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...

Kentucky Oaks 151 thoughts

For 151 years the day before the Kentucky Derby has featured the Kentucky Oaks. These fillies race for a blanket of Lillies and a spot in the history books. It is obviously not as acclaimed as the Kentucky Derby, however these there-year old fillies are just as...

The rundown for Kentucky Derby 151

  Good choices are what life is all about. Of course, success is how you define it, but at the end of the day there is hope that the decisions we make yield the desired results. Now, you know you can pick your friends and you realize you can pick your clothes…but can...

Romans keeps it real with Keep It Easy

  Thoroughbred trainer Dale Romans has long been a man of wise words. Brilliant at conditioning winners and caring for horses, this Louisville native is second on the list of all-time winning trainers beneath the historic twin spires of Churchill Downs. His...

Running down the 150th Clark at Churchill Downs

    For 150 consecutive years the Kentucky Derby has been run at Churchill Downs. On November 29, the Clark Stakes will be run at Churchill Downs for…you guessed it…the 150th time. Let’s take a look at the entrants of this $600,000 centerpiece of the Fall Meet beneath...