KENTUCKY DERBY 2022
( culture / sports / horseracing / triplecrown )

Who You Got? The First Saturday in May is this weekend. Place your bets! I like 3, 12, 13, 6, in that order, but will probably hedge my bets (no pun intended) and play that as a four-way exacta box so it doesn’t mat... read more

KENTUCKY DERBY 2021
( culture / sports / horseracing / triplecrown )

Well, the First Saturday in May has come and gone, and all I can say is I am glad I could not get the online betting to work. I would have lost it all. I never let myself get out of control, but did have a $100 allowance. Onl... read more

BREEDERS CUP 2020
( culture / sports / horseracing )

The Breeders Cup is happening today! And yesterday, but we missed that. Today is the big day, anyway. I am really looking forward to the Classic, the final race. Some big names. ... read more

HARNESS RACING LEGEND, BILLY DIRECT
( culture / sports / horseracing )

I just learned that a harness racing legend, Billy Direct, was born near where I live. I just thought that was pretty cool. See ... read more

KENTUCKY DERBY (2020)
( culture / sports / horseracing / triplecrown )

""Thousand Words" upset Honor A. P. in the Shared Belief Stakes on Saturday at Del Mar and got a Beyer Speed Figure of 104, all of which prompted Marty McGee of Daily Racing Form to cut his odds to 12-1 from last week's... read more

BELMONT STAKES TO BE RUN FIRST IN TRIPLE CROWN THIS YEAR
( culture / sports / horseracing / triplecrown )

Horse racing fans will not be denied the Triple Crown this year, even though the order of races will be different. Instead of having the Kentucky Derby, which will take place on Sept. 5, kick off the Triple Crown ... read more

KENTUCKY DERBY POSTPONED
( culture / sports / horseracing / triplecrown )

This is a first, as far as we know. No, we didn't research it. We don't do a lot of research here. ) Anyway... ... read more

DERBY THIS SATURDAY
( culture / sports / horseracing / triplecrown )

Here are my picks for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby: WIN - Cutting Humor (because I have that); PLACE - Country House (because I want that); and SHOW - War of Will (becaus... read more

AMERICAN PHAROAH VS. SECRETARIAT, WHO WOULD WIN?
( culture / sports / horseracing )

Interesting!The 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah ran the sixth-fastest Belmont Stakes ever, but if he was racing against Secretariat’s ... read more

THE ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY (2015)
( culture / sports / horseracing / triplecrown )

The 20 three-year-olds to make the starting gate in the Kentucky Derby are determined by the Road to the Kentucky D... read more

AMERICAN RACEHORSE, CIGAR, DIES AT AGE 24
( culture / sports / horseracing )

Sad news. He was one of the greats. We saw him in retirement at ... read more

CALIFORNIA CHROME, A HORSE OF A UNITING COLOR
( culture / sports / horseracing )

They have a 77-year-old trainer who thought his big-time days were over, and a jockey who grew up afraid of horses. They pulled California Chrome’s name out of Coburn’s cowboy hat. If not for the luck of the draw the ho... read more

HOLLYWOOD PARK, WHAT A RUN IT HAD
( culture / sports / horseracing )

Today (December 22, 2013) is the last day of racing at Hollywood Park before it's torn down. It's sad, but that part of town has been "the 'hood" for several decades now, so it's no surprise no one wanted to go there. I ... read more

MUCHO MACHO MAN GROOVES TO HIS SONG
( culture / sports / horseracing )

Breeder’s Cup Classic winner Mucho Macho Man grooves to his song. It was apparently r... read more

TRAVERS STAKES (2013)
( culture / sports / horseracing )

Several big name horses in it this year:Verrazano, Haskell winner Palace Malice, Belmont and Jim Dandy winner Orb, ... read more

DERBY RESULTS (2013)
( culture / sports / horseracing / triplecrown )

Florida Derby winner Orb won today's Kentucky Derby in "the slop." But you've probably already he... read more

KENTUCKY DERBY-RELATED PAGES (2013)
( culture / sports / horseracing / triplecrown )

Where to keep up or catch up on the upcoming Derby:espn.go /horse-racing/triplecrown2013/ ... read more

ROAD TO THE TRIPLE CROWN (2013)
( culture / sports / horseracing / triplecrown )

The Triple Crown 2013 - ESPN. I always try and follow these preludes to the Kentucky Derby so that I hav... read more

KENTUCKY OAKS & DERBY (2013)
( culture / sports / horseracing / triplecrown )

2013 Kentucky Oaks & Derby May 3 and 4, 2013 Tickets, Events, News. Time to start watching the Derby "prep" races so y... read more

BRISNET TOP 10 KENTUCKY DERBY CONTENDERS (2011)
( culture / sports / horseracing / triplecrown )

Brisnet Top 10 Kentucky Derby Contenders Here’s the curre... read more

KENTUCKY OAKS & DERBY (2011)
( culture / sports / horseracing / triplecrown )

Kentucky Oaks amp; Derby (2011) Time to start watching the races leading up to the Kentucky Derby so I have a clue who to bet on on Derby Day, May 7th. ... read more

ZENYATTA LOST
( culture / sports / horseracing )

Zenyatta lost by half a head!This is the Breeder’s Cup Classic I’m talking about. I thought she was hurt or ... read more

KENTUCKY DERBY (2008)
( culture / sports / horseracing / triplecrown )

Here’s a list of possible starters for next week’s Kentucky Derby: Derby... read more

THE BREEDERS CUP AT GULFSTREAM PARK
( life / travel / usa / horseracing )

I flew from Nashville to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida for the Breeders Cup horse races at Gulfstream Park (actually Hallandale)... read more

A DAY AT THE RACES
( culture / writing / stories / horseracing )

from 1994The first Saturday in May. What does this date mean to you? Probably nothing, except that Spring has finally arrived, unless you live in California where it’s been Spring already for two months or more - real... read more