Sovereignty rules the three-year old division

  Thoroughbred racing has many divisions, much like track and field for us two-legged athletes. Grass runners, dirt runners, distance horses, sprinters, males, females, younger, older, you get the idea. The most prominent of all, however, is the three-year-old male...

Belmont 157 looks like another jewel

  The Triple Crown races are always a highlight on the sports calendar. Big events like this bring a little extra something-something to the table and the 157th running of the Belmont Stakes promises to be another three course meal. Long considered a stallion-maker,...

Mystik Dan plays a winning tune in Blame Stakes

Winning the Kentucky Derby is one of those life changing events. Of course, the accolades are immense, but at times, so is the scrutiny. After parading in that blanket of roses, every longshot winner will always face the question. Are you MC Hammer, or Elvis?   Most...

Journalism writes his name in Preakness history books

  If you were looking for a hero in the sports world, the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes provided.   One of the things that often separates the good from the great in the competitive world is desire and heart. Those things can’t be measured by a stop watch or a...

Preakness 150 will be another Jewel

  For quite some time now, the folks in Maryland have had a statement they still stand by…”They only run the Kentucky Derby to find out who is good enough for the Preakness”.   Not sure if I adopt to that philosophy, but nevertheless, the 150th Preakness is now upon...

What did Kentucky Oaks/Derby 151 teach us

  Life can teach us many things. As we roll around the race track , the key to getting smarter is you always have to be willing to learn. So as we close the book for the 151st time on the Kentucky Oaks and Derby did we learn anything new ?   One of the biggest things...