Tom Law

Rolling toward the end of 2022 and sure signs the winds of winter are on the way. Woodbine winds down its meet while Oaklawn Park revs up for the season in Hot Springs. Aqueduct, Fair Grounds and Los Alamitos keep things rolling after a strong few days to kick off December last weekend. A somewhat … Read more

The holidays are here. Well, almost at least. Thanksgiving in the books and into the final month of 2022 we go. The first Saturday in December always packs a decent punch, with the closing of Del Mar’s Bing Crosby meeting, a graded-stakes quartet at Aqueduct, jump racing overseas and plenty more to keep one occupied … Read more

Godolphin recently released a short documentary telling the story of a very special bond between an exceptional boy, Cody Dorman, and his racetrack namesake, Cody’s Wish. The approximately 12-minute video tells the emotional story from the start at a Make-A-Wish event at Godolphin’s Gainsborough Farm in Versailles through the Breeders’ Cup World Championships last month … Read more

We’re back and just in time for the start of the holiday season. Thanksgiving, a day to celebrate with family and friends and of course to give thanks for all of the year’s blessings. We’re thankful for another solid Saratoga season, and all that goes into making that happen from advertisers to supporters, fans and … Read more

Todd Pletcher walked away from a small group of reporters covering last month’s Juddmonte Spinster Stakes on FallStars Weekend at Keeneland and made his way through the tunnel to the Trustees Room for a champagne toast honoring Malathaat. Pletcher walked like he always does, shoulders square, head high, eyes forward. And perhaps with a little … Read more

Saratoga in the fall. The locals will debate that it’s the best time of the year in the upstate New York city. They’d probably put June in the mix, too. Both have their positives – occasional summerlike weather without the swelter of July, vibrant energy throughout town without the occasional obnoxiousness of tourists. Think less … Read more

John Sadler – and so many others – can’t say it enough when it comes to Flightline. “Brilliant is his normal,” Sadler said this week as the days became hours leading up to the $6 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic at Keeneland Race Course. Naysayers discounted the statement, made as the unbeaten 4-year-old son of … Read more

The 39th Breeders’ Cup World Championships kicked off in style on a summer-like day Friday and continues in earnest Saturday with the main event at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington. Championship Saturday features nine Breeders’ Cup races, headlined by the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic. Flightline headlines the headliner, looking to make it 6-for-6 in … Read more

Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher walked out of the winner’s circle with Irad Ortiz Jr. after they teamed to win Friday’s $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile with Forte and joked with the likely-one-day Hall of Fame jockey. “That was good but let’s see how you do from the 13 post,” Pletcher told the three-time … Read more

The wait is over. The Breeders’ Cup is here. At least the start of the Breeders’ Cup, with a stacked Future Stars Friday card at Keeneland Race Course amidst glorious fall weather that feels more like early summer in the Bluegrass. Five Breeders’ Cup races are on tap and we’ve again enlisted the services of … Read more