OK, the naysayers have been heard, so we’re all aware that this year’s Triple Crown had little star appeal and slow times, and that this crop of 3-year-olds is mediocre at best. Maybe it will turn out to be a weak crop; maybe it won’t. It’s only June. Following the 1987 Kentucky Derby (gr. I), the consensus...

Five-plus months of Triple Crown mania ended Saturday when Drosselmeyer scored the Belmont Stakes in upset fashion. It completed a hard-to-figure 3-year-old series in which we not only had three different winners, but also three different runner-ups. So, what did we learn from the 2010 Triple Crown?...

With nearly two months of the Derby prep trail completed, quite honestly I have not been blown away with the 3-year-old crop as a whole. Maybe that's why the horse I have ranked No. 1 on my list doesn't even have any graded earnings yet. I'm hoping my outlook changes in March. Admittedly, Eskendereya...

1 Buddy's Saint Bruce Levine Saint Liam—Tuzia, by Blushing John Pair of sharp six-furlong drills indicate he’s ready for a big effort in the Fountain of Youth. He has to show that his 101 Beyer Speed Figure in the Nashua was the norm and the 82 Beyer in the Remsen was the aberration. 2 Lookin at Lucky...