Updated: July 2, 2025. Weekly thoroughbred horse racing divisional ratings by Marcus Hersh for Daily Racing Form. Horses must have at least one start in North America in order to be ranking. Full ...

Ron Gierkink is based in Toronto and covers Woodbine as a handicapper and reporter. He joined Daily Racing Form in 1988 ...

Churchill Downs’ Derby City Six, a jackpot-style Pick 6 that had to be paid out on Sunday’s card, was worth $9,524.28. Jackpot-style bets usually pay the bulk of the betting pool if there’s ...

Quirks cost the colt dearly in the Belmont Stakes and the Haskell Invitational last year, but Mindframe made no mistakes winning the $1 million Stephen Foster Stakes on Saturday at Churchill Downs.

On May 16, Roll On Big Joe could have been claimed for $175,000. He wasn’t, and six weeks later the 5-year-old gelding won the Grade 3, $220,000 Kelly’s Landing on Saturday at Churchill Downs.

Montana, the rugged fulcrum of Big Sky Country, features perhaps the most egalitarian and customer-friendly retail sports betting setup in the United States. Hundreds of locations, many mom 'n pop ...

Herchee, by Twirling Candy, makes his first start over 1 1/8 miles in this third-level allowance with a $100,000 claiming option in Thursday's featured fourth race at Churchill Downs.

Trainer Brad Cox came into the last five days of the Churchill spring meet trailing Joe Sharp by one winner, 16 to 15. Sharp beat out Cox for the Fair Grounds training title this past winter but ...

Longshots ruled the two Group 1 races Friday at Royal Ascot, where 31-1 Cercene captured the Coronation Stakes and 27-1 Time For Sandals won the Commonwealth Cup.

The $3 million Gun Runner colt who set an OBS sale record in March when purchased by Donato Lanni on behalf of Zedan Racing has been named Brant and is in steady training with Bob Baffert at Santa ...

Barn 32 at Woodbine remains under quarantine after a horse trained by Krista Cole tested positive for the contagious disease Equine Herpesvirus, or EHV-1.

Determined Kingdom has given trainer Mike Trombetta more headaches than triumphs so far this year, but the winner's circle might not be so far away. The 6-year-old turf sprinter will be a wild ...