The Gold Book 10/12/24 Tracks: Laurel, Keeneland, Santa Anita   Laurel Park – Maryland Million Day Pick 6 / Late Pick 5 R7 3 Starstruck Notion – 8 Sports Editor – 6 Hanksdiviningrod – 5 Sky’s Not Falling R8 7 Band Camp – 2 Celtic Contender – 3 Seven’s Eleven – 1 Alwaysinahurry R9 8

The best regular season in sports got better this past weekend. Then-No. 1 Alabama got outschemed by SEC also-ran Vanderbilt, as the Commodores beat the Tide for the first time in 40 years. It’s Vandy’s first win over a No. 1 team, and fans acted like it. Three other teams ranked in the top 11

The Gold Book 10/5/24 Keeneland Race Course   R1 1 Colonel Yorke – 8 Hank Hill – 4 One True Shance – 9 J David R2 5 Culture War – 9 Dream Scheme – 1 States’ Rights – 3 Authentic Gallop R3 3 Big Air – 4 Impulse Buy – 5 Complex Secret – 1

The Instant Classic that was Georgia/Alabama will likely be talked about for a while and rightfully so. The game had everything. A Heisman-worthy performance from Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe. Crazy plays from Bama wide receiver Ryan Williams, who isn’t even old enough to vote yet. A huge comeback from the Dogs. It was a fantastic

There are a lot of layers to the massive Friday trade that sees Karl-Anthony Towns headed to the New York Knicks, and Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo and a first-round pick going to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Neither party wanted to commit long term to Towns or Randle. Towns has four years and about $220 million left

The Gold Book 9/28/2024 Tracks: Churchill Downs, Santa Anita   Churchill Downs R1 1 Rocketeightyeight – 6 Gun Barrel – 3 Uncle Tuffy – 4 Kistler  R2 5 Cactus Flower – 6 Ghostly Night – 2 My My Munny – 1 Lil Town Sis R3 2 Flotation Station – 3 Tagliatelle – 1 Wake Surf

We’re a quarter of the way through the 2024 college football season and it’s becoming clear which teams can make plans for the inaugural College Football Playoff and what squads can get ready for some second-tier (while still entertaining) bowl games. There’s a clear hierarchy among the top teams in the country. A trio of

The Gold Book 9/21/24 Pennsylvania Derby – Parx Parx | Pennsylvania Derby Day R7 11 Striker Has Dial – 2 Brzina – 4 Sky Baby – 6 Woohoo Jackie Blue R8 9 Next – 1 Magic Michael – 2 Dai Vernon – 3 Ridin With Biden R9 7 Coastal Mission – 5 Adero – 3

I’m positive Colorado isn’t going to be good enough for him to win it but Buffaloes do-it-all junior Travis Hunter should at least be a finalist for the Heisman. Hunter once again on Saturday night had his fingerprints all over Colorado’s 28-9 win over in-state rival Colorado State. Hunter at wide receiver had 13 catches

The Gold Book 9/14/24 Churchill Downs / Iroquois Stakes Day R1 6 Temecula – 4 Shirl’s Bee – 2 Parkway – 3 Findaway R2 7 Beach Bunny – 8 Sally O’Malley -11 Vin d’Or – 1 Lady Aberdeen R3 1 Merit – 6 Mandalorian – 2 Gamblers Trail – 7 Mr McGregor R4 4 Union