Totally Awesome
They call Awesome Gem a "working man's horse." A look at the stats tells you why. Consider: forty-four starts for West Point Thoroughbreds, 32 in gra…
Glass half empty?
Horse racing is graced with a unique bunch of fans and figures. Our eternal longings for unbeaten champions, a Triple Crown winner, and the second com…
A baseball player's guide to horse racing
BALTIMORE, Md. -- At 6:21 p.m. Saturday, the Baltimore Orioles will be on the field at Camden Yards, facing the Washington Nationals after consecutive…
Writing to win
LOUISVILLE, KY -- Animal Kingdom will win the Kentucky Derby. I know this because I didn't write a feature about him. Don't get me wrong. It's not a…
The Good Looker Report
LOUISVILLE, KY -- One of my favorite parts of Kentucky Derby season is an unpredictable moment. It might happen twice, it might happen six times, in t…
High hopes for Surfer Girl
LEXINGTON, KY -- On a mostly grey day in the Blue Grass, a brilliant bay filly stood outside a modest barn about 15 minutes away from Keeneland Race…
"The Foal Project"
NORTH CHATHAM, NY -- In the early hours of a quiet New York morning, photographer Lisa Miller sits outside a stall at Waldorf Farm. She is waiting, as…
From Fair Grounds
NEW ORLEANS, LA -- Al Stall Jr. stood by the rail at Fair Grounds one January morning and watched a big bay colt go through his paces. The trainer did…
Just Might
NEW ORLEANS, LA -- Word has it down in New Orleans that a young bay filly will make her first start at Fair Grounds Race Course this Sunday. "She's …
Love of the game
"Just curious -- when was the last time you placed a bet? How much money did you push through the pari-mutuel windows in 2010? How much longer do you …
