Spin Cycle
Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.comWhen it's time to update the place of horse racing in a recessed economy and a depressed citizenry, you head right for the local or regional slot machines with connections to the thoroughbreds or quarter horses.
Story | Conversation | March 09, 2009Hard to understand a loser
Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.comHere's why figuring winners can be so difficult: After races like the Belmont Stakes, sometimes you can't even understand a loser.
Story | Conversation | June 07, 2008Derby questions (and answers)
Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.comThe Derby usually sets people to talking to themselves. Here are some tough questions Jay just asked (and answered) himself.
Story | Conversation | March 24, 2008Picking the best of best on Cup day
Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.comJay thinks you don't know what hard is until you've had to chose between the best of the best in a Breeders' Cup race.
Story | Conversation | October 02, 2006How hard can it be?
Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.comEven though he acknowledges that it's an excercise in futility, Jay offers up his picks for the 20th Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships.
Story | October 22, 2003When horse racing goes Hollywood
Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.comThe World Thoroughbred Championships return to California this year and Jay couldn't be happier.
Story | Conversation | September 22, 2003A day when anything can win but me
Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.comOn Breeders' Cup day, more than a hundred of the world's top thoroughbreds gather to compete. It's a thing of beauty that makes Jay crazy.
Story | Conversation | October 15, 2001An unsettling Breeders' Cup
Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.comJay thought this year's Breeders' Cup would be pretty much like any other. But then he turned on the TV.
Story | Conversation | November 18, 2000Cronley:
Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.comI handled the most recent Breeders Cup in the following manner. I handicapped the races the day before. There went 35 minutes. As mentioned...
Story | Conversation | November 16, 2000EXPLORE RELATED TOPICS
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