UNLV basketball coach Marvin Menzies talks about the exhibition victory over Montana State-Billings. Video by Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
A mile and a quarter will get most of the attention Saturday when the 2018 Breeder’s Cup Classic runs. Handicappers Vic Stauffer, Patrick McQuiggan and Review-Journal horse racing columnist Mike Brunker analyze the field.
A mile and a half on turf plays to the strength of European horses, but the 2018 Breeder’s Cup Turf isn’t the big prize that a lot of European horses are focused on winning. Can an American horse break through?
Meredith Tracy’s husand, Russell Tracy, died more than a year ago on his first day working for a new company when he fell 22 feet into a manhole that was not properly safeguarded. His employer was fined $82,000 in penalties for unsafe practices, but the company has denied her workers’ compensation claim, leaving her with no compensation since the death. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae
Meredith Tracy’s husand, Russell Tracy, died more than a year ago on his first day working for a new company when he fell 22 feet into a manhole that was not properly safeguarded. His employer was fined $82,000 in penalties for unsafe practices, but the company has denied her workers’ compensation claim, leaving her with no compensation since the death. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae
The Distaff — 1 1/8 mile for fillies and mares 3 years and older — is the 12th race on the 2018 Breeder’s Cup, the seventh race on Saturday’s Breeder’s Cup card. Abel Tasman, Blue Prize and Wow Cat get the experts’ attention in this race.
Race 11 on the 2018 Breeder’s Cup program — the sixth Breeder’s Cup race running on Saturday — is the mile, and it might be a tough one to pick. But European horses will have the advantage.
Carlo and Brenda Occhipinti lost their son, Carlo Jr., or “Junior,” to the flu last year.
European horses are likely to dominate the ninth race on the Breeder’s Cup program, and the fourth on Saturday’s card. But the handicappers are looking at some American horses to include include in their bets without ignoring, “Euros win turf races.”
Roy H, trained by Peter Miller, looks to dominate the six furlongs in race 10 on the Breeder’s Cup program, and the fifth Saturday race on the Breeder’s Cup card.
Breaking down the Turf Sprint at the 2018 Breeder’s Cup with handicappers Vic Stauffer, Patrick McQuiggan and Review-Journal horse racing columnist Mike Brunker. The sprint is the seventh on the Breeder’s Cup two-day program, and the second Breeder’s Cup race on Saturday’s card.
Handicappers Vic Stauffer and Patrick McQuiggan have completely different takes on the fifth race on Saturday’s card at Churchill Downs.
Handicappers Vic Stauffer, Patrick McQuiggan and Review-Journal horse racing columnist Mike Brunker agree on Marley’s Freedom in Race 6 on the program of the 2018 Breeder’s Cup. It’s the first race on Saturday’s card for the Breeder’s Cup.
PBR Rodeo riders prepare for the big show. (Mat Luschek / Review-Journal)
Celebrity tattoo artist and business owner Mario Barth talks about the growth of the tattoo industry at The World of Tattoo industry trade show at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas
U.S. Senator Kamala Harris speaks at a UNLV rally hosted by the Nevada State Democratic Party.
A Las Vegas police officer helps people escape the mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest festival on Oct. 1, 2017.
An 11-year-old girl is dead after she was struck by gunfire Thursday night during a shooting in North Las Vegas
North Las Vegas police spokesman Eric Leavitt briefs the media about a shooting that left an 11-year-old girl dead on Nov. 1, 2018. (Katelyn Newberg/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Vegas Golden Knights host the second season of VGK University that gives local fans a unique opportunity to learn the ins-and-outs of the game of hockey.
Author Randall Cannon shares an anecdote about Dan Blocker, who played Hoss Cartwright on the TV show “Bonanza,” and the actor’s passion for auto racing at Stardust International Raceway in Las Vegas during the 1960s. (Ron Kantowski/Las Vegas Review-Journal.)
Kenny Perry talks about his long PGA Tour career and a career highlight in Las Vegas after first-round play at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas on Nov. 1, 2018. (Ron Kantowski/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A fast track at Churchill Downs favors Bellafina in the 1-1/16th mile race. Handicappers Vic Stauffer and Patrick McQuiggan agree on this race.
The 1 mile race has handicappers Vic Stauffer and Patrick McQuiggan split on the 4th race of the Breeder’s Cup at Churchill Downs. McQuiggan sees opportunities for the European entries.
Bob Baffert’s Complexity has the handicappers’ attention in a “difficult, hard and taxing race,” as other horses show real chances of taking the challenge in this juvenile contest.
Favorite in the second race, Newspaper of Record, could be vulnerable on the one-mile course. But after an impressive performance at Belmont, you’ll have to seek out other horses for a good price.
A look at the first race in the 2018 Breeder’s Cup at Churchill Downs: the Juvenile Turf Sprint. Joining Review-Journal horse racing columnist Mike Brunker from the South Point in Las Vegas are South Point handicapper Patrick McQuiggan and the voice of Oaklawn Park, Vic Stauffer.
The final day of early voting is Friday, Nov. 2. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 6. Voting locations will stay open past their scheduled closing time so long as people are waiting in line to cast ballots. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Desert Pines coach Tico Rodriguez and players Jamel Brown and Tye Moore discuss their first-round playoff game with Centennial at Desert Pines H.S. on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018. (Damon Seiters/Las Vegas Review-Journal)