Let me start off by saying that I am not one of those who needs to have a potential Triple Crown winner or a super filly going into the Belmont Stakes to remain interested. The Belmont stands on its own. It's one of the greatest races in America and will always be relevant no matter who is in the race...

Media Alert: 2009 Kentucky Derby Interview Opportunity with the Sport's Top Turf Writers April 10, 2009 KENTUCKY DERBY INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITY: COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF THE 2009 KENTUCKY DERBY FROM THE SPORT'S TOP TURF WRITERS Dan Liebman, Steve Haskin, Evan Hammonds, Lenny Shulman, Tom LaMarra, and Jason...

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NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 4, 2009 Contact: Robert Bolson, Director of Corporate Marketing Blood-Horse Publications (859) 276-6809; rbolson@bloodhorse.com JASON SHANDLER'S POPULAR BLOG, "TRIPLE CROWN TALK" ON BLOODHORSE.COM GOES LIVE THIS SATURDAY! Racing enthusiasts are invited...

This Saturday, March 7th, BloodHorse.com will host its first ever live blog. Join host Jason Shandler for a live version of his Triple Crown Talk blog from noon to 1 p.m. EDT . In this engaging new chat room-style format, comments will be posted instantaneously as fans ask Jason questions and debate...

As some of you may remember, it was in early March of last year when I watched a video on YouTube of Big Brown destroying an allowance field at Gulfstream and posted it on this blog. It was hard to watch that race and not feel like Big Brown was something special. Thanks to a couple bloggers giving me...

In part two of Stopping the Clock, here are a few works turned in this week by some of the early Kentucky Derby contenders. There are no prominent 3-year-old races this weekend, but next week we'll return with analysis of the Hutcheson (gr. II) and Holy Bull (gr. III) from Gulfstream. Those two should...

As 2008 drifts off into the sunset, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has read and/or commented on Breeders' Cup Chat. We had some lively debates, and even though 2008 wasn't the best of years for horse racing, I think we did a pretty good job of keeping it fun. I appreciated everyone...