Triple Crown Racing

It took 10 minutes to decide the winner of the second leg of Canada's Triple Crown of Thoroughbred racing. It ended up a "Gallant" win in the Prince of Wales Stakes.

Jul 14, 2009 - Terry McNamee

The race was his to lose, and jockey Calvin Borel did just that, finished 3rd on favourite Mine That Bird in the Belmont Stakes on June 6 behind Summer Bird and Dunkirk.

Jun 10, 2009 - Terry McNamee

Jockey Eric Guerin started racing's Cajun parade and Kent Desormeaux, Calvin Borel and Ronnie Albarado have continued it by winning 7 of the last 9 Triple Crown races.

Jun 9, 2009 - Carroll Trosclair

Who will win the 150h running of the Queen's Plate at Woodbine in Toronto on June 21? The 1-1/4 mile event is wide open, but watch for Eye of the Leopard and My Bad.

Jun 2, 2009 - Terry McNamee

A rematch between Kentucky Derby winner Mine that Bird and Preakness Stakes winner Rachel Alexandra will not take place in this year's Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 6.

Jun 1, 2009 - Terry McNamee

Jockey Calvin Borel rode the champions in first two jewels of the Triple Crown of horse racing: Mine That Bird at the Kentucky Derby and Rachel Alexandra at Preakness.

May 17, 2009 - Christine Nyholm

Rachel Alexandra became the first Kentucky Oaks winner to win the Preakness. Derby winner Mine That Bird had to go around a wall of horses to be a fast-closing second.

May 17, 2009 - Terry McNamee

A full field of 14 is likely for the 2009 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Racetrack in Baltimore. Will the winner come out of the Kentucky Derby, or will it be a newcomer?

May 13, 2009 - Terry McNamee

The Preakness Stakes for Thoroughbred racehorses is held in May at Pimlico Racetrack, located in Baltimore, Maryland. It is the second jewel in the American Triple Crown.

May 12, 2009 - Terry McNamee

No one outside of Canada and New Mexico thought Mine That Bird had a prayer of winning the 2009 Kentucky Derby. Once again, the experts were wrong.

May 5, 2009 - Terry McNamee

Fresh off his upset win in the Kentucky Derby, Mine That Bird is preparing for the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico on May 16.

May 4, 2009 - Terry McNamee

When Mine That Bird came flying along the rail to win this year's Kentucky Derby, not everyone was shocked. At Woodbine, people knew who he was.

May 3, 2009 - Terry McNamee

Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses are built for speed.

May 2, 2009 - Ken Kashubara

For Kent Desormeaux, the 2008 Belmont Stakes were to be the crowning achievement of his career, but he gave up on it to protect the horse he called "a friend."

Jun 8, 2008 - Carroll Trosclair

Since 1978 the racing world has anxiously awaited the next Triple Crown coronation and post Big Browns failed delivery, continues to wait.

May 16, 2008 - Karla Reed

No horse has won the Triple Crown since Affirmed did it in 1978 and only 11 have ever won it in the last 89 years.

Apr 29, 2008 - Carroll Trosclair

There are no fewer than thirteen graded stakes scheduled across the country, a handicapper's paradise.

Apr 2, 2007 - Michael Souza

Closed last year because of Katrina, the Fair Grounds celebrates it first full season with the best race card in the nation.

Mar 7, 2007 - Michael Souza

With one furlong remaining, Scat Daddy overtakes Stormello, Nobiz Like Showbiz and Adore the Gold to win the Fountain of Youth. Scat Daddy solidifies credentials.

Mar 4, 2007 - Michael Souza

While Major Stakes and Handicap Races abound this weekend, minor allowance races also provide excitement and great opportunity.

Mar 2, 2007 - Michael Souza

Saturday's Fountain of Youth, followed by the Florida Derby and Kentucky Derby, provides perfect opportunity to prep some of the best colts in the nation.

Feb 25, 2007 - Michael Souza

Last year, Michael Matz and Barbaro trained to the Kentucky Derby using unorthodox mehods. Can the 2006 Eclipse Juvenile Champ reverse the process with success?

Feb 21, 2007 - Michael Souza