Michael Consani

That is the answer to the question who is the most outstanding jockey most people have never heard of. Most horseplayers have heard of Bill Shoemaker, Pat Day, Laffit Pincay is regarded as the best jockeys in the history of horse racing. Today’s generation looks to Mike Smith, Johnny Velazquez and Joel Rosario have the

(Photo Credit: America’s Best Racing) One of the joys of horse racing is that it allows you a chance to get away from the real world and the daily drudgery of what life can drop on your doorstep. It is one of the few escapist thrills still left in our world. Unfortunately, even the world

(PHOTO COURTESY OF HORSE RACING PLANET) There are many strange rules in the world of horse racing. There’s the rule that for a horse to win the race, the jockey must be on the horse when it crosses the finish line, even though you’re betting on the horse and not the jockey. There’s also rules

“They’re in the gate….and they’re off!!” For 34 years, Keith Jones has been the voice of horse racing at Parx racetrack in Bensalem, Pennsylvania and has used that signature opening line at the start of literally thousands of horse races. This past week marked the end of his illustrious career in which he became synonymous

Tis the season to be jolly and if you’re a horse player, there is a lot to be jolly for in the upcoming weeks. But now is a time for some Holiday wishes to bestow on friends and family and the special horseplayer in your life. The biggest Holiday wish we can all hope for

Ask any horseplayer and they will be the first to tell you that they have a foolproof method for picking their horses when they decide to put a shekel or two hundred on a race. Whether it’s poring over pages and pages of Past Performances to find that “Psst- this horse only wins at Santa