May 2008

5/7/08 Last updated: 5/6/08 6:40 PM CHURCHILL DOWNS NOTEBOOK MAY 7, 2008 by John Mucciolo More than 157,000 were in attendance on Saturday, the second-largest crowd ever to witness […]

5/7/08 Last updated: 5/6/08 6:57 PM Khalid Abdullah’s FAMOUS NAME (Dansili [GB]) will likely bypass Sunday’s Poule d’Essai des Poulains (Fr-G1) at Longchamp in favor of the May 24 Irish equivalent […]

5/7/08 Last updated: 5/6/08 6:55 PM Goffs stage their inaugural Flat Breeze-Up Sale at Dundalk Wednesday, with a catalogue of 110 lots including  representatives of Acclamation, Danetime, Galileo (Ire), Invincible Spirit, […]

5/7/08 Last updated: 5/6/08 6:22 PM COMMENTARY MAY 7, 2008 Work remains for Big Brown by John Mucciolo One can’t help but be impressed with the emphatic victory put […]

5/7/08 Last updated: 5/7/08 12:14 PM The field set to test undefeated Kentucky Derby (G1) winner BIG BROWN (Boundary) continues to change as the connections of some three-year-olds weigh a start […]

5/7/08 Last updated: 5/6/08 6:57 PM The pace steadied at the Inglis Newmarket sale complex Tuesday when 75 mares went under the hammer at an average of A$7,563 for total receipts of […]

5/7/08 Last updated: 5/6/08 1:57 PM The following is a statement from Churchill Downs Inc. President and CEO Bob Evans on the loss of EIGHT BELLES (Unbridled’s Song): “The entire Churchill […]

5/6/08 Last updated: 5/5/08 5:26 PM Buyers from right throughout Australia as well as South Africa, New Zealand and Malaysia ensured a strong opening day of the Inglis Easter Broodmare Sale […]

5/6/08 Last updated: 5/5/08 5:40 PM Stefan Friborg’s One Thousand Guineas (Eng-G1) winner NATAGORA (Divine Light) was reported to have come out of the Newmarket classic well and has a range […]

5/6/08 Last updated: 5/5/08 7:11 PM Big Brown surveys the garland of Derby roses (Charles Pravata/Horsephotos.com) BIG BROWN (Boundary) could become […]