The most famous American races are the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes. These stakes are restricted to 3-year-olds, meaning every horse only gets one shot to run in and win...

Chip Honcho and Ocelli finished 1-2 in the $500,000 Grade 3 Ohio Derby June 20 at Thistledown.

Once the Triple Crown is run, racing fans turn their attention to the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, a two-day extravaganza of important stakes events for Thoroughbreds competing in various...

Every Sunday Noel Michaels will provide free full-card picks for a one racecard in North America. A veteran handicapper and tournament-play pioneer, Michaels also writes a weekly “Weekend Winners”...

The purpose of graded stakes is to provide owners, breeders and fans of Thoroughbred horses a reliable guide to the relative quality of Thoroughbreds by identifying those U.S. races which recent...

United States-based sprinter Bacio blitzed home well ahead of his 26 rivals in the concluding race June 19 at the Royal Ascot meeting, a five-furlong handicap referred to as the “Palace of...

Trainers look for hope when they eyeball young horses. Trainer D. Wayne Lukas did not see much reason for optimism when he first laid his eyes on Lady’s Secret....

American racing is primarily conducted on dirt tracks. However, some venues have changed their main surface to a synthetic material that is sometimes perceived as safer for horses as jockeys....

Welcome to Noel Michaels’ Weekend Winners, the place to go for weekend best bets and spot plays from veteran handicapper and tournament-play pioneer Noel Michaels. Check back every week for a...

Saturday’s 92nd running of the $500,000, Grade 3 Ohio Derby is part of a terrific card at Thistledown that features four other stakes races. The 1 1/8-mile race drew a competitive field of 10 3...