17 Jun 2013 6:38 PM
Through the remainder of the year, I am going to recount some of my most memorable experiences/moments in racing over the past 40 years. We begin with Rachel Alexandra's victory in the 2009 Woodward Stakes to kick off Saratoga's 150th anniversary....
12 Nov 2011 6:51 PM
Steve discusses his visit with the queens of racing....
22 Oct 2011 7:34 PM
Fillies are beating colts regularly all over the world....
09 Oct 2010 9:22 PM
Looking back at Rachel Alexandra's Woodward triumph, as she leaves Saratoga for a new life....
29 Sep 2010 12:54 PM
I guess it was too much to hope for to have Rachel Alexandra retire in a normal manner....
30 Aug 2010 8:18 PM
It didn't take long for the "Retire Rachel" cries to be heard. I can't really criticize those who believe Rachel's reputation has suffered, and feel each race compromises her legacy. ...
18 Jul 2010 12:28 PM
Many racing fans are prepared to state emphatically that Zenyatta and Rachel Alexandra are two of the best, if not THE best, fillies of the past half-century. The list from which to chose, however, is longer than most think....
02 Jul 2010 1:27 PM
Although one can only speculate what the thinking of Team Rachel is, here are some possibilities, going so far as to look ahead and coming up with a possible schedule leading up to the Breeders' Cup....
10 Apr 2010 3:57 PM
Thoroughbred racing in 2010 consists of three universes, all moving in parallel lines. One is the Triple Crown trail, which possesses an aura all to itself and is oblivious to any other existing worlds....
18 Mar 2010 12:56 PM
The truth of the matter is that the Apple Blossom showdown turned into one big mess....
12 Mar 2010 2:48 PM
Steve Haskin's Apple Blossom Diary: March 10 - March 12....
09 Mar 2010 7:00 PM
Steve Haskin's Apple Blossom Diary: March 1 - March 9....
04 Feb 2010 10:10 PM
Oaklawn Park made all the right moves with their big Apple Blossom announcement. They put up the money, the changed the distance, and in short they dangled one heckuva carrot in front of Jess Jackson and Jerry and Ann Moss....
12 Dec 2009 7:15 PM
A preview of what will appear in this space over the next couple of weeks....
18 Nov 2009 9:48 PM
I address some of the comments from my last blog, many of which denigrate the "other" horse, and at least attempt to put them in some kind of perspective....
15 Nov 2009 1:00 PM
These are the final words from here on the Horse of the Year debate between racing's two monarchs, Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta. Unfortunately, only one likely will be crowned, but you can be sure both will rule in the hearts and minds of most racing fans....
06 Oct 2009 8:48 PM
If Sea the Stars does not make the trip to California, which seems more likely than not, and joins Rachel Alexandra on the absentee list, it will create a void never before seen in the Breeders' Cup. ...
10 Sep 2009 2:19 AM
Joan of Arc defeated the English in the Hundred Years' War. The Amazon queen Penthesileia killed hundreds of Greeks in the Trojan War. Zenobia, the Syrian queen, crushed the Roman legion. All three of these powerful and feared female warriors eventually succumbed to male foes....
26 Aug 2009 11:58 AM
As soon as Jess Jackson announced his plans to run Rachel Alexandra in the Woodward Stakes, the historical significance of such an attempt was made known in various publications, as were comments that Jackson is taking the easy way out, running against inferior older horses instead of much more accomplished 3-year-olds in the Travers....
19 Aug 2009 4:10 PM
Jess Jackson has made his first decision: No Alabama for Rachel Alexandra. So what, you might say. That wasn't the place to run her anyway. Well, I believe that's just where she should have run....
10 Aug 2009 8:20 AM
It is midnight on Sunday. Tomorrow morning, I'm off to Saratoga. I had no blog planned for this week, even if Zenyatta won the Clement Hirsch, due to time restrictions and last-minute packing. But Zenyatta's performance cannot go unmentioned....
03 Aug 2009 12:15 PM
The Remarkable Rachel will be discussed in our Countdown to the Cup column this week. But there was one horse who ran last weekend who will receive little attention, and understandably so, but should be recognized nonetheless....
01 Jul 2009 9:32 AM
Everyone wants to see a showdown between Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta. There are issues involved here that make it improbable it's going to happen, but there is a way to overcome those issues. ...
15 Jun 2009 1:05 PM
From 2002, when he was one of the top-ranked 3-year-olds in the country, to his current status as one of the hottest and most sought after stallions in the world, Medaglia d'Oro has captivated people with his magnificent physical presence....
12 Jun 2009 12:48 PM
It's time to move on to more important things and leave this wacky Triple Crown in the rear-view mirror. There's a long road ahead of us, and we can already faintly see the tops of the San Gabriel Mountains way off in the distance.
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