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Two days before Kentucky Derby 138, Zayat and his son Justin, friends in tow, escaped the confines of Churchill Downs, left Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert with their 3-year-old colt on cruise control, and split for the rolling hills of central Kentucky.

He was a big bay colt with a crooked blaze drifting down over his left nostril, a speedy front-runner whose victory in the Preakness came sandwiched between the years of Native Dancer and Nashua.

If Mike Harrington had his way, there would be no pesky reporters snooping around the barn in the days before the Preakness. Things would be quiet at Pimlico Race Course -- just a man and his horse, then a race and a win.

Word in the press box regarding all new shooters for Saturday's 137th running of the Preakness Stakes: they've got no shot.

The Twin Spires, and anyone who knew anything about horse racing, knew they were witnessing something special.

Make sure you know how to pronounce Gutierrez, and memorize how to spell it, too. You haven't heard the last of a young jockey with that name, one who rode at Churchill Downs for the first time in his life on Saturday and won the Kentucky Derby.

Two days before Kentucky Derby 138, Zayat and his son Justin, friends in tow, escaped the confines of Churchill Downs, left Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert with their 3-year-old colt on cruise control, and split for the rolling hills of central Kentucky.

It's the 2011 Breeders' Cup Juvenile. Hansen skims the rail with an undisputed lead while even-money favorite Union Rags travels wide throughout.

They've run the Kentucky Oaks for 138 years. It only took Rosie Napravnik two to get it won.

The 45-year-old jockey has captured three of the past five editions of the Run for the Roses, and his knack for winning America's premier race leaves many wondering exactly what the secret is.

Hope is 11, facing a terminal illness. Her wish was to go to the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks.

Relative quiet on an easy weekday allows Rosie Napravnik the opportunity to reflect on upcoming races, her current career path, and the recent chaos in her life.

A minority interest in Arkansas Derby winner Bodemeister has been sold to Mike and Tiffany Moreno of Southern Equine Stable, Ahmed Zayat confirmed April 25.

Relative quiet on an easy weekday allows Rosie Napravnik the opportunity to reflect on upcoming races, her current career path, and the recent chaos in her life.

Bodemeister is off to a great start in that direction after his impressive 9 .5-length victory for Zayat Stables here on Saturday.

Stranger things have happened.