METAMORA, Ind. — Scarlett Garrett takes a bite of cookies-and-cream ice cream. Then, she takes another one. The 7-year-old does not have shoes on. Because here, shoes are not required. “I love ice ...

“Girls have luck,” Joey Monaco, a devoted bettor, said. Girls—women, he clarified, particularly those who aren’t gamblers—have luck. We were sitting at Silks, a bar on the ground floor of the Aqueduct ...

Recent victories for democratic socialist politicians like Zohran Mamdani in New York and Janeese Lewis George in Washington, DC have gotten a lot of people talking about the “sewer socialists” who ...

In 2009, we wrote: “The season ends today at Aqueduct, and with the finish of the ninth race should come the closure of the Queens horse track.” It’s taken 17 years, but the ninth race at Aqueduct ...

Fans said a bittersweet goodbye to the course in Queens, which became the latest major venue to close its doors in or near a big American city. New York City horse racing rumbled to the finish line ...

The worldwide pandemic has threatened many of the businesses you rely on every day, but don’t let it take away your source for local news. Now more than ever, we need your help to ensure nothing but ...

As Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens runs its final race Sunday, June 28, 2026, after 132 years, take a look back at Daily News photos of the track over the years. Jockey Charles Kurtsinger on War Admiral ...

OZONE PARK, Queens -- New York City's last horse racing track, where Seabiscuit, Man O' War, Secretariat and other legendary thoroughbreds graced the winner's circle during the sport's heyday, is on ...

New York City’s last horse racing track, where Seabiscuit, Man O’ War, Secretariat and other legendary thoroughbreds graced the winner’s circle during the sport’s heyday, is on its final stretch.

“Good morning yesterday. You wake up and time has slipped away. And suddenly it’s hard to find the memories you left behind. Remember. Do you remember?” — Paul Anka No racing at Aqueduct on Monday. Or ...

An era comes to an end, as New York City’s last remaining racetrack takes a final lap. Frank Lettieri is one of the dwindling regulars at Aqueduct Racetrack, which will host its final live races this ...