Amerman Racing's experience in Thoroughbred ownership is not too dissimilar from the career and running style of its latest luminary, GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf and GI Belmont Derby Invitational winner Oscar Performance (Kitten's Joy). Well-intended from the beginning, they came storming out from the get-go, dealt with the inevitable tribulations and continue to affirm [...]

Walk onto the Arlington International Racecourse's apron during training hours any morning during the iconic Chicago landmark's summer meet and you will see her. Often adorned with a smile, sun hat and her trademark sunglasses, trainer Dee Poulos is the first to take a moment from carefully observing her horses to greet you if you [...]

It has been a surreal couple weeks for exercise rider Nick Bush, but he effortlessly makes it his own personal wonderland. The regular morning pilot of GI Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming (Bodemeister) has gone from unassuming and well-liked backside regular to frontside media darling, seamlessly transferring his Cheshire Cat grin from atop talented racehorses [...]

The La Coronel (Colonel John) seen on Kentucky Oaks Day in the GIII Edgewood S. and an effort prior in the Apr. 13 GIII Appalachian S.–both rousing victories–was the one many have been waiting for since last fall. Dominant, flashy and undoubtedly the best of her division, the dark bay filly was a locomotive on [...]

You must be this old to ride this ride…said no one in horse racing, ever. Perhaps the proverbial 'they' once said it, but thanks to the pioneering efforts of the Steve Cauthens of the world, such a seemingly applicable idiom is null and void in racing. Of the numerous factors that make or break someone [...]

Lee Mauberret and his talented, hard-knocking filly Wicked Lick (Maclean's Music) are flying under the radar in Friday's GI Kentucky Oaks, but they do not seem to mind one bit. Each with impressive lineages, they represent deep roots in racing that not only give them credibility, but also collective confidence competing at the top level. [...]

Times may be tough for Illinois racing, but when Arlington International Racecourse opens its doors on Kentucky Oaks Day, May 5, many of the thousands in attendance to unofficially kick off Chicagoland's summer season will also be cheering heartily for a home team contender in America's foremost 3-year-old filly event. Owned by Chicago-based Coffeepot Stables, [...]

A few moments with Kelly Breen and it is easy to sense the roots of his success. A proper balance of blunt, thoughtful and calculated in delivery, he speaks about his operation with honesty, consistency and an urgency for excellence. All of those attributes can also be applied to his current stable starlet, Arlene's Sun [...]

Doug Cauthen needs little introduction to the Thoroughbred world. A well-spoken renaissance man of racing, he has not only worn many hats, but also used his expertise and vision to reconfigure many of those into crowns. A lawyer turned bloodstock professional integral to the development and success of WinStar Farm during the first decade of [...]

If the 2017 G1 Dubai World Cup card were a stagy Olympics-style event, with medal counts determining bragging rights, Team America would enter the opening ceremonies arena with no small amount of swagger. In three of the eight Thoroughbred events, the United States holds a significant advantage with a logical favorite, if not a dominant [...]

Sakhee (Bahri), California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit), Street Cry (Ire) (Machiavellian), The Factor (War Front), Silver Charm (Silver Buck) and Main Sequence (Aldebaran) were all phenomenal racehorses when they competed. They were also imposing favorites on Dubai World Cup night who failed to cross the wire first. While it is true that Street Cry (Ire), Silver [...]

California speed is dangerous, no matter if it is shipping to the East Coast or the Middle East, but the racing world has been aware of such for years. Trainer Peter Miller, whose powerful West Coast operation is firing on all cylinders in 2017, has shipped two horses across the world on said premise for [...]