The first Derby Dozen comes out next week, but we'll get a jump on it with a more comprehensive look before this weekend's stakes.

What do the following horses have in common? Secretariat, Seattle Slew, Spectacular Bid, Affirmed, Damascus, Buckpasser, Easy Goer, Riva Ridge, Holy Bull, Spend a Buck, and Swale?

Before we get to this past week's races, there is a pedigree pattern developing this year that you don't normally see to this degree.

The Derby trail is now upon us. I've posted my first top ten list of the season -- who do you like?

Joe Hirsch left an indelible mark on racing and all those who knew him.

So ends arguably the most tumultuous, controversial year in the annals of Thoroughbred racing. The sport no doubt is on the brink -- of what we don't quite know yet. But when PETA protests, congressional hearings, synthetic surface studies, steroids, and anti-horse slaughter bills, infiltrate our normally cloistered world and dim our kaleidoscope of vibrant colors you know change is in the air.