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(Originally published in the May 1, 2010 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)     If you toss a coin 24 times, and it lands on heads each time, what are the odds it will come up heads on the 25th try? Since odds are based on the ...

The 2010 Kentucky Oaks A slideshow of the Oaks runners. Who will win this year's Kentucky Oaks? Who will finish last? Now is your chance to see how your picks stack up against the rest of the BloodHorse.com community. ...

Fifteen of the most recent 25 Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winners were reported as being sold at public auction one or more times prior to their victories in the Run for the Roses. The most expensive was 2000 Derby winner Fusaichi Pegasus, who brought $4 million at the now defunct Keeneland July select yearling auction in 1998. But many others sold ...

By Alex Waldrop, President and CEO of the NTRA  If you read my blogs, you know that I spent more than 12 years as part of the management team at Churchill Downs.  During those years, I held several titles including President of the racetrack that shares its name with Churchill Downs Incorporated.  It was my privilege to view ...

Just a few short days ago it was a nice, tidy Derby picture. We had the Todd Squad, led by the big, bad morning-line favorite Eskendereya. Baffert was playing the role of underdog. There were the customary ''bubble'' horses whose connections were doing their annual complaining about the graded earnings system. And there was no mention of a filly. ...

By Rob Fundter, aka Amateurcapper  The G.3 Sunland Derby looked very competitive going in.  Last year's 4th place finisher, MINE THAT BIRD, went on to win the Kentucky Derby - presented by Yum! brands.  When the New Mexico track's dust had cleared on March 28, 2010, ENDORSEMENT, not AMERICAN LION, RULE or SUPER SAVER, was the ...

The shiver of anticipation during the playing of ''My Old Kentucky Home'' as the horses parade onto the track at Churchill Downs, the roar of the cheering crowd, and the horses' pounding hooves as they turn into the homestretch are a few of the incredible moments in my annual Derby experience. Photographing the Kentucky Derby is an ...

The ''greatest two minutes in sports'' will be preceded by the greatest week in sports at BloodHorse.com. With expanded video segments and our award-winning news, BloodHorse.com  has the Kentucky Derby covered! BloodHorse.com starts the week with daily video news reports and features and weaves in throughout the next six days insightful ...

It defies logic, but this is horse racing. You had to see it to believe it: Thousands of people on a cool, windy day jamming the grandstand at Atlantic City Race Course, the New Jersey track that was supposed to close and be demolished about 12 years ago. Kids with parents, 20-something beer drinkers, baby boomers, and seniors that probably were ...

 1 Lookin at Lucky Bob Baffert Smart Strike—Private Feeling, by Belong to Me Likely assumes the favorite’s role after the defection of Eskendereya. He’s been working sharply and he is flourishing physically with great muscle tone. Removal of blinkers will help get him back off what promises to be a rapid pace.  2 ...