Horse of the Year? It's still Rachel
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comThere will not, of course, be two Horses of the Year or any sharing of the award. There can be only one, and that one is Rachel Alexandra.
Story | Conversation | November 07, 2009Finley: Breeders' Cup picks
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comAfter Muhannak, then an unknown, unaccomplished English gelding, won this race last year, it stands to reason that European horses have a big advantage over the American entrants, who are largely a bunch of plodders and reformed claimers.
Story | Conversation | November 04, 2009Perfection good enough for Zenyatta?
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comZenyatta has become the equivalent of the college basketball team that feasts on soft foes, running up a perfect record against the likes of Coppin State, Dartmouth and Central Arkansas.
Story | Conversation | October 26, 2009Coordinate!
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comThe past Saturday offered nine Grade 1 races and 15 graded stakes in all. The problem is that the day's races were presented in a typically discordant fashion, with no focus on what's best for the sport or the racing fan.
Story | Conversation | October 12, 2009Dipping sales may force change
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comIt's a bloodbath in Kentucky, where prices have plummeted at the Keeneland September yearling sale and countless breeders and consignors are looking for a bridge from which to jump.
Story | Conversation | September 18, 2009What Rachel can do for an encore
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comIt's not too early to start thinking about Rachel Alexandra's 4-year-old campaign.
Story | Conversation | September 11, 2009'Rachel' beating the best
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comRachel Alexandra never left her stall Saturday afternoon at Saratoga, and still her legend grew.
Story | Conversation | September 02, 2009Lagging odds unacceptable
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comWhen the field of nine left the Saratoga starting gate at 2:42 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, a horse named Lord Kipling was 5-2. One minute and 22 seconds later, when the 2-mile marathon was nearly half over, Lord Kipling was 2-1.
Story | Conversation | August 15, 2009Munnings hot going into Haskell
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comMunnings is going to beat Rachel Alexandra.
Story | Conversation | July 31, 2009Dominguez dominates Belmont meet
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comThe biggest star, the biggest story, in New York racing this year has not been a horse but a jockey.
Story | Conversation | July 25, 2009Party over for slots tracks?
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comSomething called the Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act was passed in 2004 and, ever since, it's been Christmas Day 365 days a year for the racing industry in the Keystone state.
Story | Conversation | July 17, 2009A solution for Zenyatta vs. Rachel
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comAs the situation stands now, Jess Jackson hates "plastic" and Jerry Moss is reluctant to race outside of areas codes 310, 626 and 858, where all they have are "plastic" tracks.
Story | Conversation | July 11, 2009Bad for the game
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comThe chances that Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta will meet dwindled with the announcement that Zenyatta would race next in the Aug. 9 Clement Hirsch at Del Mar.
Story | Conversation | July 02, 2009Weighty Issues
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comMartin Panza risked running a superstar out of town, the wrath of his employer and defied conventional wisdom. But he did it anyway.
Story | Conversation | June 24, 2009Uncouple the couplings
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comAnyone who was paying attention knew that Music Note was unlikely to return to top form in her 2009 debut, Saturday's Ogden Phipps Handicap at Belmont.
Story | Conversation | June 16, 2009TOP SEARCHES IN OCTOBER
NFL Expert Picks tops ESPN.com searches in October. Did "track" make the list?
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