Todd Pletcher, winner of a record seven Eclipse Awards as the leading trainer in North America, learned invaluable lessons as a top assistant to Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas.
Trainer Derek Ryan was noncommittal about Book’em Danno’s participation in the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, but he’s such a cool horse that he’s worth a closer look regardless of where he makes his final start of the 2025 season.
My, how times have changed. Fifteen years ago, Kentucky Downs was a quaint countryside turf-only racetrack within eyesight and earshot of I-65 on the Kentucky/Tennessee border featuring a main building that resembled an old Southern estate and sparse amenities. Now, drivers passing to and from the sister states behold a multifaceted, completely modern gambling and entertainment venue that draws scores of fun-seeking patrons through its doors year-round.
Tom Pedulla offers takeaways from DraftKings Travers Stakes day at Saratoga Race Course, which featured five Grade 1 races, and the Grade 2 Pat O'Brien Stakes at Del Mar as top horses captured automatic berths in corresponding races a
