The field for the Kentucky Derby will start to firm up this weekend with just 10 weeks until May 3.
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The first time I met Larry Collmus was in 1985 in the press box at Garden State Park. Collmus was an 18-year-old high school graduate who wanted to become a race caller.
This weekend is Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager offered by Churchill Downs. What stuck out to me among the 23 individual 3-year-olds in Pool 2 is the lack of experience these horses have.
Two weeks ago, I wrote about the potential loss of slot subsidy within the horse racing industry. Then, as if on cue, a legislator in Pennsylvania wants to pass a bill that takes a $250 million slot subsidy away from horse racing and uses it to fund education.
The 15th annual Daily Racing Form/National Thoroughbred Racing Association National Handicapping Championship will be contested today through Sunday at TI.
There is a growing political sentiment, right or wrong, that state-mandated casino subsidies to the horse racing industry should be stopped. Or at least reduced.