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...

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 -- 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...

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...

Cuba and Japan To Square Off In Round 2 Grudge Match

Zoltan Black reporting from The World Baseball Classic...   A less than stellar Cuban National Squad routed the home-side Mexico on their way to claiming first place in Group B and securing a blockbuster...

Cries of Patria o Muerte: The Cuban baseball revolution continues

Zoltan Black reporting from the World Baseball Classic... ...   With cries of Patria o Muerte the Cuban baseball revolution continued. A classy well collected Cuban National team lead from gate to wire in...

Updated:More Road to the Kentucky Derby..Fountain of Youth Stakes

Trapped at the office for the Fountain of Youth It’s funny how the wind of change blow....this time yesterday I was under the impression that I’d be spending my Saturday afternoon eating cheese doodles,...

Baseball America's Top 100 Prospects......17-year-old Mets Phenom

On Tuesday morning Baseball America unveiled their annual list of the Top 100 Major League Baseball Prospects. MLB Playoff standout David Price of the Tampa Bay Rays, who threw 12 strikeouts for the Rays during...

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...