LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Here we go again! Kentucky Derby 137 goes off at 6:30 p.m. ET and I'll be in the saddle on Master of Hounds. Someone asked me how much importance I put on being able to ride a horse in a workout before a race, since I haven't been ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Happy Kentucky Oaks day! Yes, there is another race besides the Derby, and for 3-year-old fillies, this is it. I won the race in 2007 with Rags to Riches, and there's nothing like being so proud of a filly for laying it down on ...

LOUISVILLE, KY -- I drew a great post position tonight on Master of Hounds. Leaving from the 11 hole, we're not too far inside, not too far outside. We're right in the middle of the field and of course we'll have to make our own trip just like from ...

LOUISVILLE, KY -- Last week we were pretty much on pins and needles coming down to the remaining few days before the Kentucky Derby, not quite exactly sure if we had a mount. It's a lot different than last year, when I rode Lookin at Lucky and we ...

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. -- As one reader commented on my last entry, so much happened on the Kentucky Derby prep scene in less than a week. To Honor And Serve was sidelined with an injury, Silver Medallion finished fourth in the Santa Anita Derby, and ...

ARCADIA, Calif. -- I hit the Kentucky Derby prep circuit hardcore this season, all with different horses. I rode Sway Away in the Rebel at Oaklawn Park, Wilkinson in the Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds Race Course and To Honor and Serve in the ...

It's hard to believe this is my final post of the year. I haven't written since my reflections on the Breeders' Cup Classic, mostly because that was the highlight of the season -- not to mention a highlight of my career. It's pretty hard to top a ...

LOUISVILLE, KY -- I haven't sat on a horse since I sat on Blame in the Churchill Downs winner's circle after the Breeders' Cup Classic.People say, "Oh, poor Garrett, you hurt your shoulder!"But it's kind of funny. I never have time to really take a ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Happy Breeders' Cup draw day! Before the draw, everyone is waiting to figure out how things will work out -- who's going to be where, how the races are going to shape up in terms of which horses will have to send and which horses ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- It's that time of year again, turning the corner to Breeders' Cup week. I've been staying up in Louisville during Keeneland's fall meet, so I've had a chance to feel the buzz that's been mounting as the World Championships draw ...