Tag: Triple Crown
‘Throwback’ Triple Crown Gives Way To Foster And Future
Another Triple Crown campaign has come and gone and our streak without a horse that could sweep the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes stands at 35 years.
Ageless D. Wayne Lukas Earns Another Big One
The message should be crystal-clear by now to anyone who has been paying even the slightest bit of attention to goings-on in Thoroughbred racing.
Triple Crown Hopes Build As Orb Takes Next Step
By virtue of living in what is clearly a horse racing town, it’s not exactly a surprise when people want to talk about the new Kentucky Derby winner and their experience at Churchill Downs during Derby Week.
Derby 139 Belongs to Shug McGaughey – And More
As the realization of a lifelong dream unfolded before him on a soggy first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs, Claude Ray “Shug” McGaughey was not watching from a warm and cozy spot on Millionaires Row, over even one of the Churchill Downs boxes in Section 318 where the connections of Kentucky Derby runners spend some of the most anxious two-minute increments of their lives.
Derby Wrap-Up
Is there a much-needed Triple Crown in Orb? For the sake of Thoroughbred racing, let us hope so.
Stewart Charges Forth With Second Place Golden Soul
Dallas Stewart trains Kentucky Derby second place finisher Golden Soul.
Four Roses Bourbon Unveils Commemorative Secretariat Bottle
Four Roses Bourbon’s celebration of the 40th anniversary of Secretariat’s record-breaking Triple Crown is off and running.
Tiger Shows The Path For I’ll Have Another
Maybe the way Tiger Woods roared back into the golf spotlight to start the week is a good omen for Thoroughbred racing.
As I’ll Have Another’s Bid Nears, Beware Romans
As the days until the June 9 Belmont Stakes dwindle quickly, the world of Thoroughbred racing and a growing number of observers and fans outside the sport are focusing on Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands and Preakness winner I’ll Have Another and his bid to snap a 34-year string of Triple Crown frustration.
