESTIVAL AT THE GREAT RACE PLACE   ARCADIA, Calif. (Nov. 16, 2018)–In an effort to thank the men and women working tirelessly to combat the […] The post S […]

ARCADIA, Calif. (Nov. 15, 2018)–The Santa Anita Park family mourned Thursday morning upon the news of popular longtime Broadcast Department member Lou Villasenor’s unexpected passing at age 58. Employed at Santa Anita for more than 40 years, Villasenor was walking to the car with his brother Jose, preparing to come to work from their home […] The post POPULA […]

Over a hectic 24 hours, the NFL struggled to control the crisis, resulting in ad hoc and mixed messages at times from players and teams.

Federal authorities Tuesday brought fraud charges against an Adidas executive and coaches at some of the nation’s premier college-basketball programs, including the University of Arizona and the University of Louisville.

Following a slate of largely unwatchable games during the first three weeks, conference play should separate the contenders from the pretenders for the College Football Playoff.