#World Traveler

The history of 151 years of horse racing at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots can be read in the stakes names, from the Colonel Power to the Rachel Alexandra (G2), the Allen Lacombe to the Buddy Diliberto. That tradition continues with the addition of six new opening weekend restricted stakes, serving as the perfect springboard for Louisiana…

The mood was light and the spirit even lighter as horses and riders waited to the enter the gate for the $2940000 Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes presented by Runhappy Jan. 25 at Gulfstream Park. Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano stood on the sideline dressed in a sharp suit having lost his mount when Pegasus hopeful Spun to Run scratched…

The Breeder's Cup began in 1984. The idea was simple, the public falls in love with the Triple Crown, and then moves on to other sports. By creating a year-end spectacle, with all the best horses, it would not only be a day for the sport to get a lot of attention and crown champions, but it would make all of the summer and fall stakes races into…

We're on the horse racing grind Sunday afternoon at a couple of tracks. It was an upset at Belmont Park in the Man o' War Stakes on Saturday afternoon. Highland Chief won in an upset over a capable field. It wasn't as big of an upset as Rich Strike or anything close to that race, but Highland Chief wasn't on the radar in the Man o' War. He won as a…