Sweetnorthernsaint

In a field beside a gravel lane that leads to a 200-year-old farm house, two horses kick up their heels at play.One of those horses has a broad, bold white blaze down the front of his face and a white "sock" on each of his two left ankles. Sweetnorthernsaint, the Grade II Illinois Derby winner who w...Read More

Some say he was the worst Derby favorite in recent memory in 2006. The former Illinois Derby winner is entered in tomorrow's Wadsworth Memorial Handicap down the thruway in Canandaigua at Finger Lakes. Read More

2/27/2009 Da' Tara Included on FOY Undercard BloodHorse, KYI) at Belmont Park at 38-to-1 while so much attention was focused on Big Brown being eased behind him in his bid to sweep the Triple Crown. The victory was only the second in Da’ Tara’s eight-race career and on Feb. 28 the son of Tiznow...Read More

By Mike Brunker Horse racing editor NBCSports.com LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A Herculean colt named Barbaro carried trainer Michael Matz to the summit of a new Mount Olympus on Saturday, powering to a 6 ½-length victory over Bluegrass Cat in the 132nd Kentucky Derby without ever feeling the whip of jockey Ed...Read More