{Tuesday, May 31, 2011} SHACKLEFORD ARRIVES AT BELMONT Preakness (gr. I) winner Shackleford arrived at Belmont Park just before 10 a.m. May 30 in advance of a possible start in the 143rd running of the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) in less than

{Sunday, May 29, 2011} Aikenite, Tackleberry top weighted in wide-open Met Mile Despite the late withdrawal of potential favorite Morning Line (Tiznow) from Monday's $500,000 Metropolitan H. (G1), the traditional one-mile Memorial Day

{Friday, May 27, 2011} HOLIDAY WEEKEND ACTION AT BELMONT Banrock seeks historic three-peat in Kingston It's been 19 months since New York-bred turf stalwart BANROCK (Go for Gin) has visited the winner's circle, but trainer Tom Bush hopes

{Thursday, May 26, 2011} STAKES ACTION IN THE MIDWEST Matron, Classic highlight action at Arlington A pair of stakes with storied pasts dating back to the early years of racing at Arlington Park will be renewed on Saturday as part of a

{Tuesday, May 24, 2011} Hibaayeb expected in Sheepshead Bay HIBAAYEB (GB) (Singspiel [Ire]), victorious in last year's Ribblesdale S. (Eng-G2) at Royal Ascot before taking her U.S. debut in the Yellow Ribbon S. (G1) during Hollywood Park's

{Sunday, May 22, 2011} Shackleford & Animal Kingdom Go To The Wire Many who saw Michael Lauffer and W.D. Cubbedge's homebred SHACKLEFORD (Forestry) prior to Saturday's Preakness S. (G1) at Pimlico discounted the sophomore from a having

{Friday, May 20, 2011} PREAKNESS HANDICAPPING PREVIEW: 
THREE FACTORS TO HELP NARROW DOWN THE CONTENDERS By Noel Michaels On the heels of Animal Kingdom's Kentucky Derby upset, most

{Thursday, May 19, 2011} SHACKLEFORD EMERGING AS A PREAKNESS CONTENDER So much of what trainer Dale Romans saw on May 7 was exactly what he would have drawn up if he could have plotted his fantasy Kentucky Derby. In a race where

{Monday, May 16, 2011} PREAKNESS HAS HISTORY OF UNPREDICTABLE FINISHES Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom will be the only horse in the Preakness Stakes with a chance to take the next step toward becoming the first Triple Crown winner

{Sunday, May 15, 2011} SWAY AWAY SET FOR PREAKNESS Early on the Triple Crown trail, the bandwagon was building for the California colt Sway Away after he finished a fast-closing second in the Feb. 20 San Vicente, his first start in nearly

{Friday, May 13, 2011} Dialed In gallops ahead of Preakness jackpot Robert LaPenta's DIALED IN (Mineshaft), who will be running for the biggest payday in North American racing history in the May 21 Preakness S. (G1), galloped 1 1/2 miles

{Thursday, May 12, 2011} Preakness contenders continue preparations

Team Valor International's ANIMAL KINGDOM (Leroidesanimaux [Brz]) colt got a chance to look around his new home at Fair Hill when visiting the track Wednesday, and

{Tuesday, May 10, 2011} CHURCHILL DOWNS SPRING MEET PREVIEW
By Noel Michaels The Churchill Downs spring meet, which began on Saturday, April 30, is in full swing now that the running of the 137th Kentucky Derby and the

{Monday, May 09, 2011} ANIMAL KINGDOM READY FOR PREAKNESS The eyes of the horse racing world shift from Churchill Downs to Pimlico Race Course as the Triple Crown players set their sights on Baltimore for the 136th running of the Preakness

{Sunday, May 08, 2011} Animal Kingdom shocks Derby in front of record crowd Team Valor International's homebred ANIMAL KINGDOM (Leroidesanimaux [Brz]) circled wide around the turn and came powering down the center of the track to take

{Friday, May 06, 2011} CAN ANYONE WIN THIS RACE? Nineteen colts and one gelding were entered in the 137th Kentucky Derby to be run Saturday at Churchill Downs. There are significant uncertainties about the race as this is being written. There is escalating

{Thursday, May 05, 2011} NINE KEY KENTUCKY DERBY FACTORS 1. THE GRADED STAKES FACTOR. (The horse ran in a graded stakes race as a 3-year-old before March 31.) This points out horses who have competed against tough competition early in the

{Monday, May 02, 2011} THE DERBY TOP TEN 1. Dialed In -- The rallying winner of arguably the most competitive prep this season, the Florida Derby (G1), fired a warning shot to his rivals with a terrific half-mile work at Palm Meadows last Thursday. By

{Sunday, May 01, 2011} Dialed In arrives at Churchill Robert LaPenta's DIALED IN (Mineshaft), who is expected to vie for favoritism in next Saturday's Kentucky Derby (G1), arrived at Louisville International Airport at 12:45 p.m. (EDT) Saturday afternoon