The good news is that the NTRA is taking what happened to Eight Belles in the Derby very seriously; president and CEO Alex Waldrop has a blog entry musing about how we can make racing safer (and he invites comments and suggestions). I've weighed in with quite a few already, and Green but Game has...

The Blood-Horse has a longer news release now, still giving Chelokee's odds as close to 50/50, but with a few more details about the ankle fusion he'll be undergoing in the next few days. They also note that the procedure will be similar to that got Teuflesberg safely into the breeding shed ...

Louisville, Ky. Survival is a 50-50 proposition for Chelokee, the Michael Matz-trained five-year-old injured in a race here on Friday. Chelokee, originally believed to have suffered a fracture of the right foreleg, tore the suspensory ligaments at the bottom of the limb, displacing the sesamoid bones...

...and I'm back in business (after a sojourn to DC that involved some work at Archives II , Pizzeria Paradsio , catching the Oaks on TV at a bar, Crowded House and some early trains). I'm catching up on everything happened yesterday and was obviously disturbed to hear about Chelokee's breakdown;...

The first Derby horse I have a clear picture of rooting for was Genuine Risk ; when she won, I figured this whole picking winners thing was pretty easy. The next horse I recall backing was Slew O'Gold , who finished 4th in 1983. I was back in form with Swale in 1984 (and was devastated when he died...

After a digesting a great weekend of racing with the Dubai World Cup and a fascinating Florida Derby , I have prepared for your reading pleasure the official 'If The Derby Were Saturday' list of who I'd like to see in the starting gate, along with their next (actual) start. You'll notice...