For fans of racing who are also bettors, the Belmont with a Triple Crown on the line is a trap race.Most followers of the sport would love to see a Triple Crown champion for the first time in 34 years, … Continue reading →

At this point, we have a pretty good idea of which brave souls will line up against I’ll Have Another in the Belmont Stakes, attempting to prolong the Triple Crown dry spell. If all the possible starters go, it appears … Continue reading →

After the Kentucky Derby, I, like many others, had doubts about whether I’ll Have Another would pull it off in Baltimore.  Did he just happen to get the best trip in the Derby and a little beginner’s luck with his … Continue reading →

An instant after I’ll Have Another crossed the finish line to win the Kentucky Derby, the first scream I heard was:  “Bodemeister will win the Preakness!”In the following days, that proclamation was also echoed by many perfectly sober people.  This … Continue reading →

One horse made the race, and ‘another’ horse won it. That about sums up a Kentucky Derby in which Bodemeister scorched the Churchill Downs track for nine and a half furlongs, leaving his frontrunning rivals wobbly-legged through the final quarter … Continue reading →

The good news for fans of horse racing is that the post position draw didn’t royally upend one of the top choices in this deep rendition of the Kentucky Derby.  Hansen supporters breathed a huge sigh of relief when their … Continue reading →

When you think about it, there really is no sporting event like the Kentucky Derby.  I’m not talking about its history or the pageantry or the tear-jerking of “My Old Kentucky Home.” I mean, literally, what other game changes its … Continue reading →

This time last year, there was already quite a bit of griping in racing publications about the quality of the 2011 3-year-old crop.  In fact, just about every year recently, the Derby contenders – as a group – have gotten … Continue reading →

Last year, the winning path to the Kentucky Derby was a short drive down I-71 from Florence, Ky., to Louisville.  Animal Kingdom’s victory in the Vinery Racing Spiral Stakes at Turfway Park propelled him to Churchill Downs glory on the … Continue reading →

Heading into Saturday’s Florida Derby, it seemed the entire racing industry was expecting something special from Union Rags.  It appeared certain the son of Dixie Union would improve off of his visually impressive Fountain of Youth victory and solidify his … Continue reading →