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We have met the enemy and ....

The shrill noise in the background comes from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, which claims a membership of 1.8 million habitués of the lunatic fringe and is planning a demonstration at the Preakness. Caution: The neighborhood adjacent to Pimlico is not exactly Rodeo Drive or one of those...

Posted to Paul Moran at the Races (Weblog) by Anonymous on Thu, May 8 2008
Get a grip; move on

Let’s take a deep breath here and put the tragedy thing in perspective. You want tragedy. On a flight from Louisville to New York on Monday, I read a piece in the New Yorker about trafficking in humans, women forced into prostitution in an array of nations not excluding the United States of America,...

Posted to Paul Moran at the Races (Weblog) by Anonymous on Tue, May 6 2008
Still the greatest game played outdoors

Every horse and every rider goes into every race run anywhere in the world at risk of injury, sometimes fatal. It is an unavoidable if heart-wrenching part of racing, which goes on today with a heavy heart after the death of Eight Belles, the filly, in the 134th Kentucky Derby while in the face of a...

Posted to Paul Moran at the Races (Weblog) by Anonymous on Mon, May 5 2008
Derby Thoughts - One Day After

A shout out to Rick Dutrow Jr., overwhelming sadness regarding Eight Belles, and other random thoughts from Kentucky Derby 134....( read more )

Posted to Triple Crown Talk (Weblog) by Anonymous on Sun, May 4 2008
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 filly’s death after a courageous performance when...

Posted to Paul Moran at the Races (Weblog) by Anonymous on Sun, May 4 2008
RIP Eight Belles - a moment of reflection

Time to step back for a moment and pay tribute to Eight Belles. No words or commentary from me. I’ll let her tell the story: Video#1 - Video made by BitterSweet2525 on youtube. Video #2 -made by rachellevine on youtube Video #3 -made by Carlykaiser on youtube.

Posted to The Aspiring Horseplayer (Weblog) by Anonymous on Sun, May 4 2008
Destination Derby: Day 3 Recap Part 1

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 )

Posted to Adam's Turf (Weblog) by Anonymous on Sun, May 4 2008
Kentucky Derby 134 Delivers Positive On-Track Results

The largest Kentucky Derby crowd of the 21st century gathered under the historic Twin Spires to watch undefeated Derby favorite Big Brown power through the stretch and dominate a full field of 20 horses in the Grade I Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands. read more

Posted to Kentucky Derby (Weblog) by Anonymous on Sat, May 3 2008
Big Brown Wins Kentucky Derby; Eight Belles Euthanized

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. The famous line from Dickens could not ring any truer for the post race atmosphere at Churchill Downs following the 134th Kentucky Derby. The overwhelming favorite, Big Brown, turned in a jaw-dropping performance en route to a crushing victory ...

Posted to The Aspiring Horseplayer (Weblog) by Anonymous on Sat, May 3 2008
Derby-day notes: Chelokee's survival 50/50

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...

Posted to Paul Moran at the Races (Weblog) by Anonymous on Sat, May 3 2008

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