Racing's inherent dangers help to explain certain phenomena; from why it's prohibitively expensive to keep a valuable stud prospect like Justify in training, to why the language of the sport is ...

George Carlin, comic genius, harbored a lifelong fascination for the absurdities of language. This fascination took wonderful flight in his routine, contrasting some of the terminology applied to the ...

BALTIMORE — A group of protesters stood near the entrance to Laurel Park on Saturday, holding signs accusing horse racing of ...

President Ronald Reagan once quipped that the nine most terrifying words in the English language are, "I'm from the government and I'm here to help." This lesson has been forgotten by some in the ...

Armstrong Williams interviews Sheldon Russell, the jockey riding Taj Mahal, a 5-1 contender in the Preakness Stakes.

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 ...

The recent string of racehorse deaths at Santa Anita Park in California has attracted widespread national attention and, in the process, left the horse racing industry scrambling. The timing, of ...

The Front Runner, Chris Cook's popular daily email, was recently named the specialist/regional newsletter of the year at the Press Gazette's Future of Media Awards. Written principally by our ...