(Originally published in the April 23, 2013 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine . Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column. ) By Eric Mitchell - @BH_EMitchell on Twitter The Road to the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) points system seems to have survived its inaugural year without...

(Originally published in the February 9, 2013 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine . Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column. ) By Eric Mitchell - @BH_EMitchell on Twitter Thirty points. Under Churchill Downs’ new points system, 30 points is expected to be the minimum...

Getting a seat at the grade I Kentucky Derby currently presented by Yum! Brands has always been tough, but getting tickets for the 2012 edition just got tougher, particularly on fans’ wallets. Churchill Downs introduced a new policy last month requiring everyone applying for tickets online—now the only...

Originally published in the May 21, 2011 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine . Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column. By Evan Hammonds The Thoroughbred racing industry should be riding the “high” it got off this year’s rendition of America’s greatest horse race,...

(Originally published in the May 14, 2011 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine . Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column. ) Hollywood screenwriters could not have scripted a better story for racing partnerships than what unfolded on Oaks and Derby days at Churchill...

(Originally published in the May 7, 2011 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine . Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column. ) By U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) and U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY) On the first Saturday in May, many Americans will turn their attention to Churchill...

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This isn't the Kentucky Derby, this is the Breeders' Cup . Last year at the Breeders' Cup Stable Boy and I were able to push out track-side video in real time, through my blog. At the same time, I was tweeting live from the gap at Santa Anita. Observing the horses coming on and off the track. As well...

Oaks day weather was gorgeous, and Blind Luck battled down the stretch for the win. The meteorologists predicted major storms for Derby day, and Churchill Downs even held a press conference about the likelihood of horrendous storm systems and winds. Fortunately, the weathermen were wrong. The day started...

Smarty Jones 2004 Undefeated Smarty Jones became a fan favorite when he won the Derby. That was a great day for racing, but, the weather was less than ideal. It was all about keeping your cameras as dry as possible. Camera raincoats were in demand. Aquatech provided the high end raincoats, OpTechUSA...