Fans of Barbaro (FOB) will hosting their annual Celebration of Barbaro at Delaware Park the weekend of July 12-13. Events include a Cajun/Jazz Festival in Kennett Square, Pa. at 7:30 p.m. on Friday July 11, a day at Fair Hill Training Center and a picnic at Fair Hill Stables in Maryland followed by a...

As the work week approaches and the weekend comes to a close, I thought I’d share a couple of tidbits courtesy of Ron Correll over at Tracksideview.com that I found rather interesting. Source: http://articles.tracksideview.com/2008/06/28/what-do-you-have-to-say.aspx Ron and company are looking...

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...

The major news outlets seem to be filling space while waiting for tonight's Preakness draw (and that's no bad thing, given that it highlights the sport beyond the Triple Crown to some extent). The New York Times profiles Nicanor (pictured), the full brother to Barbaro , who has recently arrived...

A recap of the race and all the events involved with the actual race it's self. I was trackside, on the rail for the 134th Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. 1) Big Brown and Eight Belles. Pictures....( read more )

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...

Deciding how to bet the Kentucky Derby can be almost as important as who will win....( read more )

Roy and Gretchen Jackson, the owners of 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro, will join Churchill Downs and Kentucky Derby Museum representatives for a news conference on Thursday, May 1, to introduce the artist that has been selected to create a permanent memorial honoring Barbaro. The Kentucky Derby...

You can (apparently) tear up any future wagers you may have had on Denis of Cork ; I can't decide whether this letter from his owner, William K. Warren, is a little too melodramatic (I didn't really need the financial details on hotel rooms, for example) or a nice opportunity to see someone take...

I stumbled upon her by accident one late evening while watching and looking for horses. She was everything you want in a girl, smart, attractive, articulate and polite. How can you pass up a spokes-model? So I took her on a date. We talked a whole lot about the Kentucky Derby and the Triple Crown, because...