Belmont Stakes: Big Brown's Chance At Triple Crown Title
The Belmont Stakes, the third leg of the Triple Crown is this weekend, and Big Brown is primed to win the coveted Triple Crown title. Big Brown is a 2...
The Belmont Stakes, the third leg of the Triple Crown is this weekend, and Big Brown is primed to win the coveted Triple Crown title. Big Brown is a 2...
AP | STEVENSON JACOBS | Posted 05.16.2008 | Business
NEW YORK — A horse by any other name simply wouldn't have worked for UPS. Capitalizing on the buzz around thoroughbred racing's biggest event, ...
New York Times | STEPHANIE CLIFFORD | Posted 05.07.2008 | Business
MINUTES before he was to appear live on NBC on Saturday as the presenting sponsor of the Kentucky Derby, David C. Novak, the chief executive of Yum Br...
Peter Clothier | Posted 05.06.2008 | Living
It was the spectacle of that poor, beautiful, powerful, damaged creature at the finish of the Kentucky Derby that led me to into rueful speculation. We breed our thoroughbreds to race-track requirements and we race them till they drop.
Jessie Gaskell | Posted 05.05.2008 | Living
I'd prefer not to use the term "filly" as it is the language of the oppressor, so for our purposes, we will refer to Eight Belles as a "racewoman."
Charles Warner | Posted 05.05.2008 | Media
NBC covered the Kentucky Derby like a state primary election - only worse. First, all the coverage leading up to the race was speculation about who m...
Christina Bellantoni | Posted 05.04.2008 | Politics
Sen. Hillary Clinton told local press this week she liked Eight Belles to win the Kentucky Derby tonight. Big Brown was the winner, but Eight Belles, ...
Ruth Hochberger | Posted 05.04.2008 | Media
NBC ought to hang its collective head in shame. Its nearly three hours of coverage of yesterday's Kentucky Derby just about completely ignored the news.
The Huffington Post | Posted 05.03.2008 | Politics
***SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO OF THE NBC COVERAGE FROM THE MINUTES OF THE CONFUSION AND THEN THE ANNOUNCEMENT*** AP reports: Big Brown backed up his trai...
Huffington Post | Posted 05.02.2008 | Living
**UPDATE**: Big Brown was Saturday's big winner, but things did not end so well for second placer Eight Belles, who had to be put down after breaking ...
Marcy Blum | Posted 05.02.2008 | Living
This 130-year-old race epitomizes acceptable excess much as Mardi Gras does, but there are a few prerequisites for hosting a Kentucky Derby party.
Lloyd Garver | Posted 04.30.2008 | Entertainment
Since the Derby is this Saturday, I wonder if the owner of this year's winner will get luckier with a horse who enjoys getting lucky more than the 2002 winner.
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Brigitte Bradford | Posted 06.05.2008 | Home