Triple Crown Talk : Quality Road

Poll - Who Will Prove to be the Season's Best 3-Year-Old?

jshandler — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:34:00 GMT

Rachel Alexandra may have the edge right now, but there is a long way to go......(read more)

Quality Road Quarter Crack Throws Off Everything

jshandler — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:36:00 GMT

The colt's latest injury could make Derby 135 even more wide-open than it already was......(read more)

Poll -- Which Derby Horse Has the Best Story Behind It?

jshandler — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:18:00 GMT

Beginning next week, we'll start analyzing the Derby field closely and talking about our picks. For now, there is still some sorting out to do and workouts to watch. In this blog, I present one very simple question: Which Derby horse has the best story behind it? In other words, if you could pick one horse to win Derby 135 based on his connections or racing history, who would it be? There are several...(read more)

Weekend Recap a New Top 10, OK...Top 12

jshandler — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:35:00 GMT

The three weekend prep races have narrowed things down quite a bit......(read more)

Florida Derby Thoughts - One Day After

jshandler — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:31:00 GMT

Quality Road left no doubt that he will be one of the few horses to beat on May 2......(read more)

Florida Derby Analysis

jshandler — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:07:00 GMT

It's not the deepest of fields, but there are a few heavy-hitters to watch......(read more)

Weekend Recap and New Top 10

jshandler — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:58:00 GMT

Friesan Fire's Louisiana Derby romp moves him to the top of a shrinking list of Derby contenders......(read more)

Fountain of Youth and Sham Thoughts

jshandler — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:58:00 GMT

With Quality Road's resounding win in the Fountain of Youth and Theregoesjojo's impressive runner-up, the Florida picture has certainly become much clearer. Notontheamepage and This Ones for Phil, who both bounced like racquetballs, and Capt. Candyman Can took major steps backward, while Beethoven remained on the cusp of the Derby picture....(read more)