Many horseracing fans and handicappers tend to focus on American racetracks for their betting action, but did you know that Australia offers some of the best turf racing in the world? Morphettville Racecourse is the main horseracing track in South Australia and is situated in a suburb of Adelaide where it has been conducting race…
Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto conducts Thoroughbred racing on Tapeta and two turf courses. It is distinct from Woodbine Mohawk Park, where Standardbred harness racing is held. In August 2026, the renovated E.P. Taylor outer turf course returned to racing, restoring Woodbine’s ability to use both the outer and inner turf circuits. Woodbine combines a Tapeta…
There are racehorses and then there are legends. War Admiral definitely belongs in the latter category. Foaled at Faraway Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, War Admiral defined racing success in the first half of the 20th century. He was not only one of the most talented runners to every compete but a horse that could very…
Larry Jones built his national reputation with Hard Spun, Eight Belles, Horse of the Year Havre de Grace, and three Kentucky Oaks winners. His career includes significant adversity, but its central evidence is the development of high-class colts and fillies over more than three decades. Jones did not train 2009 Kentucky Derby winner Mine That…
Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. trained 848 winners during a career that ran from 1936 through 1984. His stable produced 35 stakes winners and four champions, including Tom Rolfe, Damascus, Ruffian, and Forego. His record belongs among the major American training careers of the twentieth century, with champions whose different running styles and careers demanded different…
Panama has a history of producing great thoroughbred jockeys such as Laffit Pincay, Jr., who many consider to be the best jockey of all time. Jose Lezcano is among the most recent riders to carry on the fine tradition of Panamanian riders in the United States. His career has been filled with many highlights and…
Javier Castellano has become one of the most successful jockeys in North America. Named the top jockey in American horseracing for three consecutive years (2013-2015), Castellano continues to blaze his way across tracks on the most competitive racing circuits. Hailing from Venezuela, Javier is a second-generation rider. His father and uncle were both successful jockeys…
A true enigma in the world of professional horseracing, jockey Mike Smith is one of the most polarizing figures in the sport. Fans either love him or hate him. Known as the talented rider of Zenyatta and many other famous horses, Smith also gained attention with his appearance in the reality TV show Jockeys which…
When thoroughbred trainers need a go-to jockey for a big stakes race they often turn to journeyman jockey, John Velazquez. “Johnny-V” as he is known on the track can get the job done. As of 2014 Velazquez is the all-time leading money winner in racing history with more than $300 million in purse earnings. John…
Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie is an active Texas racetrack with separate Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse seasons. The official 2026 calendar placed the Thoroughbred meet from April 16 through July 12 and the Fall Meeting of Champions for Quarter Horses from September 11 through November 21. Because schedules change each year, visitors and bettors…
