Welcome to the newcomers
BALTIMORE, MD -- Word in the press box regarding all new shooters for Saturday's 137th running of the Preakness Stakes: they've got no shot. Word in…
A happy Cinco de Mayo
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Make sure you know how to pronounce Gutierrez, and memorize how to spell it, too. You haven't heard the last of a young jockey wi…
Rosie makes history
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- They've run the Kentucky Oaks for 138 years. It only took Rosie Napravnik two to get it won. Last year, Napravnik became the thir…
A wish come true
LOUISVILLE, KY -- She sat tall in the saddle, the girl we know simply as Hope. It had been a busy Wednesday morning at Churchill Downs, with visits to…
Bodemeister smelling roses
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. -- Sunday morning on the backside, and Bodemeister was standing in the same stall we found him in Saturday at the same time -- but n…
Enough said
STICKNEY, IL -- The guys were lost. They were looking for directions. First time to Hawthorne Race Course and where's an owner supposed to park the ca…
Enjoying 3-year-old 'Bourbon'
It is a well-known fact among horsemen at Fair Grounds Race Course that one of the season's most talented 3-year-olds has yet to make his second start…
Zenyatta's foal and good news for fans
LEXINGTON, KY -- He was born as a full moon shone over the bluegrass, and those who anxiously awaited his arrival thrilled at the news, finally here -…
Backing a Winner
ARCADIA, Calif. -- How did Bob Fletcher come to dedicate his life to a nonprofit called the Winner's Foundation? Here's a simple answer: He was too …
Will Derby Dreams come true?
"The road to the Kentucky Derby is like NCAA basketball," Bryan Sullivan remarked one morning after El Padrino's solid Gulfstream allowance score. "…
