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2011 Saratoga, a day at a time: Part 1

At last year's Saratoga meet, trainer Todd Pletcher won 18 races for 2-year-olds, including two of the three graded stakes run for juvenile fillies.

The late George Steinbrenner's daughter is a respected executive in the thoroughbred industry. And, with her brothers and sister, she's determined to carry on her father's legacy.

The Preakness defines Maryland racing, just as the Orioles define baseball for the state, and the two meet more frequently than you'd imagine -- especially in the Orioles' clubhouse every spring.

Trainer Jim Cassidy completed a sweep of the opening weekend's graded stakes races at Del Mar when favored Evening Jewel captured the Grade 2, $150,000 San Clemente Handicap for 3-year-old fillies on turf on Sunday.

George Steinbrenner, best-known for his long, successful reign as owner of the New York Yankees but also a longtime owner and breeder of racehorses, died at age 80 on Tuesday in Tampa, Fla.

Several notable horse racing personalities have intermingled with the baseball set in recent years.

Sitting next to Don Zimmer in the dugout got horse racing in Joe Torre's blood.

As the Todd Pletcher juggernaut continues its march towards this year's Kentucky Derby, get used to hearing these numbers: 0 and 24.

As the Todd Pletcher juggernaut continues its march towards this year's Kentucky Derby, get used to hearing these numbers: 0 and 24.

Our American forefathers had enough wisdom between their powdered wigs to address such nation-building notions as the separation of church and state.

A show of hands, everyone. Who thinks past Horses of the Year Kotashaan, Criminal Type, Black Tie Affair or Saint Liam rank ahead of Personal Ensign in the annals of racing history?

In horse racing and other sports there is a tendency to confuse money with greatness.

Donald Little Jr., a Massachusetts man, has combined his passions -- thoroughbred horse racing and the Boston Red Sox -- by naming his 1-year-old colt Curse Reversed.

Some recent events in horse racing have ESPN analyst Randy Moss scratching his head.

November 1 Horse Racing: 1938: War Admiral, the 1937 Triple Crown winner, is the 1-4 favorite over Seabiscuit in their mile and three-sixteenths race for $15,000 in Baltimore. The following is famed sportswriter Grantland Rice's reporting: "A littl...