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

Desert Flower won Sunday’s Group 1 English 1000 Guineas at Newmarket Racecourse in Britain to complete an unprecedented trans-Atlantic sweep of four classic races for Godolphin Racing in less ...

Was a close fifth in the Churchill Downs Stakes enough to send Mullikin on to the $1 million Met Mile on June 7 at Saratoga? Probably not.

Maine's path to sports betting legalization was hard-earned. Early attempts by legislators to get this form of gambling passed were supported by peers – and rejected by the governor. But Gov.

Pennsylvania Sire Stakes action for 2025 kicked off on Saturday afternoon at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows with three $41,121 divisions for 3-year-old male pacers. Louprint, last year's Dan ...

On a rainy Saturday at Churchill Downs, Simply in Front won a watered-down renewal of the Distaff Turf Mile. The race drew 10 entrants of relatively modest accomplishment for a Grade 2 worth $ ...

The Florida legislature wrapped up its 2025 session late Friday night without agreeing on any bills that would allow Gulfstream Park to decouple its racing and casino licenses, a victory for the ...

A longtime sportswriter and editor, Mike Seely was Daily Racing Form's Fairmount Park correspondent in the mid-aughts before returning to the publication full-time as a copy editor, affiliate ...

In 1989, the Oregon Lottery debuted Sports Action, an analog means for people to make parlay wagers on football. The product had its share of critics, but its presence enabled Oregon to be one of ...

David Grening covers the New York Racing Association circuit of Aqueduct, Belmont, and Saratoga plus such national events as the Triple Crown and Breeders' Cup. He is a contributing author to ...

Known for its political independence and outsize importance during presidential primary season, New Hampshire likes to do things its own way. No wonder, then, that the state has chosen to set its ...