Maybe Paulo Lobo should have stuck with his initial decision to keep Gayego out of the Preakness. ...more

May 18, 2008

They'll pack Pimlico Race Course today the way they did two years ago, eagerly waiting to see if Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown can take the next step toward becoming a legend. ...more

May 17, 2008

As Big Brown's bid to become the first Triple Crown winner in 30 years gains momentum, the focus shifts to Pimlico and the quick turnaround before Saturday's Preakness Stakes. ...more

May 12, 2008

Use Casinos To Gamble Regarding "Eight Belles Breaks Down After Derby" (Sports, May 4): ...more

May 10, 2008

She ran the race of her life - and death. Still, you could almost hear the champagne glasses clinking at Churchill Downs as the TV cameras swung away from the poor black heap in the dirt to the Kentucky Derby champion, Big Brown. ...more

May 6, 2008

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is seeking the suspension of Eight Belles' jockey after the filly had to be euthanized following her second-place finish in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday. ...more

May 5, 2008

Tampa Bay Downs concluded its 82nd live racing season Sunday, a meet that likely will be remembered for shattered riding and training records, as well as for continued strides in attracting elite thoroughbreds from around the country for the track's growing stakes program. ...more

May 5, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. When the muscular bay colt turned into the stretch at Churchill Downs on Saturday, the 134th Kentucky Derby was all but over. Big Brown led by only a head with a quarter-mile to go, but he was accelerating like a sports car and his 19 opponents were running for second. ...more

May 4, 2008

Johnny Collins, longtime farm trainer at Live Oak Plantation in Ocala, might know Revved Up better than anyone. Collins has known Revved Up since the horse was born there. ...more

May 4, 2008

The filly Eight Belles finished second behind favorite Big Brown in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, then collapsed with two broken front ankles and was euthanized after crossing the wire. ...more

May 4, 2008