Articles filed under Horse Racing
-
Will Derby end happily for Tale of Ekati?May 02, 2008 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. - They told Charles Fipke he was on a fool's errand, combing through Canada's barren Northwest Territory with microscope in hand, digging for buried trea...
-
Big Brown gets chance to prove he's big-time coltMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- All week, the chatter along the Churchill Downs backstretch has been about Big Brown running away with the Kentucky Derby. The talk ends today and the...
-
Unbeaten Big Brown comes through to win Kentucky DerbyMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Big Brown backed up his trainer's boasts with an explosive finishing kick and won the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, a commanding victory turned somber b...
-
Colonel John preparing for Derby marchMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Colonel John's marching orders are simple: win the Kentucky Derby. Not an easy task, especially with 19 other horses making the same mad dash through t...
-
Apprentice jockey Wade ready to ride again at Arlington ParkMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - "Man, Randy, he's in trouble." Those five words from the first paramedic on scene at Hawthorne Race Course still echo with veteran jockey Randy Meier. As Meier lay on th...
-
People are confident Big Brown will deliverMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- No one knows Big Brown better than Michelle Nevin. The exercise rider for the unbeaten Kentucky Derby favorite has ridden the big bay colt more than 1...
-
Track tipsMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Armed with a full meet of experience under our handicapping belts, the time has come to tackle year two of Arlington Park's Polytrack. There was certainly a learning cur...
-
A number of reasons to frown on Big BrownMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - The numbers are enough to scare you. And though trends may be for morons, this moron can't ignore the fact that only three of the last 28 post-time favorites have won th...
-
Meier hopes to avoid falling on PolytrackMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Ribs, verterbrae, both legs, both arms -- one three times alone. By his own count, veteran jockey Randy Meier has broken 49 bones in his body during his illustrious care...
-
Favorite will break from No. 20 postApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Big Brown's all in and so is the filly Eight Belles, a perfect combination for an intriguing 134th Kentucky Derby. Unbeaten in three career starts, Fl...