Jose Ortiz rides Early Voting to Preakness win

  Why did Early Voting win the 147th Preakness Stakes? Well, that’s easy… he ran the fastest. Okay, smartypants…give me something other than the obvious. The role of the rider in these “big” races cannot be underscored. Often times in these events the jockey is way...

Creative Minister hopes to measure up in Preakness

There comes a time in every athlete’s life when you have to figure out just how good you really are. You can’t know how big you are unless you stand next to the measuring tape. For one striking Thoroughbred, the Preakness Stakes will tell us just how tall he...

Was Rich Strike supposed to win the Kentucky Derby ???

  The 148th Kentucky Derby was a real head-scratcher…or was it? Let us expound upon a theory that should have told us all how this miraculous mile and a quarter was going to unfold. As a believer in the omens of horse racing, this sport oftentimes mirrors the game of...

Kentucky Oaks day very special too

Everyone knows the Kentucky Derby. But what about the Kentucky Oaks?…This too is a day of magnificence in the world of Thoroughbred racing. For 148 years now it has been a ladies first mentality at Churchill Downs. The Friday before the world’s most recognizable...

Hillbilly Take on Kentucky Derby 148

  On May 7, twenty of the best three-year-old Thoroughbreds in the world will gather for a run at immortality. A win in the Kentucky Derby is truly a life-altering achievement. Who is going to win this 148th race for that of so coveted blanket of roses?… Here’s...