Superfecta is back from the shore and back to (almost) normal business, although this will still be something of an odd week. Curlin had his final work for his turf debut earlier; the Man O' War is still the preferred option, and it seems that the details of his New York license will be worked out...

If you are looking for a lift or a good laugh. Enjoy a few minutes of quality video goodness....( read more )

Have we had enough yet? A horse trained by Rick Dutrow, the Darth Vader of racing, tests positive for twice the prescribed limit of clenbuterol in Kentucky. A Steve Asmussen-trained horse tests positive for lidocaine in Texas. Jeremy Rose slashes a mare across the eye in a race at Delaware Park and is...

An anonymous poster left a link to this youtube video in my last post. I thought it was funny enough to share with you all on Friday morning. It features Curlin and Big Brown talking a bit of “smack talk” to each other. My favorite moments: Big Brown to Curlin: “One of us got beat by...

What a difference a week makes. On June 8, Big Brown’s collapse at Belmont made page 1 of the overwhelming majority of American newspapers at which editors anticipated a different outcome. The New York Racing Association issued 1,300 media credentials. Four New York dailies, combined, sent more than...

This is what the real deal looks like. Kent Desormeaux has a lot more to say about the Belmont now -- but frankly, I'll take Curlin over his horse any day. What was his name again? More on the rest of the day later..

Screw Hooters , UPS and Woodford Reserve -- this is more like it : Suffolk Downs has announced that the purse for this year’s Massachusetts Handicap will be $5 million if Big Brown wins the Triple Crown and both he and 2007 Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) winner Curlin remain unbeaten in 2008, and go on...

I’ve got a special post for you guys tonight, and one that brings me a great deal of joy to share. As many of you know, if there’s one guy out there who has inspired me the most through his passion for the sport of thoroughbred horse racing- it’s Ron Correll. Indeed, one might reasonably...

After speaking with owner Mike Iavarone, I now believe we have a good chance of seeing Big Brown on the racetrack after the Belmont...( read more )

After a lackluster performance in the Peter Pan, I'm not sure what to make of Tomcito at this point; I hope he's not following in the Declan's Moon path of 2-year-old domination, then regular bullet works, but no wins come the afternoon (although at least Declan's Moon had a long injury...