{Friday, May 30, 2008} Elusive Triple Crown: 6 Near-Misses A nose. That's all that separated Real Quiet from racing immortality. He was beaten by the smallest of margins in the 1998 Belmont Stakes (gr. I), a grueling race that has done in the Triple Crown

{Wednesday, May 28, 2008} 'BIG' MORNING RUN FOR AILING CHAMP May 28, 2008 -- Four days ago, Big Brown's Triple Crown hopes tottered on the brink after he popped a quarter crack in his left front foot, jeopardizing his run in the June 7 Belmont Stakes. Yesterday

{Tuesday, May 27, 2008} RACING'S EYES ON BIG BROWN The Big Brown camp remained confident yesterday that the Triple Crown contender is on target for the June 7 Belmont Stakes despite popping a slight quarter crack in his left front foot last Friday. "Other

{Monday, May 26, 2008} UH-OH! 'BIG' HURTS HOOF
CRACK 'MINOR,' SHOULDN'T AFFECT BELMONT May 26, 2008 -- Don't panic yet, racing fans, but Big Brown's Triple Crown coronation in the June 7 Belmont Stakes might hang in the balance. The hero of the Kentucky

{Sunday, May 25, 2008} Mauralakana Explodes in Sheepshead Bay

Robert Scarborough's Mauralakana continued her outstanding season May 24 at Belmont Park when she burst to the lead in upper stretch in the $150,000 Sheepshead Bay Handicap

{Friday, May 23, 2008} Jim Hurley Racing Network
Under The Shedrow
(Volume X - Number 26)
Friday, May 23

From coast-to-coast, the Memorial Day weekend has always been one of the more exciting and profitable

{Thursday, May 22, 2008} Dutrow Discusses Curlin, Prado's Ride Big Brown began his early preparations for the June 7 Belmont Stakes (gr. I) by jogging once around Belmont Park's 1 1/2-mile main track shortly after 6 a.m. on May 21. It was the first time

{Tuesday, May 20, 2008} CHAMP HITS TOWN BIG BROWN RETURNS TO HIS BIG APPLE HOME When Big Brown left New York for Florida last winter, he had one start, one win, and two bad front feet. Although the young colt garnered some attention winning his debut at

{Friday, May 16, 2008} LOOKING FOR A MAGIC TWIST IN BALTIMORE...TWELVE HOPING FOR SECOND DELIVERY (OR BETTER ?) IN PREAKNESS 133 By Jim Hurley: For a few days after the Kentucky Derby, while the racing world was trying

{Friday, May 16, 2008}

{Wednesday, May 14, 2008} Preakness Hopefuls Make Their Way To Pimlico ZITO VOICES HIS CONCERNS FOR HORSES AND RACING BIG BROWN - Before leaving for Maryland, the Kentucky Derby winner made one

{Sunday, May 11, 2008} Casino Drive Spectacular in Peter Pan Should Big Brown go on to take the May 17 Preakness Stakes (gr. I), for the fourth time this decade Thoroughbred racing fans will be buzzing over a possibility of the first Triple Crown winner

{Friday, May 09, 2008} First Preakness Contender Hits Pimlico Sixteen hours after arriving at Pimlico, Bear Stables' Kentucky Bear was on the track with assistant trainer and exercise rider Cassie Garcia in preparation for the May 17 Preakness

{Thursday, May 08, 2008} PREAKNESS REPORT BIG BROWN (Boundary) lived up to the hype -- and then some -- but his spectacular Kentucky Derby (G1) victory was overshadowed by the unfortunate breakdown of Eight Belles. That's not going to be

{Tuesday, May 06, 2008} Big Brown brings life back into horse racing As the weekend approached we were thinking about how the first Saturday in May had crept up on us this year. There didn't seem to be the same buzz about the Kentucky Derby, no sense of

{Sunday, May 04, 2008} The Morning After: Big Brown Scare Off Early indications are that none of the horses that finished behind Big Brown in his impressive 4 ¾-length victory in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) will move on to the May

{Friday, May 02, 2008}
(Volume X - Number 24)
Road To The Kentucky Derby - Part XX
Friday, May 2

KENTUCKY DERBY 134 - THE PREVIEW

The horses are previewed in post position order from the rail out. 

{Thursday, May 01, 2008}
(Volume X - Number 23)
Road To The Kentucky Derby - Part XIX
Thursday, May 1

KENTUCKY DERBY 134 - THE PREVIEW

Someone told me they drew post positions for the 134th Kentucky