Blog of a Horse Racing Enthusiast

Here is the current Futures Wager Pool for the 2012 Kentucky Derby .

Here are the results of the 2011 Eclipse Awards. They include the results for the 2011 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 2011 Breeders' Cup kicks off today, Friday, November 4th 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.

Anyone who watched the Haskell Invitational and Monmouth Park on Sunday evening was treated to a great race. Bob Baffert and Martin Garcia might just be the best 1-2 punch in horse racing after Coil broke from dead last to win by a neck over Shackelford, the favorite and Preakness winner. However, in this post we debate whether Coil was the best horse in the field and if he deserved to win this race.

Here is the recap of the 2011 Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York on June 11th, 2011. Congratulations to winner Ruler on Ice ridden by Jose Valdivia Jr. and trained by Kelly J. Breen.

Here is the recap of the 136th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland on Saturday, May 21st 2011. Congratulations to winner Shackleford ridden by Jesus Castanon and trained by Dale Romans. Shackleford denied Animal Kingdom a chance at the triple crown in what turned out to be a well fought race.

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 Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom draws post 11 and Kentucky Derby runner-up Nehro has been withdrawn.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.