Down to the Wire 

The sun was not shining brightly on the old Kentucky home on the first Saturday in May. Ominous, black clouds opened up above the Twin...

The Kentucky Derby is one of the most esteemed and illustrious sporting events in existence. It is the one race that everybody knows. It...

The week of the Kentucky Derby is finally upon us. Post positions for the grand event have been drawn, giving us a clearer picture of...

The 144th "Run for the Roses" looms at the end of the week. The depth and talent that resides among the field for this year's running is...

The earth trembled with a tremendous roar that carried from the infield all the way above the grandstand. Always Dreaming shot across the...

When you think of the Kentucky Derby, you picture a field of twenty, mighty colts storming over the track of Churchill Downs. You think...

There is nothing quite like the Kentucky Derby. Twenty of the finest thoroughbreds in the world will soon gather beneath the mighty Twins...

The 144th running of the infamous Kentucky Derby is just 13 days away. All of the final prep races have been completed and the twenty...

Dark Star came into the world in April of 1950. He was by the Australian stallion, Royal Gem II, who was imported into the United States,...

In my previous article I profiled five of the top Kentucky Derby contenders. Good Magic, Mendelssohn, Flameaway, Magnum Moon, and Justify...

All of the Kentucky Derby prep races have been completed. The coveted points have been claimed and the top contenders have stepped...

In the year of 1910, a bay colt quietly made his way into the world. He was by the stallion, McGee and out of the mare, Algie M. The colt...

Unique Bella, the darling of the California racetracks, is packing her bags and taking her show on the road for the Grade I, $700,000...

Good Magic, who had a fair share of critics after his dull effort in the Fountain of Youth Stakes, rebounded in a big way on Saturday to...

Flameaway, photo by Gary Tasich A full field of talented thoroughbreds will be lining up for Saturdays $1 million, Grade 2 Toyota Blue...

Coglianese/NYRA Photo Engage, who showed brilliant signs of potential as a two-year-old, will return to the races on Saturday in the...

Engage, who showed brilliant signs of potential as a two-year-old, will return to the races on Saturday in the Grade III, Bay Shore...

The Triple Crown is one of the most coveted, celebrated, and arduous achievements in all of sports. It is the Holy Grail of horse racing,...

Mendelssohn after winning the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, Gary Tasich photo On December 14, 2015, devastating news came from Ashford...

Always Dreaming roared into the stretch in the Kentucky Derby with a mob of horses chasing behind him. Mud sprayed up from his hooves in...