04 Feb 2010 2:00 PM
Speed, beauty, dominance, and brilliance. These four words are all it takes to sum up the 2009 Haskell Invitational and its champion.
26 Jan 2010 10:48 AM
Curlin has become a papa. Yes, on Tuesday the big red horse became the proud sire of his first offspring, a filly from the mare Zophie.
21 Jan 2010 5:21 PM
I recently rated Spectacular Bid as the fourth best race horse ever to step on an American track. Fact be told, I may have underestimated him.
30 Dec 2009 2:48 PM
Just six weeks removed from her fall on October 30 at Keeneland, Julia Brimo is walking and inspiring fellow inpatients at Toronto Rehab's Lyndhurst Centre with her positive spirit and determination.
11 Dec 2009 5:01 PM
A quick glance down the Asmussen shedrow at New Orleans' Fair Grounds Race Course reveals an even bigger star than Drew Brees, Who dat? None other than the Ragin Cajun, The Queen of Bourbon Street, the Grand Mistress of Mardi Gras...Rachel Alexandra.
23 Nov 2009 3:01 PM
So as the anticipation builds (are you holding your breath?) for the Breeders' Cup Committee to release their rotation plan for the next few Cups (or maybe more), I am putting out there my dream rotation and in-depth reasons why.
23 Oct 2009 8:46 PM
The 19th running of the Grade I De Francis Dash takes place at Laurel on October 24. The 2003 winner was A Huevo, whose victory is remembered here.
08 Oct 2009 7:08 PM
The new star of the "World Thoroughbred Championship" weekend...it's locally based LOOKIN AT LUCKY!
08 Sep 2009 11:48 AM
The Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships will have a wealth of talented horses even if Rachel is a no-show.
18 Aug 2009 3:13 PM
While the US racing world waits for news of where Rachel Alexandra will appear next after another effortless bullet work, European racing fans got a chance to see their all-conquering hero again today when Sea the Stars set a track record at York in the Juddmonte International.
05 Aug 2009 1:42 PM
It's typically an extremely rare occurrence when my worlds collide - oddly, this is the second time it has happened this year.
31 Jul 2009 12:50 PM
It seems like every journalist on earth is now asking Chip Woolley, "Why West Virginia?" An underlying tone in much of the Mine That Bird coverage seems to imply that running in a G-2 at a racino with slots-inflated purses is not really racing.
27 Jul 2009 5:13 PM
The breed thrives thanks to two gallant horses, two outstanding horsemen, and one 'classic' race.
15 Jul 2009 2:52 PM
Great things can happen when a community comes together. Over the weekend, I was witness to an efficient, generous and well-intentioned quest carried forth by one horse rescuer, one bed-and-breakfast proprietor, one charitable horse owner for one lucky turfer by the name of Boule d'Or.
10 Jul 2009 2:10 PM
It has taken racing about 74 years to discover--and, surely, that's the wrong word--that scheduling races at a time convenient to fans is a way to encourage more of them to come out.
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