Courtesy Quinella Queen of Turf Luck Fresh off a trip up I-35 to Canterbury Park's fine presentation of the Claiming Crown, where the kind and courteous Ted Grevelis took time from his preparations for live blogging of the day to show a few out-of-towners the best seats in the house, I'm trying to catch...

Welcome to Breeders' Cup Chat and the second half of the Thoroughbred racing season. The Breeders' Cup Challenge "Win and You're In" races are well underway and Del Mar and Saratoga are right around the corner. Because of the various divisions and these premier racing meets, in many ways I look forward...

After hearing nothing from his "dates" all year but "Don't call me, I'll call you," one of racing's most desirable leading men, who keeps getting dumped like yesterday's trash, should have put an ad in the classifieds: "Millionaire sports hero with terrific personality who loves to travel and has been...

It can be argued that after nearly six months of racing and three Triple Crown races, we still have not determined who the best 3-year-old is. This is debatable not only because we had different winners all in three classics, but because some of the top 3-year-olds, like Quality Road, were sidelined...

Another Triple Crown season has come and gone, and as usual it did not disappoint. Many of the happenings would have been impossible to predict, however, such as: • A 50-1 shot winning the May 2 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I). It looked like Quality Road, The Pamplemousse, and I Want...

Ok, before we get into the Belmont recap, let's get this out of the way first: In the much-anticipated Belmont contest, The Blog scored eight (8) and Draynay scored fifteen (15). The Blog wins easily, which means that Draynay is not allowed back on the blog until July 7. I hope you enjoy the countdown...

Courtesy of Rob Fundter, The Amateur Capper CHARITABLE MAN WON’T GIVE AWAY THE FINAL TRIPLE CROWN RACE OF 2009 Unfortunately, there will not be a Triple Crown winner for the 26th consecutive year. MINE THAT BIRD, the 50-1 longshot winner of the Kentucky Derby, ran bravely down the Pimlico stretch but...

Okay everyone, the votes have been tallied for the Draynay vs. The Blog Belmont Contest . Here goes: The Blog picks: 1) Mine That Bird (128 votes) 2) Charitable Man (95 votes) 3) Summer Bird (61 votes) The third-place voting was very close between Summer Bird and Chocolate Candy, who had 57 votes. Mr...

This particular blog will serve two purposes. We will analyze the Belmont and also give our selections for the Draynay vs. the Blog Contest . On the latter, you have until Friday, June 5 at noon EDT to submit your picks . In the comment section below, please provide your three picks for the Belmont....

Who will win this year's Belmont? Will Mine That Bird take 2 out of 3? Will it be one of the returnees from the Derby? One of the new shooter? Who will finish last? Now is your chance to see how your picks stack up against the rest of the BloodHorse.com community. writeRanker("http://i.bloodhorse.com...