East Coast trainer Michael Matz completed a seven-day suspension April 14 for an acepromazine positive found in a post-race blood sample from Carentan , a 4-year-old gelded son of Omaha Beach, after ...

The limited assessment that Michael Matz can make on Lagonisi after just one career race is this—she's a big filly, appearing to be better suited for two turns, with the hint of some real ability.

Some guys win the Kentucky Derby and their life is never the same. That won't happen to Michael Matz. Keeping things in perspective was not a problem for the 55-year-old trainer and never will be. The ...