David Milch had the script for a horse racing drama kicking around in his head for 30 years. The screenwriter and producer was just too busy living it to put words to paper. As a 6-year-old, Milch first accompanied his father to the racetrack in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. He was too young to wager, but Milch's father worked things out anyway.
If you’ve spent any time at a racetrack, you’ve seen Marcus, Renzo, Jerry and Lonnie, the four luckiest characters on the premiere episode of HBO’s horse-racing series, "Luck." If you haven’t spent any time at the racetrack, I’m here to explain "Luck" to you: how to bet the Pick Six, the difference between a claimer and a stakes horse, and why trainers don’t want their first-time starters on the ...
In last night's episode, we found out why Ace Bernstein is interested in Santa Anita: he wants to buy it. Why would anyone want to invest in the dying sport of horse racing? In last night's episode, we found out why Ace Bernstein is interested in Santa Anita: he wants to buy it. Why would anyone want to invest in the dying sport of horse racing?
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — With trouble unfolding behind him, 43-1 shot I'll Have Another went on to stunning upset in the $200,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes, surprising his trainer and owner as much as the bettors.
Ruby Walsh now rides Zarkandar in the Betfair Hurdle at Newbury on Saturday.
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A horse racing track's efforts to hold live races at a venue other than the Tulsa State Fair has the support of the leaders of Oklahoma's largest horsemen associations.
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