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

The Department of Labor has authorized the release of nearly 65,000 new H-2B visas, which allow foreigners to work on a temporary basis in the U.S. in specific sectors of the economy, including ...

With high volume from the usual suspects and continued interest from Japanese horsemen, a total of 367 3-year-olds have been nominated to this year’s Triple Crown series. The 367 figure is six fewer ...

Full Serrano, third in Saturday's Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park, is under consideration for a trip to Dubai in late March. The race to target will be a discussion point in coming weeks.

A filly from the first crop of Taiba sold for $150,000 to lead a big day for yearlings, and a big day for consignor Beth Bayer, at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s winter mixed sale on Tuesday.

If you had told Carlos David that he would be sitting atop the trainer standings after the first two months of the Gulfstream Park Championship meet, he probably would have laughed at the notion. With ...

Trainer Steve Klesaris doesn't run very often at Tampa Bay Downs, but when he does, it usually is wise to pay attention.

After a weekend of cancellations, it is hoped racing can resume at Aqueduct on Wednesday. There won't be snow on Wednesday, but temperatures will struggle to get into the 20s with feel-like ...

The loss of training days to winter weather is weighing on the minds of several trainers as they decide whether to enter or run in Saturday's $200,000 Withers Stakes for 3-year-olds going 1 1/8 miles ...

Weekend GamePlan: Picks for Kitten's Joy, Tampa Bay Stakes Fourth-place Captain Cook ran best among the newly turned 4-year-olds in the Pegasus last weekend. The others, Disco Time and Tappan Street, ...

Two days after the Illinois Racing Board suspended the state-issued license allowing Hawthorne Race Course to conduct an ongoing harness meet, the board held a regularly scheduled meeting Wednesday ...

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