2009 World Championship Superboat Races in Key West, FL.

The Annual World Championship Superboat Races were held this week in Key West, Florida. These are some of the boats, (and some of the toys the owners have), they were AWESOME! Not sure who won yet, winners will be...

Rachel Alexandra, the Great

" Rachel Alexandra, the Great Yesterday, in what is likely to be the final bow of her three year-old campaign. Out of this world filly Rachel Alexandra took on older horses for the first time in her already...

The Breeders Stakes... ...Redux... ...And The Results Are In

It's been seven days since the Breeders Stakes and quite frankly I've needed the time to allow the race to digest.  First of all... hats off to "the man in the hat" (Hall of Fame trainer Roger Attfield) who...

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...

Select Racing Club proves horseracing punters know best!

Punters of the world's first ever democratic horseracing club have got it off to a flying start with three wins in three races.  The Select Racing Club is the first club of its kind to give members real...

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 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...

A Different Kind of Race

While much of the world was keeping an eye on the 135th running of the Kentucky Derby, hundreds turned out in Baltimore, Maryland for a race of a different kind. The 11th annual Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race...

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...

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 -- Dunkirk

Dunkirk Blue Blood racer Dunkirk has his work cut out for him if he expects to showcase his immaculate lineage on May 2nd in the Kentucky. Saturdays running of the Florida Derby may be Dunkirk’s only chance to...

Lance Armstrong to have surgery Wednesday for broken collarbone

Cycling great Lance Armstrong will have surgery on Wednesday for his broken collarbone that happened when he fell in the Giro d'Italia race. New tests show many pieces of broken bone and he will have to have a...