So Glad It's Not 2-2-1-1-1

...about for decades (at least that's what everyone was hoping for), kind of like how Big Brown was predestined to win the Triple Crown this past weekend. On Saturday the RV camped out...

First Cup: Tuesday

Lakers vs. Celtics Billy Witz of The New York Times: "[Inglewood Detective Scott] Collins had coached in the Police Activities League, a youth progr...

Welcome to the blog for smallmouth bass lovers

Right now, as we're getting into September, it's still pretty warm over much of the country, but the days are getting shorter and it's not hard to see (even if it is hard to feel) that summer will be ending soon.

Rolling With Leandro: Gregory Dole's Barbosa File, Part Ten

Canadian Gregory Dole lives in Brazil, and describes himself as a "freelance writer, English as a second language teacher, basketball coach, basketbal...

Winter of change blows in

The horses will do their part in sweeping change across the game's landscape. They always do. Now it's up to all of us people earning a living because of those horses to do our part in replenishing the sport.

Almost famous: 2008's unsung heroes

You won't find any of these names when the Eclipse Awards are announced early next year, but each one had an outstanding year, whether anyone noticed or not.

Underwood Stakes: Bob Black Jack resumes career

The last time Bob Black Jack was in the public's eye he was fading from the lead in the Kentucky Derby on his way to a 16th-place finish behind Big Brown.

ELMONT, NY - JUNE 03: Big Brown, ridden by exercise trainer Michelle Nevin runs through a workout at Belmont Park Race Track on...

Curlin's curtain call sends wrong message

In an age driven by information and forever remembered in Google, it takes about three seconds to re-cement your legacy.

Curlin gone without notice

The absence of reaction in the mainstream to Curlin's announced retirement late Saturday is typical of not only his career, but those of many of the best horses we have seen in recent years .

Appraiser values Curlin at $20 million

A thoroughbred appraiser set Curlin's market value at $20 million Monday and recommended shares of the richest North American racehorse in history be consolidated under primary owner Jess Jackson.

Block Party

Inside a small warehouse in downtown Philly, a group of inner-city kids get a taste for racing and a chance to make it a career

Sticking point

Limited antler restrictions still rattle hunters in Empire State

Big Brown's stud fee set at $65K

Three Chimneys will stand Big Brown for $65,000 when the 2008 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner enters stud at the Midway, Ky., farm in 2009.

Synthetics could boost turf sires after Cup success

European runners' success at the Breeders' Cup added weight to the conventional wisdom that turf horses adapt more easily to synthetic surfaces than dirt runners do.