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

Horse/sire Trainer Best Beyer Older dirt males ()1 Fierceness, by City of Light T. Pletcher 111 Tough rail draw for Met Mile; still should overcome 2 White Abarrio, by Race Day S. Joseph 110 ...

Central Banker has claimed four straight titles as New York's leading general sire. As he eyes a fifth, his New York-bred champion Bank Frenzy will be one of his runners on Wednesday's statebred ...

The last time Mystik Dan raced at Churchill Downs, he snuck up the rail under Brian Hernandez Jr. and won a three-horse photo finish to capture the Kentucky Derby. Thirteen months later, in the ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Trainer Bill Mott said the decision to skip the Preakness with Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty doesn’t put any more pressure on him to win the Belmont Stakes than ...

The Northern California Yearling Sale in Pleasanton has been canceled this year because of a lack of training and racing in that part of the state. “It’s time to look at other options,” said ...

Nysos faces four rivals Saturday at Santa Anita in the Grade 3 Triple Bend Stakes, a seven-furlong sprint that also marks the return of Grade 2 winner Dr. Venkman. Others entered are 2023 Triple ...

Oaklawn Park announced Thursday that Zack Gillham has been promoted to vice president of racing and wagering for the Hot Springs, Ark., track. Gillham most recently served as Oaklawn’s executive ...

King of Gosford displayed a career-best performance to win Monday’s Grade 1 Shoemaker Mile on turf at Santa Anita. The effort has led trainer Phil D’Amato and the partnership that owns the 4 ...

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Trainer Patrick Biancone hasn’t started a horse at Royal Ascot in nearly three decades but hopes to make a triumphant return to those hallowed grounds when he sends Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – There are a million ways to celebrate Memorial Day, but trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. may have found a new one. This past Monday, Joseph spent the afternoon sitting in his ...