Friar Rock was brought out for the first time in 1916 in the celebrated Metropolitan Handicap, over one mile at Belmont Park. This would be no easy task to win in his first start after a long layoff.

On Friar Podcast: Assessing Tough Stretch, Injury Updates and Trade Rumors The pitching staff performed quite well during a marathon stretch. The lineup - not so much.

Cardinal Luis Pascual Dri, the Argentine priest whom Pope Francis held up as the model confessor, has died in Buenos Aires at age 98, the Vatican said Wednesday. Dri, a Capuchin friar, died Monday ...

ROME (AP) — Cardinal Luis Pascual Dri, the Argentine priest whom Pope Francis held up as the model confessor, has died in Buenos Aires at age 98, the Vatican said ...

Johann Zarco: “At Honda I could experiment, at Ducati I had pressure” – Exclusive Johann Zarco banishes KTM demons with LCR success - stakes lower, experimentation higher at Honda last season.

The Grey Friar was named after Franciscan monks, who founded a nearby friary in the early 13th century. This is also the namesake of Friargate, the street on which the boozer stands.

Johann Zarco cut his time gap to the Dutch MotoGP winner by 17.4s in this year’s grand prix, but it was only enough for twelfth place and a 24.875s deficit to Marc Marquez. Zarco was one of ...

Friar Peter Damian Massengill, OFM Conv., 76, died at Mesilla Valley Hospice in Las Cruces, New Mexico, on June 14, 2025. He was preceded in death ...