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Tesio winner Icabad Crane is headed to the Preakness. Photo: Jim McCue, Maryland Jockey Club

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PREAKNESS POSSIBLES - Click on a horse for a full bio TRIPLE CROWN LINKS   Horse Trainer     Horse Trainer   Behindatthebar T. Pletcher     Racecar Rhapsody K. McPeek   Big Brown R. Dutrow, Jr.     Recapturetheglory L. Roussel III   Giant Moon R. Schosberg     Riley Tucker Wm. Mott   Harlem Rocker T. Pletcher     Stevil N. Zito   Hey Byrn E. Plesa     Tres Borrachos B. Greely   Icabad Crane H. G. Motion     Yankee Bravo P. Gallagher   Kentucky Bear R. Baker         Derby Start to Finish Slide Show Derby Sights and Sounds Slide Show Derby Contenders Slide Show Derby Preps Slide Show Steve Haskin's Kentucky Derby Trail Steve Haskin's Tales from the Triple Crown HRTV's Target Louisville Blog: Triple Crown Talk DERBY CONTENDERS' PEDIGREE PROFILES TRIPLE CROWN VIDEO Derby 134 Contenders' Pedigree Profiles Insight into the pedigrees of this year's Kentucky Derby contenders is only a click away. The pedigree analyses done by Alan Porter and Avalyn Hunter throughout the spring have been compiled into one easy-to-read report. It's time to separate the contenders from the pretenders. Get your FREE copy! Affirmed & Alydar Reliving a Classic Rivalry - Part 2 of 4: Jockeys Steve Cauthen and Jorge Velasquez recount the Kentucky Derby. Presented by Adena Racing Venture Watch the video Follow the Triple Crown with the FREE Special Event e-newsletter from The Blood-Horse!

Maiden Watch: Yo Joe gets the Cowboy Worthy of comment is the progeny record of Yo Joe's sire, Wertaloona. Wertaloona has 6 named 2-year olds, 2 have raced and both are winners, and they have earned a total of $85,245. Overall, in 8 crops of racing age, he's had 41 foals, 30 starters and 24 winners. More The Racing Hub: Safety First By Alex Waldrop, NTRA.com Like many of you, I watched Saturday's Kentucky Derby and was in awe of the amazing performance of Big Brown and his talented jockey, Kent Desormeaux. Big Brown ran a race from the 20th post position that was remarkable. And Desormeaux rode a race that even I could appreciate as very skillful. Unfortunately for racing, events unfolded after the race that completely overshadowed Big Brown's impressive performance. More Triple Crown Talk: The Eight Belles Tragedy: Stop Placing Blame The injury to Eight Belles was nothing more than a terrible accident. Why are we always looking for a scapegoat? More Eight Belles Memory Wall: Remembering a Great Filly The Five-Cross Files: Bittersweet Derby and How Our Picks Fared Adam's Turf: Destination Derby: Day 3 Recap Part 1 Morning Line: Saturday: Running for the Roses Nicanor: Tracking Barbaro's Brother: Nicanor Ships to Fair Hill Hammer Time: Derby Prices View Blog Stable

Catastrophic Injuries: What Do We Know?
In the wake of two highly publicized catastrophic racetrack injuries since May 2006, questions and opinions regarding the safety of Thoroughbred racehorses have been generated and propagated by fans, the media, and animal rights groups. More...

Calder Slashes Purses for Eight Stakes
Calder Race Course on May 9 announced it will cut purses for eight upcoming stakes, including six on its July 12 Summit of Speed card. More...

Expanded Florida Sales Rules Published
The most recent version of rules governing horse sales in Florida were published for public comment May 9. The regulations are being touted as a successful compromise by some of those involved in the process. More...

Blood-Horse Launches Mobile News Site
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Blood-Horse Regional Focus Click the Map or Region to Download the PDF: Southeast - "Fun in the Sun: Richard Hancock moves up Florida's Thoroughbred industry." Southwest- "Hoop Dreams: Dave Hooper's star shines bright in Texas—and beyond." Midwest/Canada - "Hoosier Help: Two new casinos will change the face of Indiana Racing." West Coast - "Family Affair: David and Holly Wilson's Horse operation is All Relative." Northeast/Mid-Atlantic - "Hale to the Chief: Georganne Hale carves out a memorable career in Maryland." State Sire Lists and Auction Results Regional Racing

Mandella: Dixie Chatter Set for Barrera
Grade I winner Dixie Chatter worked a sharp seven furlongs at Santa Anita May 9 and earned the green light from trainer Richard Mandella for his season bow in the seven-furlong Lazaro Barrera Memorial Stakes (gr. III) for 3-year-olds at Hollywood Park May 18. More...

McCauley Wins Monmouth's Opening Stakes
Jockey Herb McCauley registered his first stakes victory at Monmouth Park in 10 years May 9 when he guided Red Oak Stable's Casino Transaction to a front-running upset victory in the $70,000 Red Cross Stakes on opening day of a 99-day Thoroughbred meeting in Oceanport, N.J. More...

Fogelsonger Starts New Chapter in PA
Ryan Fogelsonger will attempt to add to his more than 1,800 career victories when he begins riding at Presque Isle Downs in Pennsylvania May 9, when the 100-day meet gets under way. More...

Lethal Heat Hopes to Burn Railbird Foes
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05/03/08	Inglewood	Hollywood
05/03/08	Kentucky Derby	Churchill
05/03/08	Woodford Reserve	Churchill
05/03/08	Nassau County	Belmont
05/03/08	Humana Distaff	Churchill
05/03/08	Churchill Distaff	Churchill
05/03/08	La Troienne	Churchill
05/03/08	Churchill Downs	Churchill
05/02/08	Kentucky Oaks	Churchill
05/02/08	Crown Royal	Churchill
05/02/08	Alysheba Stakes	Churchill
05/02/08	Louisville Stakes	Churchill
05/02/08	Aegon Turf	Churchill
05/01/08	Kentucky Stakes	Churchill
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