the Breeders' Cup Challenge...Preview ...The Salvator Mile

Get to know the Salvator Mile Oceanport, New Jersey will host the sixty-first running of the Salvator Mile at Monmouth Park on Saturday afternoon and the winner will be granted a spot in the B.C. Mile on...

Bullish on the Breeders' Cup.. ..Are you Alien or something?

What does the acronym B.C.C. stand for? If the Breeders' Cup is the Super Bowl of the North American thoroughbred horse racing season then the Road to the Breeders' Cup "win and your in" championship...

Queen's Plate Preview: Horse Right Here

I got the horse right here... ... I must admit right off the top that my personal immersion into all things Kentucky Derby has left me a little bit behind the proverbial eight-ball when it comes to...

The Belmont Stakes : Ranting, Raving and Carrying On

A brief glance at the results of past Belmont Stakes reveals a telling secret. For at least the past twenty years the Belmont (the final jewel of the North American horses racing triple-crown) has been...

A pitching revolution...Randy Johnson; Last of a dying breed

The Revolution Will Be Televised... ...On MLB.TV Major League Baseball is currently undergoing a changing of the guard at the starting pitching position. Young hurlers like Detroit's Rick Porcello,...

A lesson learned from the Preakness Stakes... ...

It's really hard to write about the Preakness Pre-Race: A lesson learned I turn outs the Preakness Stake, the second jewel of North America's Horse Racing Triple Crown is a really tough thing to write...

Rachel Alexandra wins 134th Preakness stakes 2009

Rachel Alexandra has won the 134th Preakness Stakes, with Mine That Bird finishing second. Rachel Alexandra is the first filly to win in 85 years.Previous reporting:The Preakness Stakes take place today, May 16,...

Moses and The Bird , 2009 Kentucky Derby Afterthoughts

Known commonly by the working folks along the Churchill Downs back-stretch as Calvin Bo-Rail and routinely referred to as simply "Moses" amongst my own inner circle Calvin Borel became a two time Kentucky Derby...

The 135th Kentucky Deby, The Talamo Incident, Twitter

Imagine the thrill! Just twenty-four hours away from the 135'th running of America's greatest race, the Kentucky Derby and I've already been to the winners circle. On Filly Friday before the scent of...

Even more Road to the Kentucky Derby...Spotlight...Desert Party

Desert Party has been flying under the radar en-route to North Americas premier horse racing event, the Kentucky Derby. Sure John Asher vice president of communications at Churchill Downs has ranked Desert Party...

Even more Road to the Kentucky Derby...Spotlight...Quality Road

Quality Road Connections Trainer James Jerkens has an opportunity to accomplish something his hall of famer father never could... ...Win the Kentucky Derby. For all the accomplishments of H. Allen Jerkens, 4...

Even more Road to the Kentucky Derby...Spotlight -- Florida Derby

If Dunkirk is your fancy... ... the time to strike is now. With the Florida Derby scheduled for Saturday afternoon at around 5:40pm est Gulfstream Park will either become the super highway to Louisville or...

Even more Road to the Kentucky Derby...Spotlight -- Old Fashioned

It’s 45 days before the Kentucky Derby... and following a hectic weekend (San Felipe, Louisiana Derby and the Rebel Stakes) nobody’s any closer to figuring this thing out. The Kentucky Derby really is the...