While the Big Brown celebration is legitimately deserved — his performance was incredibly dominating; so much so it seems his opponents have thrown in the towel for the Preakness — the sadness concerning Eight Belles is legitimately deserved as well. The only filly to appear in the 134th running gave an incredible performance as [...]

Ah yes. It’s that time of the year — the first Saturday in May. Time for ostentatious hats, $1000 mint juleps, Derby Pie (if it’s from Kern’s Kitchen), celebrities and the most exciting two minutes in sports — all for the sake of watching the ponies run a mile and a quarter to [...]

Will we see the Ole Ball Coach, Steve Spurrier, compete in the upcoming Kentucky Derby? Well, maybe not him exactly, but perhaps someone or some animal using his likeness might. Wizard of Odds has more:
But (John) Fort saw something and immediately named the colt Spurrier. “I thought it was a good name for [...]