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.