The instructions from trainer Mark Casse to jockey Jose Ortiz were simple. Breaking from the rail with the impressive maiden winner Ewing , Casse wanted Ortiz to nurse the 2-year-old son of Knicks Go out of the gate and let him settle. Ewing, gr/ro, 2/c Knicks Go — Sassy Ali Joy, by Indian Charlie …
The Cleveland Browns quarterback competition is worth monitoring during training camp as head coach Kevin Stefanski will have several options to choose from for the 2025 NFL season. So far, Joe Flacco seems entrenched as the starter, though the expectation is that one of the younger backups will take his spot at some point…
More than 20 years ago, Steve Smith left his budding passion for Thoroughbred racing behind to prioritize taking care of his daughters. Although absent from the sport, the passion never subsided as he continued to dream of returning to the thrills of the sport when the time was right—dreaming of days like he will have…
Wathnan and Coolmore are doublehanded Aug. 3 in the Prix Rothschild (G1) at Deauville Racecourse, with the Aidan O’Brien pair of January and Exactly among the better fillies. As with all of the midsummer generational clashes, it is worth examining whether there is a particular bias one way or the other with the Rothschild and, with…
Jockey Umberto Rispoli is no stranger to success. He won 15 graded stakes in 2024, has collected numerous riding championships and records back in his home country of Italy and is one of the most respected grass riders in this country. But nothing has compared to the ride he’s been on the past couple of…
Luka Doncic has thanked Los Angeles Lakers fans for their “open arms” welcome and pledged to “give everything I have to all of you” after signing a three-year, $165 million extension. The Lakers acquired Doncic, 26, from the Dallas Mavericks in February in a blockbuster trade for Anthony Davis, teaming up with talisman LeBron James,…
Cleveland Browns quarterback Kenny Pickett was seemingly in the lead to be their Week 1 starter, but a recent hamstring injury threw a bit of a speedbump into the bigger plan. The injury doesn’t seem to be serious, but the QB competition is unfolding in the meantime, and one insider recently revealed the Browns’…
New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium is the setting for Summerslam 2025, which is the first iteration of the event to take place across two nights. In its 38th edition, one of the WWE’s flagship dates of the year features a stacked card in front of a global audience of millions. This is the fourth SummerSlam in…
Tapbyangels became the first winner for Barton Thoroughbreds’ freshman sire Tap Back when the 2-year-old gelding won by 2 1/4 lengths in a maiden $25,000 claiming race Aug. 1 at Emerald Downs. Tapbyangels had previously been second on debut. The California-bred out of the Stormy Atlantic mare Winning Sis is trained by Scott Tubbs. Tapbyangels was piloted to…
Two stakes worth $200,000 will be run during the upcoming September Thoroughbred meet at Los Alamitos. The six-day meet is scheduled to begin Friday, Sept. 12 and continue through Sunday, Sept. 21. Racing will be conducted Friday-Sunday both weeks (Sept. 12-14 and Sept. 19-21). Post time will be 12:30 p.m. The first stakes race –…
