A eulogy for Broodmare of the Year Leslie’s Lady
Broodmare of the Year Leslie’s Lady passed away Monday at the age of 26. Yet the doyenne of Fred Mitchell’s Clarkland Farm will live long in pedigrees. […]
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Classifying the Triple Crown winners: Four categories of champions
In addition to the blockbuster Arkansas Derby Day at Oaklawn Park, Saturday offers a virtual treat in the form of the “Kentucky Derby: Triple Crown Showdown.” The computer-simulated race, pitting the 13 Triple Crown champions […]
Triple Crown winners clash in virtual Kentucky Derby on May 2
The 2020 Kentucky Derby (G1) is postponed until Sept. 5, but the first Saturday in May will still be observed with Churchill Downs offering daylong festivities for fans at home, highlighted by a virtual clash […]
King for a Day runs down Maximum Security, Mucho Gusto prevails over Roadster
A pair of stakes contests on Sunday featured the returns of disqualified Kentucky Derby winner Maximum Security and also-ran Roadster, but neither were able to score in their respective races. First up in the $150,000 […]
Roadster back in Affirmed
The Kentucky Derby didn’t work out as planned but Santa Anita Derby (G1) winner Roadster can still make an impact in the second half of the season. He will get back to action in Sunday’s […]
Five historical disqualifications that remain controversial
What DQs in horse racing have stood the test of time? The decision that awarded Saturday’s Kentucky Derby (G1) victory to Country House will be talked of for years to come. While they did not […]
Lecomte: The short life but long legacy of a Louisiana racing hero
The only horse to beat the legendary racing icon Lexington About a 10 min. read. For today’s racing fans, the name Lecomte signifies the first of the Fair Grounds scoring races offering points toward the […]
Why Accelerate deserves R-E-S-P-E-C-T in Horse of the Year debate
The recently departed Aretha Franklin famously sang of R-E-S-P-E-C-T. If history is any guide, Accelerate might not get the amount he is potentially due when it comes time to count votes for 2018 Horse of […]
Post-Pegasus retirement for Gun Runner avoids historical risks
The announcement Tuesday afternoon that likely Horse of the Year Gun Runner would race once more before standing the 2018 breeding season at Three Chimneys Farm came as no surprise. Presently at the Versailles, Kentucky, […]
Soutache just gets up in Affirmed; Starship Bonita upsets Susan’s Girl
Goldmark Farm’s homebred Soutache finished third in the August 5 Dr. Fager division of the Florida Sire Stakes series at Gulfstream Park, but on Saturday turned the tables on that race’s top pair when capturing […]