While perusing my local old-money magazine (everyone has one of those, right?), I came across on article on racing partnerships. Granted, I live in a fairly horsey area (what with the Devon Horse Show being a major event on the both the social and barn set calendars), but it still struck me as unusual...

You may have noticed the new box on the right proclaiming ' Take Back The Race ' and wondered precisely what that meant. Well, in conjunction with some of my fellow (mostly female) TBA members (check Green But Game for more details), we've suggested some alternatives to the plans announced...

The Derby trail heats up this weekend with the Louisiana Derby ; Pyro is back (and even has his own Wikipedia entry ) and faces Majestic Warrior and Tale of Ekati , both of whom I have very much been looking forward to seeing. Blackberry Road seems to be a cut below the top class, but you never know...

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...

After having more time to mull it over, I've come to the conclusion that there are quite a few things I don't like about the new Breeders' Cup setup (although I'm obviously in favor of making the Friday races mean more), but also that there are some good solutions possible. Major Bad...