The sport of horse racing was deeply ingrained in American culture long before the American Revolution.   The first race course was established in 1665 on Long Island in Hempstead Plains and was called Newmarket after the original site in England. Immigrants from Great Britain brought their appreciation for horse racing with them to America.   Colonial [...]

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This week’s Horse Racing Business evaluates the following resolution:   The late Dale Baird, the number 1 Thoroughbred horse trainer ever in recording wins, should have his name enshrined in the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. Hall of Fame election standards for trainers: The Hall of Fame specifies that a candidate must have worked at the craft  for a [...]

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On the sports front, 1919 would long be remembered for historical “firsts” in Thoroughbred horse racing and Major League Baseball.

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