{Monday, February 28, 2011} 10 EARLY DERBY CONTENDERS Uncle Mo
Why he will win: He loves Churchill Downs. Won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile there in a laugher.
Why he won't: OK, Street Sense

{Tuesday, February 22, 2011} Archarcharch golden in Southwest The even-money favorite in the January 17 Smarty Jones S. at Oaklawn, Robert Yagos' ARCHARCHARCH (Arch) took the unusual strategy of dueling for the lead before wilting to fourth,

{Monday, February 21, 2011} Keertana quickens best in The Very One Although Chilean superstar Belle Watling (Chi) (Dushyantor) set snail-like splits in Sunday's $98,000 The Very One S. (G3) at Gulfstream Park, she was unable to punch home in

{Sunday, February 20, 2011} Macho flexes muscle in Risen Star Rather than staying home at Gulfstream Park to face the impressive To Honor and Serve (Bernardini) for a third time in next Saturday's Fountain of Youth S. (G2), trainer Kathy Ritvo

{Friday, February 18, 2011} HANDICAPPING INSIGHTS The first pool of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager is this weekend and like any other pari-mutuel betting pool, there could be some value in it. Don't listen to the critics of the Future Wager.

{Thursday, February 17, 2011} A DERBY DOZEN 1 Uncle Mo
Pletcher got a bit more than he expected when the Derby favorite breezed a half in :47 2/5 in his third work back. Pletcher was looking for :48 and change, but what's

{Tuesday, February 15, 2011} Risen Star, Rachel Alexandra top preview day Saturday's Louisiana Derby Preview Day at Fair Grounds will live up to its billing with six stakes, four which are graded and serve as the final preps for the

{Monday, February 14, 2011} ANTHONY'S CROSS MAY AWAIT SANTA ANITA DERBY Anthony';s Cross, the winner of the Grade 2 Robert Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita on Saturday, may not start again until the $1 million Santa Anita Derby on April 9, trainer

{Friday, February 11, 2011} GULFSTREAM PARK SPRINT PREVIEW No trainer likes to draw the rail in a sprint race of any distance or caliber, let alone in a Grade 2 stakes with a horse who has a history of issues at the gate. But when that horse

{Thursday, February 10, 2011} Brethren to make stakes debut in Sam F. Davis Having a seasonal debut over the deep, tiring Tampa Bay Downs strip worked out pretty well in the long run for eventual Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Super Saver last

{Monday, February 07, 2011} SUPER ESPRESSO WINS THE SKY BEAUTY Super Espresso was super determined to win on Super Bowl Sunday. Needing virtually the entire length of Aqueduct’s inner track stretch to do it, Super Espresso, under Junior

{Sunday, February 06, 2011} GIANT OAK WINS THE DONN Giant Oak, whose career had consisted of a series of close calls and near misses in graded stakes until he was placed first via disqualification in the Grade 1 Clark Handicap in his 2010 finale,

{Friday, February 04, 2011} AN EARLY DERBY TOP 10 It's the first week of February, with a large portion of the country buried in snow. Now that the Eclipse Awards are in the rear view mirror, many racing fans are turning their attention to

{Tuesday, February 01, 2011} NICK ZITO HAS A 1-2 PUNCH IN THE DONN After knocking off the first major jewel on the road to this year's Florida Derby here Sunday with Dialed In's victory in the Grade 3 Holy Bull, trainer Nick Zito will try to