Catch him if you can
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comThe $2 million Breeders' Cup Turf will be the stiffest challenge of Presious Passion's career.
Story | Conversation | October 30, 2009Godolphin's Desert Party
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comWhen Vineyard Haven was a disappointing fourth in his 3-year-old debut, the critics surely let out a chorus of, "Here we go again."
Story | Conversation | February 19, 2009Fear of synthetics betting just a myth
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comBettors don't hate synthetic surfaces. It only took a calculator, a No. 2 pencil and a legal pad full of handle figures to debunk the widely held myth that horseplayers are running away from synthetic tracks in droves.
Story | Conversation | February 06, 2009Harlem Rocker is the pick to take Travers
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comBill Finley picks this weekend's big races at Saratoga and Del Mar.
Story | Conversation | August 22, 2008It could have been anything - except the ride
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comBlaming Kent Desormeaux for Big Brown's putrid performance in the Belmont Stakes is beyond dumb. It is insane. The Kent bashers have lost their minds, and they should be institutionalized.
Story | Conversation | June 13, 2008Big Brown will win the Preakness, not the Belmont
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comBig Brown will win the Preakness. He will not win the Belmont. Here's a look at how the next three-plus weeks will likely unfold.
Story | Conversation | May 15, 2008Too much emphasis on Big Brown's inexperience
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comBig Brown is clearly the fastest, most talented horse among the 30 or so 3-year-olds vying for a spot in the Kentucky Derby field and he's coming off one of the most electrifying Derby preps ever run.
Story | Conversation | April 25, 2008If not for some luck, Big Brown might still be on turf
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comThe smartest thing to do, Richard Dutrow Jr. figured, was to find a grass allowance race for his horse named Big Brown. After all, the colt had raced only on the turf and had a grass pedigree.
Story | Conversation | March 08, 2008If not for some luck, Big Brown might still be on turf
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comThe smartest thing to do, Richard Dutrow Jr. figured, was to find a grass allowance race for his horse named Big Brown. After all, the colt had raced only on the turf and had a grass pedigree.
Story | Conversation | March 07, 2008Top 10 Kentucky Derby contenders for 2008
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comWith the Cash Call Futurity now in the books, every important race for 2-year-olds in 2007 has been run. Seems like a good time to come up with one man's list of the Top 10 contenders for the 2008 Kentucky Derby.
Story | Conversation | December 24, 2007Top Cup contenders
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comBill Finley breaks down the top three contenders in each division of the Breeders' Cup World Championships.
Story | Conversation | October 24, 2007Zito sips Champagne once again, BC Juvenile next
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comFollowing each of the Breeders' Cup Challenge weekends, ESPN.com will present a look back at the races, the performers and the ramifications. The winners of the Challenge races earn automatic berths into Breeders' Cup races. In other words, win and you're in.
Story | Conversation | October 08, 2007Curlin rebounds, tops huge weekend of Cup preps
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comFollowing each of the Breeders' Cup Challenge weekends, we will present a look back at the races, the performers and the ramifications. The winners of the Challenge races earn automatic berths into Breeders' Cup races. In other words, win and you're in.
Story | Conversation | October 01, 2007The 411 on the V75
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comIn Swedish harness racing, a wager called the V75, that is available every Saturday, has become a national phenomenon that out-handles the lottery.
Story | Conversation | July 17, 2007The Belmont, horse by horse
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comBill Finley looks at each of the seven condenders for this Saturday's 139th running of the Belmont Stakes.
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