My heart sank in my chest as I watched Zardana go by Rachel Alexandra in the New Orleans Ladies Stakes. It seemed improbable if not impossible. How co...
Jess Jackson's decision to pull Rachel Alexandra from the Apple Blossom at Oaklawn Park was neither a surprise nor an imprudent decision. The Rachel A...
The day after Zenyatta won for the 15th straight time, Santa Anita still couldn't get enough of her. Ron Charles, who runs the joint when Frank Strona...
After a hectic weekend of horse racing, Monday brought plenty of commentary. The disappointment regarding Rachel Alexandra dropping out of the Apple B...
So, the “Race for the Ages” is off, and Jess Jackson says they now regret rushing Rachel Alexandra to make the New Orleans Ladies. When a horse doesn’...
$200,000 New Orleans Ladies Fillies & mares, 4-year-olds and up, 1 1/16 miles, inaugural running Jockey David Flores (Zardana, winner): “We had a...
Reigning Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra got beat by John Shirreffs other filly Zardana in an absolute shocker in the New Orleans Ladies' Stakes. W...
No biases out there, but you will see some quick final quarter-miles, since there's a powerful tail-wind through the stretch. Even so, the 23-seconds-...
More than six months have passed since Calvin Borel last got that feeling -- whatever that feeling is a human being gets from sitting on the back of R...
This Saturday may be the most anticipated day of racing outside of the Triple Crown or Breeders' Cup in years with the 2010 debuts of Horse of the Yea...