The untold tales of the winter meetings

We've heard lots of news emanating from the MLB winter meetings. But Jim Caple's got some scoops from Indianapolis that no one else has.

Rule captures $750K Delta Jackpot

Rule will be freshened in Florida following his gutsy win Friday night in the Grade 3, $750,000 Delta Jackpot and is expected to return to action in either February or March, said his trainer, Todd Pletcher.

Money and the message

You want to cut 30 percent out of your post-race testing budget? Run 30 percent fewer races and make sure the 70 percent you keep are held to the highest standards possible.

ESPN 100: Nos. 14-25

ESPN The Magazine's 100 best sports events of 2009 quiz, questions Nos. 3-11.

The Year of the Filly lives on

The best horse of the Caribbean will be decided on the track, in the 42nd running of the Clasico del Caribe on Sunday, December 6th, when Camarero Racetrack in San Juan, Puerto Rico, hosts the premier horse-racing event of the region.

Friesan Fire begins comeback

Friesan Fire was a tepid 7-2 favorite when he finished 18th in the Kentucky Derby on May 2. His odds will be far lower, and his chance to win far greater, when he returns to the races after a long layoff Thursday at Fair Grounds.

Racing's financial crunch

The Dubai racing machine conducted business as usual over the weekend but recent events raise questions concerning the sustainability of a global racing juggernaut that despite its size and scope is almost certainly a losing proposition.

Super Saver takes KJC Stakes

WinStar Farm strengthened its position for the 2010 classics and Calvin Borel salvaged a tie for the jockey crown at the Churchill Downs fall meet when Super Saver rolled to a front-running romp Saturday in the Grade 2 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes.

'Saint' sure looks like Derby prospect

Buddy's Saint stamped himself as a legitimate contender for next year's Kentucky Derby with a stylish-looking 4 3/4-length victory in Saturday's Grade 2, $200,000 Remsen Stakes at Aqueduct.

Just getting started

...the efforts of runners in the Dubai World Cup, racing does not fully emerge again until Kentucky Derby prep-time pokes its cheery little head around the corner the next spring. This year, however...

Super Saver yet to put it together

It's about that time of year when people start saying, "Where did the time go?"

Three to be thankful for

Thanksgiving means much more than getting out a nail punch from the tool shed and expanding your leather belt by a notch. It's a time to reflect and appreciate as much as anything; and those of us who work in, and enjoy, the horse racing industry truly have been blessed in 2009.

The Flamingo Stakes, run over the main track at Hialeah until 2001, was a key Kentucky Derby prep for decades

Fresh start for historic Hialeah

The flamingos remained at Hialeah, nesting in the infield as they had for generations, long after the final horse van pulled out of the stable gate.

American Lion ready to step up

Gone Astray will seek his third straight stakes win in Saturday's Grade 3, $100,000 Discovery Handicap for 3-year-olds at Aqueduct. In his last two starts, Gone Astray has won the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby and the $150,000 Ohio Derby.