Cindy's Horse Racing Blog

The final leg of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes, is less than a week away and it is time to take a look at the contenders and try to ... Read More

Photos and info about the 2008 Belmont contenders on the track and in the barn over the weekend at Belmont Park. Includes details about Big Brown's quarter-crack and photos of ... Read More

The 2008 Memorial Day weekend at Belmont Park closed out with the Grade 1 Metropolitan Handicap, better known as the Met Mile, where Divine Park closed in the stretch to ... Read More

In the second day of the Memorial Day weekend card at Belmont Par, Looky Yonder closed from last early to chatch favorite Dream Rush in the stretch to win the ... Read More

Belmont Park kicked off the Memorial Day weekend with two stakes. The feature was the Sheepshead Bay Handicap (G2) for the turf fillies and mares where favorite Mauralakana drew ... Read More

It doesn't look like many horses will try to take on Big Brown on June 7th in the Belmont Stakes. Peter Pan Stakes winner Casino Drive is the ... Read More

Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown lived up to his hype and short odds with a runaway win the in the 2008 Preakness. It was 5 1/4 lengths back to ... Read More

There were eight other stakes on the Preakness card, five of them graded, including the Dixie Stakes (G2) won by Pays to Dream (left), the Allaire DuPont Distaff (G2) won ... Read More

Friday at Pimlico, Sweet Vendetta rallied from last to win the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes and Student Council (right) just got up by a neck to win the Pimlico Special. Also ... Read More

It was a busy morning at Pimlico Thursday as several of the Preakness horses were out on track to stretch their legs. Among the horses taking advantage of the ... Read More

The Thursday before the Preakness the traditional Alibi Breakfast is held where the trainers of all the horses make their excuses in case they don't win on Saturday and annual ... Read More

13 3-year-olds were entered for the 133rd running of the Preakness, the second jewel of the Triple Crown. As expected, Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown made the heavy favorite ... Read More

Although Big Brown scared off all the other Kentucky Derby horses, he will still have lots of fresh faces at the Preakness to try and take him down. Here ... Read More

Casino Drive shipped over to Belmont Park from Japan to prep for the Belmont in the Peter Pan Stakes (G2), winning easily by 5 3/4 lengths over Mint Lane and ... Read More

The second jewel of the Triple Crown, the Preakness, is on May 17. The list of possible starters is slowly coming together with quite a few new players entering ... Read More

A photo tribute to the gallant filly Eight Belles who finished second to Big Brown in the 2008 Kentucky Derby, then tragically broke both front ankles about a quarter mile ... Read More

There is more to the Kentucky Derby than just the races. Here is a collection of ten additional pictures from Derby day 2008 including scenery, hats, and more photos ... Read More

Favorite Big Brown stalked the early pace then opened up in the stretch to win the 2008 Kentucky Derby by 4 3/4 lengths to become the first horse to win ... Read More

There were five other stakes on the 2008 Kentucky Derby undercard including the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (G1) won by Einstein (right), the Humana Distaff Stakes (G1) won by Intangaroo, ... Read More

Going off as a mild favorite at 3.4-1, Proud Spell stalked the early pace, then took over in the stretch to draw off and win by 5 lengths over Little ... Read More

There were five additional stakes on the 2008 Kentucky Oaks undercard including the Aegon Turf Sprint won by Mr. Nightlinger, the Louisville Stakes won by Ginger Punch (right), the Edgewood ... Read More

Thursday morning at Churchill Downs was much warmer, although a bit windy. The track was busy as was the paddock that afternoon as many of the Kentucky Derby horses ... Read More