A Day at the Races: 2017 Indiana Derby at Indiana Grand
When it comes to seating (or at worst standing room) as a first-time visitor to a racetrack, call me a snob. Whether it’s in the grandstand, a clubhouse dining room, or a press box, I […]
Day At the Races
A Day at the Races: Stars & Stripes at Belmont Park
words & photos by Teresa Genaro In 2013, the year before the Star and Stripes Festival was inaugurated at Belmont Park, the 4th of July weekend card was highlighted by the Grade 2 Suburban and […]
A Day at the Races: Entertainment Flows On and Off Track at Grand River Raceway
After more than a year of failing to chart any new territory, I finally stuck pin #64 in a new location on Friday, June 30, when I visited Grand River Raceway, a harness racino in […]
A Day At the Races: 2017 Queen’s Plate at Woodbine
Some call the Queen’s Plate “Canada’s version of the Kentucky Derby”, but it’s really more like all three of the U.S. Thoroughbred Triple Crown races rolled into one incredible event. From a race standpoint, the […]
A Day at the Races: A Hawthorne Homecoming
words & photos by NICOLLE NEULIST After two months of quiet afternoons, racing resumed last week at Hawthorne Race Course. For so many of the reasons that mattered, Hawthorne was the same home track I remembered. […]
A Day at the Race: Aqueduct with Zilla
words & photos by ELIZABETH KRUSKA I live in Vermont where we don’t have any racetracks. My closest track is Saratoga Race Course. Trust me, there are worse things in the world than living within […]
A Day at the Races: Tampa Bay Downs Chicago Style
words & pictures by NICOLLE NEULIST Sam F. Davis Stakes weekend at Tampa Bay Downs has taken root as my winter tradition. I visited Oldsmar, Florida, for the first time last year during this same […]
A Day at the Races: Chrome, Chromies, & the World’s Richest Race
words & photos my MELANIE MARTINES I can’t believe how quickly time has flown by since I arrived at Gulfstream Park four days before the inaugural Pegasus Stakes. With my camera in-hand and passion to […]
A Day At the Races: From the Windy City to the Big Easy, Nicolle Neulist visits Fair Grounds
words & pictures by NICOLLE NEULIST As a Chicago racing devotee, I watch a lot of Fair Grounds on simulcast because watching it feels familiar: I know so many of the voices, the riders, the […]
A Day At The Races: Oregon Champions day at Portland Meadows
words & pictures by MELISSA BAUER-HERZOG When I booked my trip to the Northwest for Christmas, the first thing I did was what any self-respecting racing addict does – looked at the local track’s schedule. […]