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By Bill Pressey, ThoroEdge I'm sure I'll get skewered for this post from all the trainers out there, but here goes: We can't even have more than one Triple Crown RUNNER this year (Dublin as of this time), much less a winner. I don't need to go into training regimens of the top 3 year old contenders - because they are all essentially ...

The traditional Alibi Breakfast, held two days before the Preakness Stakes (gr. I), had just concluded, and Mike Pegram, Karl Watson, and Paul Weitman, owners of Lookin At Lucky, were milling about near the souvenir stand, ready to head down the stairs, when a crash was heard a few feet away. There on the floor, shattered in small pieces, ...

(Originally published in the May 15, 2010 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.) For the last few years the mainstream press has told us Thoroughbred racing needs a Triple Crown winner, another Seabiscuit, a “big horse,” to save racing. While that ...

By Alex Waldrop, President and CEO of the NTRA   I have been blogging about the NTRA Safety & Integrity Alliance for almost two years now.  What happened this week was some of the best Alliance news yet.  Pimlico has now been fully accredited. Why is this development such good news?  Because, just prior to the 2009 ...

By Brock Sheridan, The Brock Talk  Horse racing being the fickle game that it is, makes it difficult to predict entries into a race next week. With that being said, it looks like the Preakness Stakes (gr. 1) will feature a full 14-horse gate when they go to the post May 15. It also looks like the Preakness will be evenly represented by ...

The following (Part 2)  was written by my daughter Mandy for the May 3 issue of Stride magazine (http://issuu.com/stridemagonline/docs/stride5), accompanied by photos. If you missed Part 1, you can read it at the above address (Pages 50-53) or on the ''Hangin' With Haskin'' blog archive. I have been asked if I plan to stay involved in horse ...

Pardon the self indulgence that follows, but it is being used in good part to point out how someone can easily go astray on the Kentucky Derby Trail - namely me. Also, I will provide solid reasons why Super Saver has as good a shot to sweep the Triple Crown as anyone in recent years. As for my journey to Egomania, I know I am diving into ...

By Alex Waldrop, President and CEO of the NTRAKentucky Derby weekend was special this year for lots of reasons. With apologies to David Letterman, here is my list-in no particular order, I must admit-of 10 reasons why the Kentucky Derby is one of the most exceptional events in all ...