Orb is perfectly suited for the Belmont Stakes....

Trainer finds victory in seventh Kentucky Derby start....

There should be a spot in the Derby for a special filly....

The good news is Churchill recognizes changes will be made....

For Reddam the Derby victory is a splendid mix of good fortune and good chemistry...

Depth of quality this year means Derby favorite may be 6-1...

With graded earnings the holy grail, New York's 3YO lineup is formidable...

It will now cost $50 for the privilege of being denied Derby tickets...

Why shouldn't the Derby draw a 22-horse field with a pair of also-eligibles?...

After the Derby, Barry Irwin reminded everyone of the important role
of partnerships today....

It takes a real man
to step off the throne while he's still on top...

It is not about running a filly in the Derby, it is about running the right kind of filly....

California trainers with a top 3-year-old should bolt while they still can. Get to a track that won't cancel when it rains....

In the midst of a stinging defeat for expanded gaming in Kentucky, it was discovered that people will still attend a racetrack - without slots - and have fun doing so. But not for the same old stale product....

Another Triple Crown season has come and gone, and as usual it did not disappoint. Many of the happenings would have been impossible to predict, however, such as:...

Speaking to shareholders May 7 via conference call, Churchill Downs Inc. president and chief executive officer Bob Evans said, "The solution for tracks without slots is to cut purses, to cut races, and race days, or to cut all three."...

This time of year people invariably talk about, and write about, the "racing gods" and "Derby gods."...

The recent passing of Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winners Lil E. Tee and Alysheba and Well Armed's major victory have caused memories to come flooding back, from the world's richest race in Dubai to the world's most famous race in Louisville, Ky....

Personality-wise, Jimmy Jerkens and Julio Canani have little in common. But this week the two trainers have one important thing in common: Each has a Derby horse in his barn....

The icy conditions and sub-freezing temperatures of the last week in Central Kentucky gave us good reasons to catch up on some reading. Awaiting Steve Haskin's first Derby Dozen, I went to the bookshelf at home and pulled down The Archjockey of Canterbury and Other Tales by former Blood-Horse editor Kent Hollingsworth....

It was the night before the 1985 Kentucky Derby (gr. I), and I had been invited to dinner at Hasenour's in downtown Louisville, Ky., by Joe Hirsch....

At 10 p.m., an exhausted Larry Jones finally fell asleep. Just two and a half hours later, he was back up, making training charts for that day's sets before loading his trailer to drive from his barn at Fair Hill Training Center in Maryland to Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York....

The Breeders' Cup took important steps last week to help ensure the integrity of its races, while at the same time prodding those states not already on board to hurry and establish steroid policies for tracks its racing authority regulates....

There were 417 races run on the flat in North America May 3, but only one captured the attention of the public. Normally that attention would be in celebration of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner, but this year the attention came in the form of criticism due to the tragic catastrophic breakdown suffered by second-place finisher Eight Belles....

After winning the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) May 2, Airdrie Stud owner Brereton Jones talked of the relationship his family has developed with trainer Larry Jones and his wife, Cindy....