Day Three at Royal Ascot is highlighted by Wesley Ward's Yogaroo in the Norfolk Stakes, and Yeats attempt to win Gold Cup number 4.

Day 2 at Royal Ascot includes the Jersey Stakes, the Windsor Forest Stakes, and the group I Prince of Wales.

Just as the NCAA tournament signals the end of winter and the Masters brings forth spring, Royal Ascot is my sign that the first half year of racing is behind us and summer racing has arrived. The preliminaries are over. Championship season is upon us.

Vincent O'Brien was to horse racing what Adolph Rupp was to basketball and what Bear Bryant was to football.

I'm sure Rene Douglas has been in all of our thoughts a lot since Saturday. He certainly has been in mine. I went seeking memories and I decided to put some down for anyone else that might be wanting that connection right now.

The Princess (Rachel Alexandra) got a jewel last weekend, but the Queen is not ready to give up her throne. Zenyatta makes her much awaited seasonal debut at Hollywood Park in the mile and a sixteenth Grade 2 Milady Handicap.

A look back at Genuine Risk and Winning Colors' performance in the Preakness.

A look back at the 1989 Preakness Stakes

I've heard that comment over the last week with open-ended infinity. I know our sport wants a star badly, but we have had some awfully good three-year-old fillies that beat much more difficult competition by this time in their career, or they did so throughout their classic-year campaign.

This 2009 Derby field with the apparent quality and then Alysheba's memorial service this week brought back a flood of memories.

What does a horse have to do to get a little respect these days? Looking at the careers of Derby hopefuls Pioneerof the Nile and General Quarters.

Over the last 25 years, Kentucky Derby winners have finished their last prep race with an average placing of 1.96. Here's a look at where they came from.

Courtesy of Becky Johnston I'm a glass half-full kind of girl when it comes to horse racing. You would be hard pressed to find a more enthusiastic supporter. I admire that we are doing things to try and make horse racing safer for both horse and rider. I realize they are the stars of the show. I know that good research is being done at some of our leading universities. I admire the people that are...

Horse owner Paula Drake shares her story, which led to a feature chapter in a new book Second-Chance Horses.

The right horse can make a jockey look like a genius. Sometimes the key is simply to stay out of their way.