Remembering Wanderin Boy
Paul Moran, Special to ESPN.comHad life been a bit more kind, had his life not been one, long bizarre trip note, the death of Wanderin Boy last weekend would have been a bigger story.
Story | Conversation | December 02, 2008Curlin gone without notice
Paul Moran, Special to ESPN.comThe absence of reaction in the mainstream to Curlin's announced retirement late Saturday is typical of not only his career, but those of many of the best horses we have seen in recent years .
Story | Conversation | November 17, 2008The jury is in for Breeders' Cup 25
Paul Moran, Special to ESPN.comWhatever was going through Marian Hinnant's mind or what voices she hears is known only to Juror No. 4, but corrupt, avaricious politicians are a dime a dozen in Washington. Miss the Breeders' Cup and the wait is a year.
Story | Conversation | November 04, 2008Curlin, Zenyatta imposing figures ahead of two-day Cup
Paul Moran, Special to ESPN.comThe best male and female in the world will not meet one another this weekend in the 14-race, 25th Breeders' Cup but they are very much in the same race for the sport's most coveted title: Horse of the Year.
Story | Conversation | October 23, 2008All those years ago
Paul Moran, Special to ESPN.comAt the quarter-century mark, the memory of the first Breeders' Cup remains vivid.
Story | Conversation | October 19, 2008The best of the best
Paul Moran, Special to ESPN.comLooking back at 24 years of Breeders' Cup World Championships, a few names stand out above the rest.
Story | Conversation | October 13, 2008Pride of the sport
Paul Moran, Special to ESPN.comThere are few hereditary monarchs left in the "Sport of Kings" but no shortage of sheikhs, princes and moguls of various shades.
Story | Conversation | October 07, 2008The best just keeps getting better
Paul Moran, Special to ESPN.comLike a copper bolt cutting through the mist and gloom that prevailed in New York on Gold Cup day, the best thoroughbred in the world on dirt made short work of the gritty veteran Wanderin Boy and Merchant Marine to become North America's richest all-time horse.
Story | Conversation | September 27, 2008California dreamin' for Curlin?
Paul Moran, Special to ESPN.comThough the final decision on the Classic will depend upon the performance of Santa Anita's newly installed surface, if Pro Ride performs as advertised, chances are that Curlin will be sent to California soon after the Gold Cup.
Story | Conversation | September 24, 2008A Classic in the making?
Paul Moran, Special to ESPN.comThe Breeders' Cup was meant to provide a stage where horses would define themselves, and at no point in its history has it seen the potential for the high drama that Curlin and Big Brown would bring to the table.
Story | Conversation | September 09, 2008Curlin can join elite fraternity of Woodward winners
Paul Moran, Special to ESPN.comHorses, like humans, are forever judged by the company they keep.
Story | Conversation | August 28, 2008This year's Travers is significant even without Big Brown
Paul Moran, Special to ESPN.comBig Brown is off on his own, bound for a grass race in New Jersey that is meaningful to the big picture in no discernable sense.
Story | Conversation | August 21, 2008Can Hialeah Park rise again?
Paul Moran, Special to ESPN.comSARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- There are only a few great American racetracks, places with unique character, history and ambiance. Saratoga is foremost amo...
Story | Conversation | August 12, 2008Saratoga in decline?
Paul Moran, Special to ESPN.comFor the first time in at least the last three decades, there is evidence that Eastern racing's summertime idyll is not bulletproof.
Story | Conversation | July 28, 2008Curlin second to Red Rocks in Man o' War
Paul Moran, Special to ESPN.comCurlin made it close but finished second in his first test of the turf.
Story | Conversation | July 12, 2008EXPLORE RELATED TOPICS
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