By Alfred G. Vanderbilt , courtesy of NYTimes.com These are the delicious days, the days of debate and doubt as we wait for the Belmont Stakes, the toughest race to win in the United States and the last leg of the Triple Crown. There is no better time to be a horse racing fan. Now the questions begin...

By Joe Drape , NYTimes.com BALTIMORE — It’s hard to find fault in Big Brown’s performance here in the Preakness. He was barely asked to run by the jockey Kent Desormeaux and buried an overmatched field. Still, between now and the Belmont Stakes, we’re going to hear a great deal about whom Big Brown has...

By Joe Drape , NYTimes.com Rick Dutrow doesn’t mince words. “I think that it’s our race to lose,” Dutrow said. “I think that he is the best horse in the race and I think if he breaks with the field, he’ll win the race.” He also is right. I’m rooting for Big Brown to pull into Belmont with a shot at a...