Seabiscuit was not an impressive-looking horse. He was considered quite lazy, preferring to eat and sleep in his stall rather than exercise. He’d been written off by most of the racing industry after ...

Patrick T. Conley is historian laureate of Rhode Island and a former supervisor of drug testing at Narragansett Race Track. As the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby begins the 2024 quest for horse ...

The racetrack was one of the few places to gamble in the 1930s, Archive Photos By the time the Great Depression descended on the nation like a bitter cold front, horse racing in the United States was ...

"Seabiscuit" was a fine movie, but was it true to life? Personally, I was disappointed to learn that the title role was played by Sylvester Stallone. Four hours a day in makeup to create that movie ...

Kretz Racing's Cabo Spirit will try to secure the third grade 2 win of his career and his fifth graded stakes score overall when he faces an expected eight other rivals in the Seabiscuit Handicap (G2T ...

Speedy El Potente looks to stay perfect this year in the Grade 2 $200,000 Seabiscuit Handicap going 1 1/16 miles on the turf. Saturday's Seabiscuit is part of the FanDuel Racing Turf Festival for ...

Redistricting is back for another try in California in the 1 1/16-mile Seabiscuit Handicap (G2T) Nov. 30, taking on many of the usual local suspects on the Del Mar turf. In his previous trip west for ...

Once a gifted young actor on the rise, Tobey Maguire has made the transition to star thanks to last year's "Spider-Man" - not only the biggest money-maker of 2002, but the fifth highest-grossing film ...