The cool efficiency that marked the end of Eight Belles was more the norm, a cruel reminder on the biggest of all stages that racing can be a deadly sport. Say what you will about the sport of kings, ...

The horse broke her two front ankles and was euthanized after finishing second. Track personnel try to hold down Eight Belles after the 134th Kentucky Derby Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, ...

EIGHT BELLS Musical soulmates, and appreciators of fine wallpaper. MELYNDA JACKSON and Haley Westeiner are sitting in an upstairs room at Beech Street Parlor, sipping hot toddies. Members of the ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. * UPDATE: 6:18 p.m. Eight Belles’ trainer today adamantly defended ...

Unlike normal chiming clocks, the strikes of a ship's bell do not match the number of the hour. Instead, there are eight bells, one for each half-hour of a four-hour watch. In the age of sailing, ...

With storm clouds rolling in over Louisville, Ky., on Friday afternoon, Churchill Downs pushed the post time for the Grade 2 $600,000 Eight Belles Stakes up by eight minutes, but Look Forward ran as ...

After running the worst race of her life in the Grade 2 Fantasy Stakes, My Mane Squeeze scaled back in distance to massive success on Friday in the Grade 2 Eight Belles Stakes at Churchill Downs. The ...

"We just get out of the way and let them do their thing," was Randy Gullatt's assessment of Red White and Blue Racing's Denim and Pearls and jockey Flavien Prat as they aim to capture a second ...

Trainer Brad Cox comes into the May 1 $700,000 Eight Belles Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs with the morning-line favorite, On Time Girl ,and a longshot in Paradise . Run at 7 furlongs on the dirt, the ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. It seems many of us are still talking about Kentucky Derby runner-up ...

It was a sad and horrifying Kentucky Derby. Before the race I talked Caroline into watching it with me. She likes horses--she loves all animals, really--but she has concerns about their welfare and ...