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Rule captures $750K Delta Jackpot

Mary Rampellini, Daily Racing Form

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.

Story | Conversation | December 05, 2009

Money and the message

Jeremy Plonk, Special to ESPN.com

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.

Story | Conversation | December 03, 2009

ESPN 100: Nos. 14-25

ESPN The Magazine

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

Story | Conversation | December 03, 2009

ESPN 100: No. 27 -- Perfect Timing

ESPN The Magazine

White Sox lefty Mark Buehrle threw the 18th perfect game in MLB history in 2009. Defensive replacement DeWayne Wise explains how his over-the-wall grab in the ninth inning saved the game from being just your average getaway day matinee.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | December 03, 2009

ESPN 100: No. 26 -- Incredible Run

ESPN The Magazine

Mine That Bird was a huge long shot in the kentucky derby. But as jockey Calvin Borel tells us, he knew he had a winner soon after the race started.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | December 03, 2009

The Year of the Filly lives on

David L. Mérida, Special to ESPN.com

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.

Story | Conversation | December 03, 2009

Friesan Fire begins comeback

Marcus Hersh, Daily Racing Form

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.

Story | Conversation | December 01, 2009

Racing's financial crunch

Paul Moran, Special to ESPN.com

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.

Story | Conversation | November 30, 2009

Super Saver takes KJC Stakes

Marty McGee, Daily Racing Form

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.

Story | Conversation | November 28, 2009

'Saint' sure looks like Derby prospect

David Grening, Daily Racing Form

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.

Story | Conversation | November 28, 2009

Just getting started

Claire Novak

...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...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 27, 2009

Super Saver yet to put it together

Marty McGee, Daily Racing Form

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

Story | Conversation | November 26, 2009

Three to be thankful for

Jeremy Plonk, Special to ESPN.com

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.

Story | Conversation | November 23, 2009

Fresh start for historic Hialeah

Claire Novak, Special to ESPN.com

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.

Story | Conversation | November 20, 2009

American Lion ready to step up

Jay Privman, Daily Racing Form

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.

Story | Conversation | November 19, 2009