The Big Cap is truly big this year -- it equals 2002's 14-horse field as the largest in the past 25 years. In Lava Man's absence , a number of legitimate contenders have stepped into the fray -- Awesome Gem (right), Student Council and Go Between already have plenty of older-horse cred, while...

This weekend sees the rescheduled Santa Monica , featuring Hystericalady and Pussycat Doll and the Strub (with Air Commander , Great Hunter , Slew's Tizzy and Tiago all back in action) but the headline event should be the Donn Handicap . Dahaar is making his first start for Kiaran McLaughlin since...

You may recall Helen Pitts trainee Einstein's frightening fall on Preakness Day, but the good news is that he's finally coming back to the races today in an allowance (on paper, at least -- it's actually a pretty tough race ) at Gulfstream. While I don't like to see money winging its...