Trail Racing Resources

Kentucky Derby: Castellano facing tough decisions early on trail
Union Rags is the slight favorite over Algorithms in the first edition of Daily Racing Form ’s Derby Watch for 2012, and, among individual entrants in Pool 1 of this weekend’s Kentucky Derby Future Wager, Algorithms is slightly favored over Union Rags. Box that exacta, and you’ve tied up the two horses currently viewed as the leading contenders for this year’s Derby, on May 5 at Churchill Downs.

Iditarod Trail will be a little tamer for this year's race
Feared by rookie mushers and respected by veterans, the Happy River Steps live in Iditarod Trail infamy as a place of busted sleds and broken bones. This year, for the first time, the Last Great Race will bypass the Steps.

Widmer, Sinnott Trail Norwegians in Scando Cup Final
Any high-level racer will tell you experience is key, but sometimes it’s just as important to take in the moment. Ask Mike Sinnott, a member of the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation Gold Team who recently competed in a couple of World Cups. Six days after placing 37th in the Moscow freestyle sprints for his [...]

FURY ON FESTIVAL TRAIL
Charles Byrnes believes Fists Of Fury rubber-stamped his credentials for the Diamond Jubilee National Hunt Chase at Cheltenham following his fine effort in defeat at Leopardstown on Saturday.

Cross bred for racing
AFTER a turbulent time on the World Series Sprintcar Championship trail over the past couple of months, Jeremy Cross last Saturday night made his debut at Heartland Raceway, Moama for the 10th round of the Victorian Series, and he managed to come away a winner.

Comeback trail easy for Raikkonen
Kimi Raikkonen reported no problems in re-adapting to an F1 car in his first test this week after two years away from grand-prix racing. The Finn, world champion for Ferrari in 2007, completed two days of testing with his new team, Lotus, in Valencia.

Iditarod drops notoriously tough section of trail
Here's a look at the Happy River Steps from a musher's perspective. Aliy Zirkle took a camera on the trail in 2010, a year of very deep snow in the Alaska Range. She called the 2010 descent "a pie...

Motorsport: Hill keeps family trail blazing
One of the better-known names in British motor racing is back in New Zealand for a second time contesting the Toyota Racing Series.Josh Hill, 20, is the third generation of his family to race open-wheelers. His grandfather, Graham,...

SPORTSMASTER ON TRIUMPH TRAIL
Edward O'Grady is hoping Sportsmaster can develop into a true contender for the JCB Triumph Hurdle.