Articles filed under Horse Racing
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Personal Triple for Borel?Jun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - A Cajun, a cowboy and a tough little gelding have teamed up to make this Triple Crown season one to remember. In Saturday's Belmont Stakes (4:30 p.m., Channel...
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Mine That Bird goes from longshot to favoriteJun 04, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - In the days leading to the Kentucky Derby, just about everybody ignored the little gelding tucked away in his stall at Churchill Downs. Mine That Bird, a late...
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Arlington riders, racetrack to assist injured jockeyJun 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Arlington Park jockey colony will gather in the Paddock area Saturday to sign autographs for fans while raising money for their injured colleague, Rene Douglas, who rema...
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Joe Kristufek's Belmont Stakes lineJun 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Here is how Daily Herald handicapper Joe Kristufek sees the field for Saturday's $1 million Belmont Stakes, a 11/2-mile race for 3-year-olds at Belmont Park. Advance wag...
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Fund established to help injured jockey DouglasJun 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Family and friends of jockey Rene Douglas have established a bank account to receive donations for the injured rider and his family, and now a national effort is under w...
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Fundraiser for jockey Douglas to be held June 26-28Jun 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Stretch Run Sporting Club and Grille OTB will hold a fundraiser for injured Arlington Park jockey Rene Douglas on Friday through Sunday, June 26-28, at its downtown loca...
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Jockeys' families dealing with emotionsMay 31, 2009 11:00 pm - It's a tale of two families dealing with two different kinds of pain. While the family of injured jockey Rene Douglas holds a round-the-clock vigil at his bedside at Nor...
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Mine That Bird ready for BelmontMay 31, 2009 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Calvin Borel is back on Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird and everyone in the thoroughbred's camp is happy about it. And, Borel says, even the hors...
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Saturday SoapboxMay 29, 2009 11:00 pm - They don't get it: The need for a fresh start and less acrimony on the Island Lake village board is apparently lost on its members. The first meeting with the new board ...
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Rachel Alexandra won't run in BelmontMay 29, 2009 11:00 pm - LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra will not run in the Belmont Stakes, opening the way for jockey Calvin Borel to return to Kentucky Derby winner Mine ...