Breeders' Cup or bust
Ray Paulick, Special to ESPN.comWith the U.S. economy still in the tank, charitable organizations are really feeling the pinch.
Story | Conversation | October 26, 2009In a league of her own
Ray Paulick, Special to ESPN.comRachel Alexandra first hit my radar screen in a big way on March, 14, the day she won the Fair Grounds Oaks in Louisiana by "only" 1 ¾ lengths.
Story | Conversation | September 06, 2009Good signs in rough times
Ray Paulick, Special to ESPN.comGiven the state of the overall economy, no one should be surprised that wagering and attendance have been down, sometimes significantly, at most racetracks across the country this year.
Story | Conversation | August 01, 2009Influential series still needed
Ray Paulick, Special to ESPN.comStop me if you've heard this one before: racing needs to put together a series of races that serves as a prelude to the year-end championship events.
Story | Conversation | July 19, 2009And the Eclipse Award goes to ...
Ray Paulick, Special to ESPN.comWhat an interesting choice Eclipse Award voters will have when they mark their ballots for Horse of the Year in a couple of months.
Story | Conversation | June 27, 2009Out of the shadows
Ray Paulick, Special to ESPN.comImprobable? That doesn't begin to describe what happened at Churchill Downs on May 2.
Story | Conversation | May 04, 2009Derby picks
ESPN.com Horse Racing experts give their Derby picks
Story | Conversation | April 29, 2009Eight Belles, one year later
Ray Paulick, Special to ESPN.comThere will be a great deal said and written over the next few weeks about Eight Belles and whether or not her death in last year's Kentucky Derby served as a call to action for a Thoroughbred industry that traditionally has been reticent to change.
Story | Conversation | April 13, 2009Preps down to final four
Ray Paulick, Special to ESPN.comSo we're down to the Final Four. No, not Villanova, North Carolina, Michigan State, and Connecticut, but the Santa Anita Derby, Wood Memorial, Arkansas Derby and Toyota Blue Grass.
Story | Conversation | March 30, 2009The rites of spring
Ray Paulick, Special to ESPN.comI don't recall any specific winner from those Derbys of nearly 50 years ago. I do remember the anticipation of the post parade and the excitement of that two-minute cavalry charge that we crowded around the little black-and white-television screen to watch.
Story | Conversation | March 17, 2009The Paulick Derby Index
Ray Paulick, Special to ESPN.comThe Paulick Derby Index is quickly becoming the definitive poll for the Thoroughbred industry's run up to the Kentucky Derby.
Story | Conversation | February 24, 2009The rites of spring
Ray Paulick, Special to ESPN.comI don't recall any specific winner from those Derbys of nearly 50 years ago. I do remember the anticipation of the post parade and the excitement of that two-minute cavalry charge that we crowded around the little black-and white-television screen to watch.
Story | Conversation | February 18, 2009Eclipse memories
Ray Paulick, Special to ESPN.comAs I was checking to see if my rarely-worn tuxedo still fit in anticipation of this year's Eclipse Awards dinner in Miami Beach, Fla., I reflected back 20 years to the first time I attended the sport's night of champions.
Story | Conversation | January 26, 2009Bad time for ongoing account wagering battle
Ray Paulick, Special to ESPN.comRecently, I had the opportunity to speak with Tom Meeker, the longtime president and CEO of Churchill Downs who stepped aside in 2006 and has been watching the industry as a non-partisan observer the last 2 ½ years.
Story | Conversation | December 29, 2008Dear Santa
Ray Paulick, Special to ESPN.comI don't need any toys or clothes or electronic gadgets or fruitcakes this Christmas, but I do have a few things that maybe you can work on for me this holiday season.
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