Here's our column from last year honoring Risen Star, whose Grade 2 stakes race (presented by Lamarque Ford) will be run for the 51st time this Saturday, February 18, 2023, at Fair Grounds Race Course. A classic-winning colt continues to be remembered at the Fair Grounds every …
[Read more...] about It’s Risen Star Week–Remembering the 1988 New Orleans Superstar Colt
Opening Day at Saratoga Race Course is just one week away on Thursday, July 14! If you can't be there in person, be there in spirit by reading up on the history of this special sporting venue and summer resort town--we've compiled a list of our favorite reads: Edward …
[Read more...] about Countdown to Saratoga–Spa Summer Reading
A classic-winning colt continues to be remembered at the Fair Grounds every February with the eponymous Risen Star Stakes, a Kentucky Derby prep race originally called the Louisiana Derby Trial that awards qualification points to the top four finishers (50--20--10--5). But the …
[Read more...] about Remembering New Orleans’ Risen Star, 1988 Champion 3-Year-Old Male
Two online auctions benefiting Thoroughbred aftercare organizations are currently open this week--visit these for some unique and rare Christmas gifts, the proceeds of which will support several retirement charities. After the Finish Line is holding its 6th Annual Auction of …
June is synonymous with the Belmont Stakes, run annually every June at Long Island’s beautiful Belmont Park. For the Turf History Times, Long Island is also synonymous with its legendary 19th-century track, the Union Course. The Times visited the former site of this course in …
