34 Results for john ward

Can Chavez get back on track?

Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.com

Is jockey Jorge Chavez on one of the most dramatic and mystifying downward spirals in recent racing history?

Story | Conversation | August 18, 2005

Can Chavez get back on track?

Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.com

Is jockey Jorge Chavez on one of the most dramatic and mystifying downward spirals in recent racing history?

Story | Conversation | August 18, 2005

Too good too soon?

Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.com

Top 2-year-old campaigns have very rarely translated into successful trips to the Kentucky Derby.

Story | Conversation | September 02, 2003

Travers analysis

Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.com

Finley:Travers analysis

Story | Conversation | August 22, 2003

Sky's the limit for Sky Mesa?

Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.com

Among 3-year-olds, there is Empire Maker, Funny Cide and everyone else. But soon to join the party is one of 2002's top juveniles, Sky Mesa.

Story | Conversation | June 17, 2003

Empire Maker is the one to beat

Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.com

Bill Finley thinks he has finallly found this year's Kentucky Derby winner.

Story | Conversation | March 23, 2003

Sky Mesa's Derby quest officially over

Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.com

Sky Mesa's quest for the Kentucky Derby is officially over.

Story | Conversation | March 14, 2003

Is this a mess or what?

Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.com

It's close enough now to the Kentucky Derby that a couple of horses should have established themselves, right?

Story | Conversation | March 11, 2003

Breeders' Cup picks

Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.com

Bill offers you his thoughts on how to play this year's Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships races.

Story | October 23, 2002

The Sky's the limit

Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.com

Sky Mesa is a horse who is supposed to be a good 3-year-old who just so happens to be doing some important things as a 2-year-old. This one is the real deal.

Story | October 03, 2002

Preakness anybody's guess

Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.com

Pace makes the race, especially in Saturday's Preakness. So who's going for the lead early?

Story | May 16, 2002

Just your average 'Holiday'

Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.com

He may not be the next uber-horse, but Bill Finley thinks Harlan's Holiday may just be good enough.

Story | April 13, 2002

Derby Watch: Hot and Not

Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.com

Bill Finley watches the contenders for Kentucky Derby 128 and keeps track of who's hot and who's not.

Story | April 09, 2002

Will 'Stephen' splash in Fountain of Youth?

Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.com

It will take about 102 seconds this Saturday afternoon and then it will be over. Peter Willmott will either own the most exciting prospect in Florida or his heart will be shattered into a thousand little pieces. There really isn't any in between, not when you are lucky(?) enough to own the latest example of what is an annual occurrence: the 3-year-old phenom. Not when the races start separating the gems from the junk.

Story | Conversation | February 15, 2002

Belmont Stakes analysis

Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.com

Bill Finley goes through the field for this year's Belmont Stakes with a fine-tooth comb and gives you his picks for the final leg of the Triple Crown.

Story | June 07, 2001