Tiz the Law, the first New York-bred horse to win the Belmont Stakes in 138 years. That somebody will be jockey Manny Franco. That somebody will be 82-year-old trainer Barclay Tagg.

Another 16 horse names have been a single word (with an average of eight letters in the name). Seven Derby winners have had three-word names (or four if you consider 2012’s I’ll Have Another ...

Adelphi Racing Club and Cutair Racing's New York-bred Funny How rides a five-race win streak into her graded stakes debut in the April 7 $150,000 Distaff Handicap (G3) at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Sometimes a horse names itself. When Mike Repole was getting updates on one of his young horses, James Crupi told him that his colt was outworking every horse on Crupi’s 200-acre Florida farm… ...

Naming a thoroughbred race horse is a delicate and demanding task. Rules of the Jockey Club—racing's all-purpose arbiter—require that the monicker contain no more than 18 letters, and ...

Funny Cide, who was also the first gelding to win the Derby since 1929, would race for several more years before retiring in 2007 with 11 wins in 38 races and career earnings of over $3.5 million.

Two time New York-bred Horse of the Year Funny Cide was greeted by fans led by his handler John Veague and owner Jack Knowlton, founder of Sackatoga Stable, in the Paddock before the races Sunday ...