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Gamble pays off for Jackson
Randy Moss, Special to ESPN.comIt is appearing less and less likely Rachel Alexandra will be rematched against Mine That Bird in the Belmont Stakes.
Story | Conversation | May 27, 2009Triple Crown medley
Randy Moss, Special to ESPN.comIt's amazing what a good underdog story can do. Notice how Mine That Bird seems to have temporarily sparked more interest in horse racing among the so-called mainstream sports media?
Story | Conversation | May 15, 2009Puzzlement
Randy Moss, Special to ESPN.comJess Jackson purchased Rachel Alexandra and will move her to the barn of trainer Steve Asmussen and consider the Preakness Stakes.
Story | Conversation | May 07, 2009Speed bias?
Randy Moss, Special to ESPN.comTrainer Todd Pletcher called out the Gulfstream Park track surface as unnecessarily speed-favoring in the Florida Derby, and said he should have run Dunkirk in the Wood Memorial instead. So was it souped up to the advantage of front-runners?
Story | Conversation | April 01, 2009What's going on here?
Randy Moss, Special to ESPN.comKeeping a proper perspective can be tricky, indeed. The death of Eight Belles was the most tragic event in the 134-year history of the Kentucky Derby. But it is not a tragedy on the scale of Saturday's cyclone in Myanamar, or even the thousands of children abused daily.
Story | Conversation | May 08, 2008Durability a question mark for latest phenom, Big Brown
Randy Moss, Special to ESPN.comInsiders are abuzz -- for good reason -- about a recent performance by 3-year-old Big Brown at Gulfstream Park.
Story | Conversation | March 08, 2008Durability a question mark for latest phenom, Big Brown
Randy Moss, Special to ESPN.comInsiders are abuzz -- for good reason -- about the Wednesday performance by 3-year-old Big Brown at Gulfstream Park.
Story | Conversation | March 07, 2008Action should follow "save the sport" rhetoric
Randy Moss, Special to ESPN.comEvery American track that doesn't already have slot machines -- or something like them -- would love to jump on that gaming express.
Story | Conversation | February 21, 2008Presque Isle Downs set for inaugural meet
Randy Moss, Special to ESPN.comQuick now, and no peeking: which four American tracks are offering the most purse money for upcoming Labor Day weekend races?
Story | Conversation | August 30, 2007Fitting finale
Randy Moss, Special to ESPN.comTo a small group of family and friends of Tom Grether, the real feature race on Hollywood Gold Cup Day was Race 11.
Story | Conversation | July 06, 2007Ruffian remembered
Randy Moss, Special to ESPN.comThe superstar filly's breakdown during a July 1975 match race with Foolish Pleasure horrified a nation enthralled with Ruffian's undefeated record and the Battle of the Sexes aspect of the televised duel.
Story | Conversation | June 04, 2007Street Sense just didn't put Curlin away
Randy Moss, Special to ESPN.comAmong horse racing circles, the Preakness was barely declared "official" before the debate began.
Story | Conversation | May 23, 2007Derby notes
Randy Moss, Special to ESPN.comHandicapping the Kentucky Derby happens to be the biggest brainteaser in the universe, more challenging than diabolical Sudoku or Mensa quizzes in the back of airline magazines.
Story | Conversation | April 29, 2007Derby selection criteria needs updating
Randy Moss, Special to ESPN.comChurchill Downs updated its historic racetrack. Now it needs to tweak how horses get into the run for the roses.
Story | May 13, 2005After a shaky start, Shamardal looks for a rosy future
Randy Moss, Special to ESPN.comCould Shamardal, a horse who was nearly euthanized, be the one that finally wins Derby roses for Dubai?
Story | Conversation | January 28, 2005EXPLORE RELATED TOPICS
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