horse racing

As we past the midway point of the meet, the trainer standings are living up to the hype as local trainer Chad Brown has a one win lead over Todd Pletcher. "I think he's the favorite" said Pletcher in the beginning of the meet. Which many agreed with but Pletcher knew his young crop would make this difference and they have begun to show in the winners circle this past week...

After a day where we hit the early pick 5, we have a little more cash as our $24 ticket turned into $180! We start Fourstardave weekend with a Good Friday card highlighted by the Tale of the Cat, which is race 8 on this 10 race card. Good luck...

A beautiful day here at the Spa on this Thursday. The featured 8th race on the card today is the NY Stallion Series at one mile on the inner turf. Favorites seem to be the way to go in this one as I will use (#4) Lady Joan in exactas with (#6) Lover's Key and (#8) Carry Your Heels...

Going into this Thursday card, we had a nice score yesterday hitting the late pick four! Our $50 ticket paid $1,200.50 so we have some extra cash to tackle this weekends slate of races. Today's feature is the Birdstone at an insane distance of One Mile and six furlongs...

It's Whitney week at the spa and we start with a good card on this Wednesday. Today's featured 9th race is the $100,000 Shine Again and it shows the return of (#3) Carina Mia to the spa, but with one big change. Carina Mia makes her first start for local trainer Chad Brown after a 4th place finish in the Grade I Ogden Phipps on Belmont Stakes Day...

Did you get caught in the longer-than-normal lines waiting to get into Saratoga Race Course Saturday? The addition of metal detectors on the day of the Jim Dandy Stakes made for some slower admission. I noticed some outrage and disappointment on social media Friday night when the first pictures of the metal detectors were posted, but if I share either of those emotions, it is only disappointment..

NYRA's racing insider Andy Serling joined Levack and Goz earlier this week to break down the first weekend of racing at Saratoga Race Course. Andy noticed a few races in particular that he believes really stand out among the rest. The 2017 race course has more editions across the track...

Tomorrow Churchill Downs will host the 141st running of horse racing's Triple Crown the Kentucky Derby. Earlier this week, Levack and Goz were joined by former capital region sports writer now Sports Illustrated horse racing insider Tim Layden...

This Saturday marks the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby. The Kentucky Derby is the first leg of horse racing's triple crown races. Last May it was favorite Nyquist who won the run for the roses. In fact, the past four Kentucky Derbys, the starting gate favorite won the overall race...

This weekend will mark the first Saturday in the month of March this year  As sports fans know, in two months time, the first Saturday in May brings the annual running of the Kentucky Derby. NYRA's Andy Serling joined Levack and Goz to preview this weekend's Gotham Stakes...

The Capital Region's own, Chad Brown, has risen to the pinnacle of horse racing. The trainer from Mechanicville is coming off the most successful year of his career, highlighted by winning his first Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer...

This week's edition of At The Post Live: Serling at Saratoga featured Siena men's basketball head coach Jimmy Patsos, trainers Dale Romans and Charlie Baker, as well as Hall of Fame jockey Ramon Dominguez. Romans was the trainer of 2011 Preakness Stakes winner Shackleford...