Thoroughbred racing has regularly thwarted the aspirations of the richest princes, tycoons and bluebloods, people whose money can buy success in any other endeavor. The late trainer Woody Stephens ...

Recent stories, including in the Times Union, on the massive subsidization of the American horse racing industry have laid bare the economic unsustainability of racing in the 21st century. Lost in all ...

When you hear "3 furlongs remaining" in a race commentary, do you ever struggle to immediately grasp the distance? By replacing just one piece of technical jargon with distance, it becomes easier to ...

Mention the name of Perfect Drift in mixed racing company and the reactions will vary, depending on when they jumped on the bandwagon. Wasn't he the horse who showed up in five runnings of the ...

Suffering is perpetuated and becomes normal when apathy becomes acceptable. Racing Louisville’s playoff hopes are over. Existential questions now need to be answered Shortly after her team had been ...

I’m fortunate to have spent most of my life working with horses. I do not take this privilege for granted, in either the good times or the bad. It’s fair to say we have had some challenging times in ...

A group of West Ham players have tried their hand at horse racing commentary, perhaps to distract themselves from the woes of their team. Mark Noble, Joe Hart, James Collins and Patrice Evra attempted ...

Few events connect to the past like horse racing, and the Lowcountry should be thankful that The Post and Courier has committed to reviving the former Charleston Cup at Stono Ferry. Now called the ...

Thank you so much for printing the commentary about the sick “sport” of horse racing (“Horse deaths, like those at Laurel Park, are routine in racing — one more reason to end the ‘sport,'” April 27).