{Friday, April 30, 2010} A DERBY ONLY A MUDDER COULD LOVE If the weathermen are right, the sun won’t shine bright on my old Kentucky home when they run for the roses tomorrow. With a forecast calling for thunderstorms all day, the 136th

{Thursday, April 29, 2010} ZITO LIKES HIS CHANCES Moments after the local mayor presented him with the Keys to the City, trainer Nick Zito yesterday stood outside his barn and suggested he just might have the keys to Saturday's Kentucky Derby,

{Wednesday, April 28, 2010} SADLER'S PHENOM READY TO BURN

John Sadler, the hottest trainer in California, is making his first major run at the Kentucky Derby this week with the best speed horse in the country, Sidney's Candy. The

{Tuesday, April 27, 2010} World of Derby difference in a day The complexion of the 136th Kentucky Derby this Saturday at Churchill Downs changed dramatically in the 24 hours ending Monday, going from a race seemingly dominated, at least

{Sunday, April 25, 2010} LOOKING AT CHURCHILL'S SPRING MEET Casting light on the view: Churchill's new permanent lights -- to be used in twilight/night sessions on four consecutive Fridays (June 11-July 2) in the spring and two in the fall--

{Friday, April 23, 2010} TIME TO CHANGE DERBY FORMULA The Breeders’ Cup may be our favorite racing event but the Kentucky Derby is our favorite horse race in all the world. But the Derby can be better and even horsemen are starting to

{Thursday, April 22, 2010} Homeboykris posts first work under Twin Spires The Richard Dutrow Jr.-trained HOMEBOYKRIS (Roman Ruler) posted a three-quarter move on Wednesday in 1:14 4/5 under jockey Julien Leparoux after the renovation

{Monday, April 19, 2010} EARNINGS RACE SET TO HIT THE WIRE With the Kentucky Derby less than two weeks away on Saturday, May 1, the focus this coming weekend falls on two events at Churchill Downs. On Saturday, in the Grade 3, $200,000

{Sunday, April 18, 2010} DERBY HOPEFULS LOOK TO MAKE "GRADE" When 20 horses break from the gate in the May 1 Kentucky Derby, there's a good chance some of the nation's top 3-year-olds will spend "the most exciting two minutes in sports"

{Friday, April 16, 2010} THE BIG THREE The way I look at it, the 2010 Kentucky Derby winner probably will be one of the Big Three -- Eskendereya, Lookin At Lucky or Sidney's Candy.

I am willing to take my chances with the Big Three

{Thursday, April 15, 2010} A TOP-HEAVY FIELD SHAPES UP FOR DERBY The field for the 136th running of the Kentucky Derby is finally taking shape, and the most obvious conclusion so far is that it is going to be a rich bunch. Spots in the starting

{Tuesday, April 13, 2010} THE ROAD TO THE TRIPLE CROWN: DERBY TOP TEN It looks better and better each time I watch it, this Arkansas Derby. No, I don’t think it’ll produce the Kentucky Derby winner, but I expect several horses coming out

{Monday, April 12, 2010} LONGSHOTS UPSET DERBY PICTURE Normally, a horse that wins a Grade 1 in his final Kentucky Derby prep gets ranked near the top of the Derby Dozen. But what happened Saturday in the $750,000 Blue Grass and the $1

{Sunday, April 11, 2010} SATURDAY PREP RECAP LINE OF DAVID WINS AT ARKANSAS Red-hot trainer John Sadler captured the $1 million Arkansas Derby (gr. I) (VIDEO) with front-running upsetter Line of David at Oaklawn Park April

{Friday, April 09, 2010} PLEASANT PRINCE'S OWNER HOPES EXTRA WORK PAYS OFF He held court at Keeneland on Wednesday, Ken Ramsey was his usual enthusiastic self, happily doling out anecdotes while dutifully fielding every question that came

{Thursday, April 08, 2010} Zenyatta owns every possible edge Any way you measure it, Zenyatta towers over her four rivals Friday in the Grade 1, $500,000 Apple Blossom at Oaklawn Park. She has never been beaten in 15 starts. They have been

{Monday, April 05, 2010} Eskendereya: Yes, he's for real As much as jockey John Velazquez was looking behind him aboard Eskendereya in the stretch of Saturday's $750,000 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct, no one could fault him if he spent part

{Sunday, April 04, 2010} ESKENDEREYA IS LIKELY DERBY FAVORITE Shortly after Eskendereya pulled away from an overwhelmed Wood Memorial field in New York and established himself as the early Kentucky Derby favorite, 10 horses edged into the

{Friday, April 02, 2010} IF DERBY WAS TODAY, ESKENDEREYA COULD BE SHUT OUT Todd Pletcher told a national teleconference this week that he has seven, possibly eight, Kentucky Derby starters in his stable. But perhaps the best of all, Fountain

{Thursday, April 01, 2010} ILLINOIS DERBY PREVIEW Graded stakes winners Backtalk and American Lion are among eight three-year-olds entered for Saturday’s $500,000 Illinois Derby (G3) at Hawthorne Race Course. The Illinois Derby is one of