TIHR Top 10 for 2018: No. 9
The Saratoga meet always figures prominently into everything we do throughout the year, especially the days leading up to and including the season itself, and 2018 proved no exception.
Tom Law
The Saturday Special – Dec. 22
The final Saturday before Christmas brings another light slate of racing here in the U.S. – just a single graded stakes to go with a six-pack of stakes at Fair Grounds – with everyone settling in for an extended Christmas weekend.
TIHR Top 10 for 2018: No. 10
Three days before Christmas means one thing and one thing only at This Is Horse Racing. No, it’s not time for a slate of four bowl games, last-minute shopping quality time on the couch or perhaps a little jazzed up eggnog – not that those are bad things. The end of 2018 means it is time to start the countdown of the most well read stories of the year here at TIHR.
The Saturday Special – Dec. 15
The countdown to Christmas and the end of 2018 is on and with it a significantly reduced slate of racing here in North America.
The Saturday Special – Dec. 8
Two Grade 1 stakes for juveniles, the Clasico del Caribe and Louisiana Champions Day highlight a busy day of racing previewed in this week’s edition of The Saturday Special.
Farewell Friend
Rick Violette passed away more than a month ago. That still seems difficult to believe, let alone write. The news of Rick’s passing trickled in the afternoon of Oct. 21 through the usual channels, by phone calls from friends, social media or news reports online, and hit the game hard.
Here & There – Jumps finale
The race for the National Steeplechase Association’s leading trainer and jockey – the owner’s crown was settled a few weeks ago – came down to the final meeting of the season and the two men who won in 2017 also came out on top in 2018.
Breeders’ Cup Notebook 2: Prize Fight
The moments are everywhere at the Breeders’ Cup. They come in high fives, furrowed brows, tears of joy, tears of sadness, tossed flower petals and loud screams. The 35th Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Churchill Downs saw more than its share of the awesome and the memorable Friday and Saturday.
Big City: McCarthy gets Breeders’ Cup win
Michael McCarthy walked out of the paddock, through the tunnel and stopped halfway between the saddling area and racetrack. He’d just finished tacking up Paved for the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf and watched as the rest of the field filed past on the way to the post parade for the fourth of nine World Championships races Saturday at Churchill Downs.
