The Breeders' Cup Challenge... ...4 Down & 58 To Go

Precious Passion & Coal Play became the first North American based charges to qualify for Novembers Breeders' Cup. Coal Play, infamous for his performance in last years Haskell Invitational where he set...

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...

Early Kentucky Derby Favourite Tops Smarty Jones In Season Debut

Early Kentucky Derby Favourite Old Fashioned crushed a field of lesser likes at Oaklawn Park on Monday evening. The 1 mile dirt race was completed in an extremely relevant 1:37.41. Old Fasioned broke...

FedEx Must Be Giddy After Big Brown’s Loss

The marketing folks at FedEx have to be excited over the outcome of this weekend’s big race at Belmont Park. After all, Big Brown — the horse bearing the name of their chief rival, UPS — finished last after...

History in the making

This weekend sports fans are in for a treat, Celtics Vs Lakers, Big Brown tackling the Triple Crown, Nadal Vs Federer on the clay of Roland Garros and the start of Euro 2008, if that’s your cup of tea. Wow,...

Big Brown Gets Rail for Triple Crown Bid

Big Brown will begin his quest to be the first horse to win the Triple Crown in thirty years from the rail.  He’s a huge favorite at 2 to 5 and, in my opinion, will no doubt go off at odds closer to 1 to 5 or maybe 1 to 9. When it was all said and done, after...

Calling the 2008 Belmont Stakes

We’re always preaching about trying to figure out how a race will unravel so let’s take a look at the weekend’s Belmont Stakes and try to project exactly how the race will unfold. In alphabetical order, Anak Nakal kicks if off. He broke from post 3 in...

Big Brown’s Odds More Than Fair in Belmont Stakes Week

According to Big Brown’s trainer, Richard Dutrow, his victory in the Belmont Stakes is a “foregone conclusion.”  Dutrow will know that Big Brown has won the race once the gigantic colt “gets the lead.” Those are big words from Dutrow who...

133rd Preakness Stakes

May 13/08 133rd Preakness Stakes: Pre-race coverage The glitz and glitter of Derby Day have all but gone away, no more bluegrass or derby hats, the roses have wilted away. It’s Baltimore in Maryland that...

134th Kentucky Derby

Pre-race May02/08 The term instant classic has become a favourite quip amongst sports casters and fans alike and no other North American sporting event has been able to achieve the annual success of being branned...

Big Brown wins Kentucky Derby

" LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AFP) — Big Brown defied history to win the 134th Kentucky Derby on Saturday, but the race finished under a pall as runner-up Eight Belles was euthanized.Big Brown, trained by Rick Dutrow...

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