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Telling Time - by Evan Hammonds

It’s amazing that six weeks can go by so quickly, yet also seem like an eternity. Was it just last month, or was it last year when we saw Big Brown bound past us on the Churchill Downs backstretch during a chilly morning in Louisville? Was it just a few weeks ago, or was it a couple of months ago that...

Posted to Final Turn (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 06-10-2008
Great Pretenders - by E.S. Lamoreaux III

No matter what happens in the June 7 Belmont Stakes (gr. I), the 2008 Triple Crown season will always be defined by the triumph and tragedy of the heir apparent crown prince, Big Brown, and the fallen heroine, Eight Belles. And tradition says that this Belmont, factoring in Big Brown’s pre-race hoof...

Posted to Final Turn (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 06-03-2008
Triple Crown Lock? Hold Your Horses

So, it's a foregone conclusion, huh? Big Brown is our 12 th Triple Crown winner. As we sit here I'm sure Mike Iavarone and Rick Dutrow are planning the outrageous party, Kent Desormeaux is preparing something clever to say in his post-race speech, and thousands of racing fans who would normally stay...

Posted to Triple Crown Talk (Weblog) by jshandler on 05-18-2008
Safety First

By Alex Waldrop, NTRA.com Like many of you, I watched Saturday’s Kentucky Derby and was in awe of the amazing performance of Big Brown and his talented jockey, Kent Desormeaux. Big Brown ran a race from the 20th post position that was remarkable. And Desormeaux rode a race that even I could appreciate...

Posted to The Racing Hub (Weblog) by cdawahare on 05-08-2008
Feeling the Chill - by Evan I. Hammonds

Cold lies the heart of Thoroughbred racing following Eight Belles’ untimely end after Kentucky Derby 134. The dark side of the toughest game in town showed itself once again on the national stage, this time in the nation’s biggest race. Even prior to her tragic ending as the shadows began to lengthen...

Posted to Final Turn (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 05-06-2008
Derby Thoughts - One Day After

He talked the talk and he walked the walk. Well, actually, Big Brown walked the walk for him, but you get the point. The week prior to the Derby, I wrote on this blog that trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. had gone too far in proclaiming that he didn't see "how his horse could get beat." While I still believe...

Posted to Triple Crown Talk (Weblog) by jshandler on 05-04-2008
Destination Derby: Day 3 Recap Part 1

Note: This is the first part of two recap posts that will talk about the Run for the Roses and encompass all of my other experiences on Derby day. Photo: Robert Bolson The Race: Hands down, the 134th Kentucky Derby was amazing. The race was incredible and resulted in stories and excitement during the...

Posted to Adam's Turf (Weblog) by aspradling on 05-04-2008
Behind a Derby Favorite, Tragedy and Redemption

By Tom Pedulla , USA TODAY LOUISVILLE — "We're live, babe!" That's horse trainer Richard Dutrow Jr.'s stable-speak, his way of telling friends he expects his colt Big Brown to win the 134th Kentucky Derby on Saturday. For Big Brown, undefeated but having raced only three times, the Derby (4 p.m. ET,...

Posted to The Racing Hub (Weblog) by cdawahare on 05-02-2008
Derby Picks

Well, we are finally here. Time to make Derby selections. Considering the inconsistency of many of the top 3-year-olds, inexperience of some of the contenders (mainly Big Brown), and trying to decipher how these synthetic track horses will run on the Churchill dirt, this year's handicapping challenge...

Posted to Triple Crown Talk (Weblog) by jshandler on 05-01-2008
Last Monday in April

11 a.m. Inspiring Artist Out by section 115, Maureen O’Donnell Lassiter is working hard with her sketch pad. One look up and then down at her paper, you can see her inspiration: the Twin Spires of Churchill Downs . The Louisville native loves the Downs. She’s getting an up-close look today, but often...

Posted to Morning Line (Weblog) by cnovak on 04-28-2008

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