Paul Moran at the Races

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• The tragic price of human arrogance

  Louisville, Ky. In the subdued regrouping that is for the vanquished the morning after the Kentucky Derby, the death of Eight Belles darkened the mood far beyond Churchill Downs. Hearts were heavy on Sunday morning and tears were shed everywhere. The... Posted May 04 2008, 11:48 AM by Paul Moran at the races Filed under: Kentucky Derby, Rags to Riches, Eight Belles, Ruffian, Winning Colors, Genuine RIsk

• Japan invades New York

  From NYRA After a 12-hour trans-Pacific journey, including a one-hour lay-over in Anchorage, Alaska, and a brief stint at Aqueduct to clear quarantine, Casino Drive, Champagne Squall (IRE), and Spark Candle have at last begun to settle into Barn 17 at... Posted May 03 2008, 01:53 PM by Paul Moran at the races Filed under: Rags to Riches, Belmont Stakes, Peter Pan, Jazil

• International update:

  Japanese brother to Jazil, Rags to Riches may be shipped to New York for the Belmont The New York Racing Association reports strong interest from Japanese media in anticipation that Casino Drive will be sent to the Belmont Stakes. The Kentucky-bred won... Posted Apr 09 2008, 10:51 AM by Paul Moran at the races Filed under: Rags to Riches, Hong Kong, Belmont Stakes

• Thanks for the memory

  Horses are like strawberries, they spoil easily. -- Charlie Whittingham There is no way of knowing how much is too much, what goes beyond the extraordinary to the doorstep of tragedy. All other things being equal, the quality that separates the truly... Posted Mar 25 2008, 10:45 AM by Paul Moran at the races Filed under: Rags to Riches, Todd Pletcher, Michael Tabor, Belmont Stakes

• Rags to Riches retired

  Rags to Riches, first filly in more than a century to win the Belmont Stakes and champion three-year-old filly of 2007, will be retired to Ashford Stud where she will be bred to leading sire Giant’s Causeway. Her historic victory over eventual Horse of... Posted Mar 24 2008, 01:19 PM by Paul Moran at the races Filed under: Rags to Riches, Todd Pletcher, Michael Tabor, Giants Causeway

• OTB shutdown: Yeah, that'll happen

  While the legislature in New York seems otherwise occupied, issues important to the future of the state’s racing, breeding and gambling industries fester unattended. Witness your tax dollars at work. A week before the New York Racing Association’s extension... Posted Jan 17 2008, 12:29 PM by Paul Moran at the races Filed under: Bloomberg, NHC Tour, Rags to Riches, NTRA, OTB, Daily Racing Form