Through the remainder of the year, I am going to recount some of my most memorable experiences/moments in racing over the past 40 years. Some will be recycled from past columns (at least 3 years old for those who didn’t read them the first time) with new material added. Some, such as this, will be long...

An old racetrack goer who’s visited this track for 47 straight summers said the 2009 Woodward Stakes (gr. I) won by Rachel Alexandra was the best Saratoga horse race he’s seen. Stonestreet’s Preakness Stakes-winning filly beat the boys in the “Year of the Girl.” The New York Racing Association beat the...

Rachel Alexandra and her first foal, a Curlin colt born on Jan. 22, 2012, live on Stonestreet Farm . They went out in their paddock on a beautiful and sunny day in Lexington, Ky. The foal took his lead from Rachel Alexandra , running some, resting some and repeating the routine. The foal is growing fast...

UPDATE Rachel Alexandra delivered early! On Jan. 22, Rachel Alexandra gave birth to a 125-pound colt by two-time Horse of the Curlin. With a white star, the colt is reported to have a striking resemblance to his mother. Farm manager Gary Megibben reported that the mare and foal are doing well. ______________________________________________________________...

If you took all the passion that Zenyatta and Rachel Alexandra sparked during their respective reigns in 2009 and 2010 and converted it into pure energy you could keep the Sport of Kings (and Queens) running at full speed for the next 20 years. The resounding cheers, the rocking grandstands, and the...

Sometimes a trend is not just a trend, but the beginning of the end. Pardon the feeble attempt at poetry, but is it time to come to the realization that the Sport of Kings may be witnessing the end of male domination and that the queens will one day rule racing? Many archeologists have concluded that...

September 28 was widely hailed as the greatest day of action in Major League Baseball history, quite amazing since it featured only regular season games as opposed to the playoffs or World Series. Yet, with four teams attempting to squeeze into two post-season berths, the sudden reversals of fortunes...

(Originally published in the April 30, 2011 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine . Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column. ) By Eric Mitchell - @EJMitchellKy on Twitter Thoroughbred racing took a major hit last week with the passing of Jess Jackson, as provocative...

Rachel Alexandra fan day finally arrived! Fans like me had signed up on Facebook in February to visit the Horse of the Year during one of four sessions planned for March 25, 2011. Rachel Alexandra, owned by Jess Jackson and Barbara Banke, now resides on their Stonestreet Farm near Lexington, Ky. The...

Lotta Kim produced a full sister to Rachel Alexandra on Feb. 27, 2011, at Dr. Dede McGehee's Heaven Trees Farm near Lexington, Ky. Photographed on March 12, 2011, the Medaglia d'Oro filly is owned by Dolph Morrison. A decision has not been made on whom Lotta Kim will be bred to this season. "The mare...