06/28/2009

Rachel Alexandra romps to victory in Mother Goose
Intimidation may have kept most of Rachel Alexandra's competition away, and a couple of late scratches made the Mother Goose Stakes a three-horse race. The Preakness winner might as well have been running alone.

06/27/2009

Rachel Alexandra back in Mother Goose
NEW YORK – Jess Jackson wasn't sure how much Rachel Alexandra's stirring victory against the boys in the Preakness took out of her, so he wound up keeping the superstar filly out of the Belmont Stakes.

06/06/2009

Summer Bird wins Belmont Stakes
Summer Bird has won the Belmont Stakes, rallying past Mine That Bird to spoil jockey Calvin Borel's attempt at winning all three legs of the Triple Crown.

Belmont Stakes winners
A list of the winners of the Belmont Stakes, the third leg of horse racing's Triple Crown

Triple Crown race winners
A chart of the winners of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes.

06/05/2009

141st Belmont Stakes preview

06/03/2009

As sports' influence has grown, D-FW has kept bigger, better venues coming

05/29/2009

Rachel Alexandra won't run in Belmont
Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra will not run in the Belmont Stakes, opening the way for jockey Calvin Borel to return to Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird in his quest for a personal Triple Crown.

05/25/2009

It's a Bird wins $400,000 Lone Star Park Handicap
Highs and lows define horse racing. Rarely, however, do radical swings of fate crash into each other as they did to jockey Julien Leparoux and trainer Martin Wolfson on Monday at Lone Star Park.

05/24/2009

Jonesboro bids to complete sweep in Lone Star Park Handicap
Jonesboro won't be the favorite in the 13th running of the Grade 3 Lone Star Park Handicap. It's probably a good thing that horses don't know when the odds are stacked against them.

05/16/2009

Rachel Alexandra wins Preakness Stakes
Rachel Alexandra became the first filly to win the Preakness since 1924, holding off a late charge by Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird to capture the middle jewel of the Triple Crown.

Preakness Stakes winners
A list of the winners of the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown.

05/15/2009

Scouting the Preakness Stakes
Coverage begins at 3:30 p.m. (Ch. 5); post time 5:05 p.m.

Preakness Stakes: Big Drama has nose for winner's circle
Until the decision was made last week to run Rachel Alexandra in Saturday's Preakness Stakes at Pimlico, Big Drama had loomed as the most promising new shooter, a horse who skips the Kentucky Derby to aim for the Preakness.

05/09/2009

Mythical Power wins Lone Star Derby
Mythical Power, trained by Bob Baffert, proved to be the best in the $400,000 Lone Star Derby over a fast track Saturday at Lone Star Park.

05/08/2009

Lone Star Derby draws top trainers
Horses trained by Steve Asmussen and Bob Baffert will highlight today's field of seven in the Lone Star Derby.

05/05/2009

Mine That Bird expects to race in the Preakness
Mine That Bird was proclaimed ready for the Preakness on Monday after a spirited early morning jog, while his trainer remained groggy from two nights of little sleep after a startling Kentucky Derby win.

05/02/2009

Kentucky Derby winners
A list of the winners of the Kentucky Derby, the first leg of horse racing's Triple Crown.