
Alicia Wincze-Hughes
They’re all there in black and white: the Grade 1 wins, the Breeders’ Cup triumph, the Eclipse Award, the head-to-head advantage over a heralded rival. All the conventional measures the...
Racing
Posted October 26th, 2020 ·
Greg Harbut Following Family Footsteps to Kentucky Derby With Necker Island
The power of representation on the biggest of stages cannot be overstated....
The Life
Posted August 28th, 2020 ·
Signalman Breaks Through in Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes
Signalman had just put himself in position to win the Grade 2, $200,000 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes when jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. noticed the son of General Quarters was in danger of getting...
Racing
Posted November 24th, 2018 ·
Hall of Fame Jockey Gary Stevens Retires
Gary Stevens has adjusted to this reality before, twice before as a matter of fact. It still didn't make the latest installment any less of a blow to absorb....
Racing
Posted November 20th, 2018 ·
Serengeti Empress Could Provide Tribute for Lanerie
Corey Lanerie's heart sits right on his throat, embroidered in pink thread on the collar of his undershirt....
Racing
Posted November 1st, 2018 ·
Accelerate Draws Outside Post to Headline Breeders’ Cup Classic Field
A full field of 14 drew into Saturday’s $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs, the centerpiece of the 35th annual World Championships, with plenty of intrigue surrounding this year’s...
Racing
Posted October 29th, 2018 ·
Blue Prize Earns Emotional Spinster Victory, Current Prevails in Bourbon
Trainer Ignacio Correas warned jockey Joe Bravo that in order to get the best out of Blue Prize in their time together at Keeneland on Oct. 7, it would help if the 5-year-old daughter of Pure Prize...
Racing
Posted October 7th, 2018 ·
Stylish Return for McKinzie in Pennsylvania Derby, Midnight Bisou Wins Cotillion
This is how good it is to be Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert....
Racing
Posted September 22nd, 2018 ·
Oscar Performance Dazzles in Emotional Woodbine Mile Victory
Erin Lynch paused a few times to gather her thoughts and her words.
Racing
Posted September 15th, 2018 ·
Robert Bruce, Sistercharlie Score at Arlington to Earn Breeders’ Cup Berths
The Grade 1 Arlington Million is the centerpiece of the Chicagoland track’s “International Festival of Racing” and it never was more international than this year’s edition Aug. 11.
Racing
Posted August 11th, 2018 ·
Classy Elate Makes It Look Easy in Delaware Handicap
First and foremost, there was the eight-month layoff hanging over Elate’s head — a freshening that was necessary, but lengthy nonetheless. Then there was the 1 ¼-mile distance she was being asked...
Racing
Posted July 14th, 2018 ·
Justify Still Gleaming After Triple Crown Heroics
Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets winner Justify was bright and energetic outside of Belmont Park's Barn 1 on the morning of June 10, taking one calm turn after another before the pack of media...
Racing
Posted June 10th, 2018 ·