Ron Gierkink is based in Toronto and covers Woodbine as a handicapper and reporter. He joined Daily Racing Form in 1988.

The last story, an obituary if you will, is something no one wants to write about a racetrack. But sadly, the end will finally come to Pompano Park in a few short weeks, as the realization that ...

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Updated: June 18, 2025. Weekly thoroughbred horse racing divisional ratings by Marcus Hersh for Daily Racing Form. Horses must have at least one start in North America in order to be ranking.

In a span of eight days trainer Brad Cox watched both his unbeaten 3-year-old fillies go down to defeat. Good Cheer won her first seven before finishing a flat fifth June 6 in the Acorn Stakes.

Chad Brown came into Saturday with 24 turf stakes wins at Monmouth Park since 2020, 17 more than the next-highest total for a trainer. Brown came out of Saturday with two more turf stakes wins, as ...

John Sadler has nine wins and eight seconds from his last 23 starters, and closing week at Santa Anita is no time to let up. Sadler entered five runners Friday including well-bred Eagles Flight ...

Trainer Aidan O'Brien stands an excellent change of extending his record for most English Derby winners to 11, when he starts Delacroix for his principal client, Coolmore, in the classic Saturday ...

Durante scored a most surprising win Saturday at Churchill Downs in the Grade 3, $275,000 Aristides Stakes and did so in a most unusual way.

Utah Beach invaded Churchill Downs from his Keeneland base and on Saturday night did in the Louisville Stakes what he’d done last month in the Elkhorn back on his home course – win a 1 1/2 ...

With a perfect trip over his favorite turf course, Utah Beach, an 11-1 shot, won the Grade 2 Elkhorn Stakes last month at Keeneland, getting up by a head over favored Limited Liability, the ...