kentucky-derby Stories - And Down The Stretch They Come
How hardcore of a gambler are you?
Horseplayers come in all shapes and sizes. Some of us play every day, some every weekend, others every once and a while. There are times when it can be difficult to identify where you fit ...
Around the Backstretch
An assortment of news and notes from around the world of horse racing: North America St Trinians to rest for 2011 campaign - ESPN"St Trinians will miss the $300,000 Clement Hirsch Stakes at Del Mar on...
It's been 32 years...who should have won the Triple Crown?
There might not be a horse going for the Triple Crown this year, but that doesn't mean we can't reminisce about past near-misses. Below is a list of the horses that have been denied thoroughbred...
2010 Preakness: Derby Winners and New Shooters
One of the biggest keys to deciphering the Preakness each year is deterring how good or vulnerable you think the Derby winner is, and figuring out which of the new shooters is a legitimate threat to w...
Why horse racing is different
Yesterday, over at the home page of the mother ship, SBNation.com, there was a post asking the question as to whether it was appropriate for grown men to wear jerseys at sporting events. (P...
2010 Preakness Contenders: A Quick Look (Updated)
It's a fairly slow week in the world of horse racing, especially in terms of high level stakes competition. In order to help pass the time until Preakness week I'm going to take a quick look at ...
Entries for Grade 2 Dwyer Stakes
Turf Melody was mentioned as a possible Preakness starter at Pimlico but will take a shot in the Dwyer instead. Drosselmeyer, a contender for the Kenturkcy Derby earlier this spring, resurfaces ...
Weekend Stakes Results
A quick overview of the graded stakes winners from Friday and Saturday, along with there Beyer figure (from the DRF). The top performance of the weekend (in terms of the Beyer number), came fro...
Jockey/Trainer Quotes form the non-winners
Churchill Downs put out a release that provides quotes from each jockey and trainer from the horses that finished second through 20th in Saturday's Derby. A few of the highlights: John Sadler on...
Possible Preakness Runners
The Daily Racing Form had an article yesterday listing out the possible runners for The Preakness on May 14th. Of the horses that ran in the Derby, the DRF speculates that six may enter at ...
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