#Al Gold

By the time the Grade 1, $1017500 Haskell Stakes was about to start Saturday evening, trainer Brad Cox was under extra pressure. He had been on a private plane from Saratoga only a few hours earlier with rival trainer Chad Brown, Brown's girlfriend and three jockeys. By the time the Haskell rolled around, Brown had won five races, including four…

Brad Cox (centre) was the winning trainer in the Haskell Stakes Cyberknife stole the headlines at Monmouth Park on Saturday as the Brad Cox-trained colt landed the Grade 1 Haskell Stakes in a record time. Ridden by Florent Geroux, the Arkansas Derby winner completed the 1m1f circuit in a time of 1m 46.24s, getting the better of Bob Baffert's Taiba…

Now that the 2022 season is over for the New York Mets, we have been looking back at the year that was. After taking a more general view of the offense, pitching, and coaching staff, it's time to take a deeper dive into the Mets' players. This series will take a look at every player on the roster for the Mets at the end of the season from A (Pete…

According to Churchill Downs' Mike Battaglia's opening odds, thoroughbred contender Cyberknife is a 20-1 shot for Saturday's Kentucky Derby. Even if he doesn't win, his owner deserves a bouquet of roses or at least a glass of champagne. You see, Al Gold had more important things on his mind when he named his Chestnut colt. The prostate cancer he…

The Houston Astros (62-32) and the Seattle Mariners (51-43) match up on Saturday for a battle between divisional rivals. Houston is in first place in the AL West standings while Seattle currently sits 11 games back and in second place. The Mariners are looking to redeem themselves after dropping 5-2 in the first game of the series on Friday…

NEW YORK - Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner seems sold that Josh Donaldson's poor offensive production was a blip and not the sign the third baseman is washed up at the plate. "Obviously," Steinbrenner said, "he had an off year offensively. I don't think that will last." Steinbrenner spoke to reporters at the Owners Meetings at MLB headquarters in…

Befitting of his champion 3-year-old thoroughbred, jockey Florent Geroux knifed through traffic in July's Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park and suddenly found racing room along the rail. From there, Cyberknife charged past Taiba in the deep stretch to win the $1 million Haskell in a track record time of 1:46.24 for 9 furlongs. While the connections…

BradCox admitted he was not sure how Cyberknife and Tawny Port will like - or notlike - the main track at Parx Racing, where they will run Saturday in the Grade1, $1 million Pennsylvania Derby. "It'skind of tough," Cox said this week in the office at his Churchill Downs barn. "Youprobably need to breeze them over it a time or two to really, really…

After two years of COVID-19 impact, the summer 2022 Monmouth Park meet for thoroughbred horses was business as usual - and a little more. For instance, simulcast handle was $199.4 million for the 60-day meet, while the 68-day meet in 2019 produced $193.2 million in off-site wagers. Overall handle for the three years from 2020 to 2022 rose from…

The Cleveland Guardians are going to win the World Series! The odds of Cleveland actually winning it all in 2022 may seem slim. After all, teams such as the New York Yankees and Houston Astros are standing in their way in the American League. And even if the Guardians power through the AL they will have possibly have to face the Los Angeles Dodgers…