Tag: Triple Crown
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.
I’ll Have Another Bids To End The Drought
You can choose the term or phrase of your liking to describe what I’ll Have Another, the winner of the Kentucky Derby did at Baltimore’s Pimlico Race Course last Saturday.
Hammond deserves more local praise
I hear this a lot: “How do you decide what to write about each week?” Actually, it’s easy. I try to write about Kentuckians or things that will affect our state.
