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Derick Giwner's analysis of the Friday 3/7 card at The Meadowlands.
Horse/sire Trainer Best Beyer Older dirt males ()1 Fierceness, by City of Light T. Pletcher 111 Didn't stride like himself chasing Raging Torrent over SAR slop 2 Raging Torrent, by Maximus ...
Derick Giwner serves as Editor of DRF Harness for Daily Racing Form. He has worked for Sports Eye/Harness Eye since 1996 and has served as editor of the paper since 2005. He has worn many hats in ...
The Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled that historical horse racing machines cannot be operated in the state without approval from local voters, putting in jeopardy – for now – a significant ...
Tour Player has the force of 10 Kentucky Derby wins behind him when he starts in the seventh race on Thursday night at Churchill Downs. Bob Baffert, who has trained six Derby winners, bred Tour ...
In addition to winning the Battle of Lake Erie, Brett Miller registered a driving triple in $65,000 Ohio Sires Stakes action for 3-year-olds on Saturday night at MGM Northfield Park, as did Virgil ...
Sitting a stalking second under Manny Franco, Bank Frenzy took over from the pacesetting Mama’s Gold in midstretch and outfinished that one by 1 1/4 lengths in the $200,000 Commentator Stakes ...
DEL MAR, Calif. – It was the weekend between the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, May 1989. Sunday Silence had exited the Derby with a foot bruise. His status for the Preakness was in jeopardy. I ...
Perfecto Diaz, a widely respected groom and hotwalker known throughout tracks in the Midwest, died Friday of injuries sustained during a Wednesday morning training accident at Oaklawn Park in Hot ...
David Hofmans had the sort of results in 1996 and 1997 many trainers could only dream of accomplishing through an entire career. In 1996, Hofmans won the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Woodbine with ...
OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Though Masmak has run very well three straight times in races contested at a one-turn mile, his trainer, Rick Dutrow, believes the horse truly wants to run farther. Friday ...
The last story, an obituary if you will, is something no one wants to write about a racetrack. But sadly, the end will finally come to Pompano Park in a few short weeks, as the realization that ...