Lists are big these days and I’ll give you 12 reasons why… no, I’m kidding. But it does amaze me how often we gravitate to someone’s thoughts if — and only if — they are enumerated. Hear a...
If anyone thought that somehow, by virtue of champion Songbird’s defection from Friday’s $1 million Kentucky Oaks (GI) due to illness, that the race lost its luster, nothing could be further from ...
With all of the major pre-race workouts completed, the anticipation for the Kentucky Derby post position draw (Wednesday, 5:30 pm ET, NBC Sports Network) is all that’s left between handicappers and ...
In this video feature — don’t worry, it’s short and littered with gratuitous nudity — I dole out numerous Kentucky Derby betting nuggets and offer my top win contenders (short list) and win pr...
It is tough for first-crop stallions to get anywhere near the Kentucky Derby, but Uncle Mo, 2015 Champion First Crop Sire, has three Kentucky Derby contenders. It is tough to think of stallions that h...
Holy mother of work clusters! April 29 was described as having a “flurry” of Kentucky Derby workers, but I’d say it was more of a blizzard. Among the many, many workers, were Suddenbreakingnews,...
Thoroughbred horse racing in America has been lucky over the last couple of years. The last two winners of the Kentucky Derby went on to the Belmont Stakes with a chance for the Triple Crown. Californ...
Tom Amoss has been training horses since 1987 and has banked nearly $87 million in purses, winning over 3,200 races in about 12,600 tries. An LSU grad, he started his career in Louisiana and has had h...
Of all the great mysteries in the world — the origin of the stone statues on Easter Island, the existence/location of the Holy Grail, the person(s) responsible for letting the dogs out — few have ...
From four starters in his own name so far in the Kentucky Derby (GI), Dallas Stewart has sent out two second-place finishers — Golden Soul in 2013 and Commanding Curve in 2014. But that’s not to s...
