Racing's financial crunch
Paul Moran, Special to ESPN.comThe 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, 2009Zenyatta, 'Rachel' square off
Paul Moran, Special to ESPN.comIf the very soul of racing is difference of opinion, 2009 will be remembered among the best of years.
Story | Conversation | November 16, 2009Zenyatta lends Cup some drama
Paul Moran, Special to ESPN.comFor all except those betting on others, it will be difficult to root against Zenyatta in her first test against males in Saturday's Breeders' Cup Classic.
Story | Conversation | November 02, 2009Ladies' Classic good for Zenyatta
Paul Moran, Special to ESPN.comThe question of Zenyatta's assignment on the first weekend of November has moved to the front burner of the autumn's racing debate.
Story | Conversation | October 19, 2009Interpatation, a long-shot story
Paul Moran, Special to ESPN.comThe sound was that of jaws dropping in the rain.
Story | Conversation | October 04, 2009Oprah leads Chicago 2016 delegation
Associated PressOprah Winfrey will travel to Denmark next week to lobby International Olympic Committee members to award the 2016 Games to her beloved city.
Story | Conversation | September 23, 2009Let it rain in Paris
Paul Moran, Special to ESPN.comAt the moment, a typically damp October in Paris is critical to making the 26th Breeders' Cup something more than a weekend at Santa Anita without Rachel Alexandra.
Story | Conversation | September 22, 2009Cheers to Rachel
Paul Moran, Special to ESPN.comShe has made the sport her own.
Story | Conversation | September 06, 2009Defining greatness
Paul Moran, Special to ESPN.com"We try to give her hurdles," Jess Jackson said. "It's the process of defining her greatness."
Story | Conversation | September 02, 2009Rachel still the top 3-year-old
Paul Moran, Special to ESPN.comWhile Summer Bird added the 140th Travers to a resume that already listed the Belmont Stakes among his credits on Saturday, Rachel Alexandra rested nearby, perhaps a half-mile on the other side of Union Avenue.
Story | Conversation | August 29, 2009Time to make a statement
Paul Moran, Special to ESPN.comHad an injured hoof not kept Quality Road out of the Triple Crown, the landscape might well be very different in late August.
Story | Conversation | August 26, 2009Now What?
Paul Moran, Special to ESPN.comAutumn draws near and the plot is becoming thick with an abundance of possibility. The final act may go something like this:
Story | Conversation | August 10, 2009An afternoon at the Spa
Paul Moran, Special to ESPN.comSummertime in Saratoga Springs is not quite like the scene described in the Times almost 80 years ago, when it was often referred to as 'Camelot in the Adirondacks.'
Story | Conversation | July 27, 2009Failing states
Paul Moran, Special to ESPN.comNew Jersey's largest daily newspaper, the Star-Ledger, suggested in an editorial this week that the state euthanize its once-thriving racing industry.
Story | Conversation | July 13, 2009Stage is set for Zenyatta-Rachel
Paul Moran, Special to ESPN.comThey are a study in contrast: one blessed with brilliant and tractable speed, the other with a relentless, devastating late run that has never failed.
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