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Faster than they used to be?
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comAre today's thoroughbreds as fast as those that ran in the past. Bill did the research and has some interesting answers.
Story | Conversation | November 15, 2004Almost famous: 2008's unsung heroes
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comYou won't find any of these names when the Eclipse Awards are announced early next year, but each one had an outstanding year, whether anyone noticed or not.
Story | Conversation | November 24, 2008Breeders' Cup picks
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comESPN.com contributor Bill Finley has an answer for all 14 divisions of the 25th Breeders' Cup World Championships at Santa Anita.
Story | Conversation | October 23, 2008Who's the best horse in the country?
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comWho's the best horse in the country? The debate has raged over the last few months, with the field including Big Brown, Curlin and no one else. It seems, though, that there's another horse that needs to be thrown into the mix.
Story | Conversation | September 22, 2008Curlin's connections need horse sense
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comFor a smart guy, Jess Jackson sure is being dumb about the Breeders' Cup. For the sport, for his horse, for Jess Jackson's wallet, this is the easiest decision anyone has ever had to make: run the horse in the Classic.
Story | Conversation | September 15, 2008Harlem Rocker is the pick to take Travers
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comBill Finley picks this weekend's big races at Saratoga and Del Mar.
Story | Conversation | August 22, 2008All too familiar
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comA mini-Del Mar of sorts, Caprilli would appear to be the type of racetrack that should be thriving, but dig a little deeper and you'll find a place being dragged down by the myriad problems facing Italian racing, many of them all too familiar to American fans.
Story | Conversation | July 09, 2008Big Brown to Arc? Why not?
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comCurlin is out there. Go after him, even if that means a trip to France. The idea isn't as crazy as it may sound at first.
Story | Conversation | June 28, 2008Despite the obstacles, Big Brown is the pick
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comThere's no doubt that Big Brown is going to have to be a monster to win this.
Story | Conversation | May 01, 2008Suitable name for Roussel's Derby contender
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comLouie Roussel obviously knew he had a good one when he named Recapturetheglory, the winner of last weekend's Illinois Derby at Hawthorne.
Story | Conversation | April 10, 2008Lasix also one of the drugs that has no place in the game
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comWhile horse racing is making very slow but somewhat steady progress in its fight to rid itself of scourges like steroids and a number of illegal drugs, it shouldn't continue to ignore another drug that has no place in the game. It's time for Lasix to go.
Story | Conversation | April 01, 2008Synthetic a bad idea now? Not so fast
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comThe Santa Anita racing surface is a mess, so these synthetic surfaces must be the worst idea since New Coke? Not so fast.
Story | Conversation | January 11, 2008Past time to end past posting
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comThere is a perception that the betting process is tainted. Time to start changing that.
Story | Conversation | December 18, 2007Top Cup contenders
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comBill Finley breaks down the top three contenders in each division of the Breeders' Cup World Championships.
Story | Conversation | October 24, 2007Zito sips Champagne once again, BC Juvenile next
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comFollowing each of the Breeders' Cup Challenge weekends, ESPN.com will present a look back at the races, the performers and the ramifications. The winners of the Challenge races earn automatic berths into Breeders' Cup races. In other words, win and you're in.
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