Horse Racing Blog Posts by Stevie Stats

Here are the results of the Post Position Draw for the 136th Preakness Stakes. Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom draws post 11 and Kentucky Derby runner-up Nehro has been withdrawn. The Preakness Stakes takes place this Saturday, May 21st 2011.

Here is the recap of the 137th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky on May 7th, 2011. Congratulations to winner Animal Kingdom ridden by John Velazquez and trained by H. Graham Motion. Ironically Velazquez was supposed to ride the previous favorite, Uncle Mo, before he scratched on Friday morning.

Here are the results of the Post Position Draw for the 137th Kentucky Derby. These draws will certainly have an impact on the favorites for the race. The Kentucky Derby takes place this Saturday, May 7th 2011.

The 2011 Kentucky Derby post position draw takes place today, Wednesday, May 4th. It will be aired on Versus and takes place between 5 and 6 PM ET.

With the Kentucky Derby fast approaching, I thought it would be a good time to post some interesting fun facts about the history of the Kentucky Derby. Check it out and send us your fun facts to add to the list!

Here are the top 50 3-year-old's based on graded stakes earnings as released by Churchill Downs on April 4, 2011. The top 20 are eligible for the Kentucky Derby, though not all will necessarily participate in the Derby.

Here are the current results for the 2011 Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool.

Here are the results of the 2010 Eclipse Awards. They include the results for the 2010 Horse of the Year, 2-Year-Old Male, 2-Year-Old Filly, 3-Year-Old Male, 3-Year-Old Filly, Older Male, Older Female ...

The 2010 Breeders' Cup kicks off today, Friday, November 5th at Churchill Downs. Here are the race card lineups for both Friday and Saturday including the participating horses and a break down of who we'll be betting on.

Think you've got what it takes to be a jockey? For anyone who follows horse racing, the life of a jockey may seem exciting. Is getting paid to ride a horse really work? Not to mention the money you can make - the average jockey receives 10% of the purse money. On a one million dollar purse that's one hundred thousand dollars - not bad for two minutes worth of work right?