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A young comedienne who had just met Rodney Dangerfield on “The Tonight Show” was asked by host Johnny Carson what she thought of the hound dog-faced comic who had made “No Respect” his trademark slogan. Looking Dangerfield up and down, she purred, “I respect him.” Sensing potential danger to his act, Dangerfield shot back combatively, “Oh yeah, ...

1 Nyquist Doug O'Neill Uncle Mo—Seeking Gabrielle, by Forestry It’s been fun sparring all winter with my buddy, Paul Reddam, not on the merits and talents of Nyquist, but his schedule leading up to the Derby. I still question it to a degree, but, despite his pleas not to do it, I have no choice but to put him No. 1. Sorry, Paul, your horse ...

Calvin Borel, following several minutes of hugs and high-fives from fellow jockeys, valets, and jocks room attendants, finally made it to his locker following his victory aboard Rachel Alexandra in the Preakness Stakes. He raised both hands and slammed them down on his bench, then let out a short single shriek and said, “That is a runnin’ mother!” ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman It's not every year that racing fans get a showdown as epic as the one coming up in Saturday's $1,000,000 Xpressbet.com Florida Derby (gr. I) at Gulfstream Park. A matchup between the two favorites for the Kentucky Derby is a great rarity indeed, especially when both are undefeated, ...

Did California Chrome’s victory in the Dubai World Cup assure him a place in racing’s Hall of Fame? Heck, yeah, it did. Here is one of racing’s true rare breeds – a Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner and potential stallion racing at the age of 5 (can we have a few “Hallelujahs,” please); a Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner going to Dubai not ...

1 Mohaymen Kiaran McLaughlin Tapit—Justwhistledixie, by Dixie Union Worked a solid half in :48 4/5 for his big showdown in the Florida Derby. It was pretty much all McLaughlin was looking for. He has all the advantages, having won twice over the track, and it didn’t appear as if he came close to running a peak performance in either race, so ...

California Chrome certainly proved his superiority by winning the $10 million Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline (UAE-I) and avenging last year's second-place finish, but jockey Victor Espinoza deserves much credit for this victory. Soon after the break in the world's richest race at Meydan Racecourse, Espinoza found himself in a ...