Derby showdown: Baffert vs. Baffert
It's good to be Bob Baffert. Last weekend, the Hall of Fame trainer served noticed that he just might have the favorite for the Kentucky Derby when h…
Changes pay off for Frosted, McLaughlin
NEW YORK -- Starting from scratch can be a risky proposition, especially when the Kentucky Derby is rapidly approaching on the horizon. Yet Kiaran McL…
It's Materiality vs. The Curse
As another wild day on the Road to the Kentucky Derby came to a revealing end, an ages-old debate was rekindled. It's one that's more than three time…
Upstart hopes to make it 'official' this time
It would be easy to paint Saturday's $1 million Florida Derby as Round Two in a budding rivalry between Upstart and Itsaknockout. They met for the fi…
A special day for American Pharoah
Only a special race horse can relegate the seasonal debut -- and stunning loss -- of an undisputed champion into an afterthought. American Pharoah see…
'CC' and El Kabeir an unlikely duo
On the surface, El Kabeir might be as unlikely a Kentucky Derby prospect as you'll ever find. His jockey is 54-years-old and has never ridden in the …
Time to R-E-L-A-X about stewards
Saturday, February 21 at Gulfstream Park was the kind of day that served as a billboard for what fans love best about the sport. It was a warm, sunny…
Another long and winding road to the Derby
Each year at this time of, that long and winding road that Paul McCartney and the Beatles sang about back in 1970 should be offered up as a reminder t…
Veering off the natural path to the Derby
There was a prep race on Saturday that provided its winner with 10 valuable points in the Road to the Kentucky Derby points chase. That alone gives t…
His career is Far From Over
The frozen tundra of Aqueduct's inner track is hardly a revered proving ground for Kentucky Derby royalty. Since its opening in the mid 1970's, the o…
