Who's in your saddle?
Jeremy Plonk, Special to ESPN.comI'm not old enough or dumb enough to use words like "ever," but jockeys will play a bigger role in Friday and Saturday's Breeders' Cup World Championships than perhaps any major racing stage of the past few decades.
Story | Conversation | November 02, 2009The Ambassadors of Dirt
Jeremy Plonk, Special to ESPN.comWhile it might not sound like much of an upper-level cabinet post, the Ambassadors of Dirt at the 2009 Breeders' Cup World Championships will be the most highly scrutinized politicos in this dog-and-pony show.
Story | Conversation | October 28, 2009Study shows no turf edge on synthetics
Jeremy Plonk, Special to ESPN.comIt's time to separate the facts and the friction.
Story | Conversation | October 21, 2009QEII Challenge scouting report
Jeremy Plonk, HorseplayerPro.comWeek-long rains and cool temperatures will certainly play a factor in the turf course condition for this Grade 1 $500,000 event.
Story | Conversation | October 15, 2009It's the surface, stupid
Jeremy Plonk, Special to ESPN.comIf everyone is going to get upset over how skewed last year's results were in a one-year sample, then we should never wish for another Breeders' Cup on a fast dirt track again either.
Story | Conversation | October 14, 2009Spinster scouting report
Jeremy Plonk, HorseplayerPro.comThere's no shortage of horsepower at Keeneland for Sunday's time-honored Spinster, which attracted 11 distaffers in search of a half-million dollar purse.
Story | Conversation | October 09, 200924 races, 24 more cases
Jeremy Plonk, Special to ESPN.comThis weekend features no less than 24 races to watch, from all corners of America.
Story | October 08, 2009Jockey Club Gold Cup scouting report
Jeremy Plonk, HorseplayerPro.comWhile the Clark Handicap remains on the calendar in Kentucky for this fall, the East Coast's last major race in the handicap division, and more specifically, prep for the Breeders' Cup Classic, comes Saturday in this 1 1/4-miles event.
Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009The Challenge: 18 races, 18 cases
Jeremy Plonk, Special to ESPN.comFrom New York City to Paris, and Los Angeles to Newmarket, we span the globe in search of racing's best. We even make a pit stop in Anderson, Ind.
Story | September 30, 2009Oklahoma Classic scouting report
Jeremy Plonk, HorseplayerPro.comThis year's field of nine matches the biggest ever to contest the Oklahoma Classics Classic and provides some value potential.
Story | Conversation | September 25, 2009Not so Favre-lous
Jeremy Plonk, Special to ESPN.comPlease don't bring Lava Man back to the races. Horse racing doesn't need Brett Favre with a saddle.
Story | September 24, 2009Back and better than ever?
Jeremy Plonk, Special to ESPN.comIt's one of the remarkable weekends in post-Breeders' Cup history, yet no one really is talking about it.
Story | Conversation | September 18, 2009Belmont Futurity scouting report
Jeremy Plonk, HorseplayerPro.comOne of America's oldest races for 2-year-olds will be renewed for the 120th time when the Futurity is held Saturday at Belmont.
Story | Conversation | September 17, 2009Endine scouting report
Jeremy Plonk, HorseplayerPro.comWith Game Face headed to Presque Isle Downs for the G3 Masters, Keep the Peace travels to Delaware Park for the G3 Endine.
Story | Conversation | September 11, 2009Rachel in 2010
Jeremy Plonk, Special to ESPN.comIt already sounds like a political campaign, doesn't it? "Rachel in 2010" is a sure-fire winner.
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