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Sports Illustrated October 25, 2002 Tim Layden |
Early indicators Two Breeders' Cup races could be a window into the future. |
Sports Central June 19, 2010 Diane M. Grassi |
Horse Racing Industry Saddled With Financial Meltdown The 2010 thoroughbred horse racing season has seen its Triple Crown races pass, yet thoroughbred racing fans can still look ahead to some key summer races. |
Salon.com May 1, 2002 Allen Barra |
They shoot horse racing, don't they? The glorious sport of thoroughbred racing is dying -- and part of the reason is the greed of owners who put champions out to stud in their prime... |
Sports Illustrated June 7, 2002 Tim Layden |
Betting on War Emblem Will War Emblem win the Triple Crown? |
Sports Illustrated October 30, 2001 Tim Layden |
Tiznow, and Again A career-threatening injury couldn't stop a repeat winner in the Breeders' Cup Classic... |
HBS Working Knowledge May 31, 2004 Lukas & Kirby |
Horse Sense: D. Wayne Lukas on Managing Should managers be treated like high-performance racehorses? This top trainer has experience with both. A Harvard Business Review excerpt. |
Sports Illustrated April 5, 2002 Tim Layden |
The long haul Can two Kentucky Derby hopefuls go the distance? |
Sports Illustrated May 3, 2002 Tim Layden |
Breaking down the Derby field It's not entirely true that Saturday's 128th Kentucky Derby is completely wide open... |
Sports Illustrated May 28, 2002 Tim Layden |
Crowning a King Some people say that War Emblem is the wrong horse at the wrong time. They're wrong... |
Sports Illustrated May 5, 2000 |
Chat Reel: Bill Nack SI writer dishes the dirt on this year's Kentucky Derby |
AskMen.com Ross Bonander |
How To: Horse Betting Horse racing has its own language. Thankfully, it's easy to learn. |
AskMen.com Steve Seepersaud |
Big Money in Horse Racing Horse racing is certainly a high-risk business -- for all concerned. But if you can foresee the next Secretariat or Smarty Jones, the profits will more than make up for the costs. |
Sports Illustrated April 7, 2000 Mark Beech |
Derby weekend out West Outside of the three Triple Crown races, it's hard to imagine a deeper lineup of quality 3-year-olds than the one that will head to the post in the Santa Anita Derby this Saturday.... |
The Motley Fool June 7, 2004 Nathan Slaughter |
Say It Ain't So, Smarty Belmont Stakes turned out impressive results, despite the outcome. Race tracks, media companies, and retailers benefited from Smarty Jones' popularity. |
Sports Illustrated May 19, 2000 William Nack |
Chat Reel: SI's William Nack Other horses seem to be racing for second |
Sports Illustrated May 17, 2001 Mark Beech |
Congaree can If Richly Blended sets fractions on Saturday in the Preakness that are solid but not blistering, say 46 seconds for the half-mile instead of 44, then Congaree should be the horse to beat... |
Salon.com May 8, 2000 Steve Kurutz |
Pony up for OTB Who needs horses when you've got a row of TVs in an airless storefront at the off-track betting parlor? |
Salon.com March 14, 2001 Charles Taylor |
"Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand Surprise! The book everyone is reading and loving stars a stocky, funny-looking hero with four legs -- the champion racehorse Seabiscuit... |
Salon.com August 21, 2002 King Kaufman |
An equine renaissance Arlington Park's owner rebuilt it after it burned, only to shut it down. Now the gleaming racetrack is bringing the Breeders' Cup to the Midwest. |
Sports Illustrated April 11, 2000 William Nack |
Inside Horse Racing Trainer Jenine Sahadi made history as The Deputy won at Santa Anita |
Fast Company October 2006 Josie Swindler |
Astroturf for Horses New track technology is rocking the tradition-bound world of horse racing. |
Sports Illustrated May 2, 2002 Tim Layden |
Derby Fever The lure of Churchill Downs made Baffert do a 180... |
The Motley Fool May 19, 2008 Rich Duprey |
Horse of a Different Color UPS's sponsorship of Preakness Stakes winner Big Brown is a new breed of endorsement. |
AskMen.com Steve Seepersaud |
Wealthy Animal Athletes Successful athletes raking in thousands or even millions of dollars aren't always creatures of the human variety. |
Sports Illustrated October 4, 2002 Tim Layden |
A dangerous game Horse racing needs to find a way to help jockeys. |
Salon.com May 3, 2002 King Kaufman |
Equal opportunity at the Kentucky Derby Where billionaires and Arab sheiks mingle with lesser Backstreet Boys and B-movie actresses with three names, and all that stuff about how every horse can win turns out to be sorta true... |
Sports Illustrated July 23, 2002 Tim Layden |
Prince's death leaves a hole in racing His value to the sport of racing was unquestioned. Prince Ahmed was willing to spend big money in the sales ring. He liked to race good horses in big races. His personality and his stock attracted attention for a sport that needed it. He made noise. Horse racing is a quieter place today. |
Sports Illustrated May 10, 2002 Tim Layden |
Prince's Derby gamble paid off The Kentucky Derby victory by 20-1 shot War Emblem attracted more than the usual attention because the rich man was a Saudi prince named Ahmed bin Salman and because the Prince had purchased War Emblem just 23 days before the Derby... |
Sports Illustrated May 1, 2001 William Nack |
A Very Strong Point Saturday's Kentucky Derby appears to have its deepest field since 1973. That's the year Secretariat won the 1 1/4-mile classic in 1:59 2/5, still the record time, and led a parade of quality horses over the line... |
Salon.com May 5, 2002 King Kaufman |
Still life with horse War Emblem jockey Victor Espinoza had simple instructions for the Kentucky Derby: Don't do anything. He didn't, and the colt went wire to wire... |
Salon.com December 19, 2000 Mark Miller |
Julie Krone At 2 years old she was already on horseback. Last year saw her become the first female jockey inducted into thoroughbred racing's Hall of Fame... |
Sports Illustrated June 8, 2001 Mark Beech |
To the Point Point Given should take highly competitive Belmont... |
Financial Planning February 1, 2007 Jim Grote |
Practice Profile: On the Fast Track A longtime love of the thoroughbred industry made this New Jersey advisor and co-founder of Target Financial Services a winner in Lexington, Kentucky. |
Sports Illustrated May 28, 2002 Rick Reilly |
Nags to Riches Our Emblem, ex-slacker, is the hottest bachelor in horse racing. He's booked to mate with mares every day for the next five weeks, twice a day, beginning at 9 a.m., breaking the previous record set by Wilt Chamberlain... |
Wired March 2002 Michael Kaplan |
The High Tech Trifecta They've got multimillion-dollar bankrolls, lightning-fast networks, and a probability-crunching system that leaves the odds in the dust. Meet the pari-mutuel fund managers who are redefining horse racing... |
Registered Rep. May 2, 2011 Jerry Gleeson |
Race Horses: Good For A Gamble, Bad For Investment Yet plenty of shirts have been lost to a horse both on Wall Street and in Bluegrass Country. Some financial advisors and industry experts say that investing in the horserace industry is a sucker bet. |
BusinessWeek April 29, 2010 Justin Bachman |
Are Sportswriters Really Necessary? Narrative Science's software takes sports stats and spits out articles |
Sports Illustrated February 28, 2001 Frank Deford |
Honorable pastime NASCAR and its fans get bad rap... |
The Motley Fool October 17, 2011 Jeff Hwang |
G2E: Racing Card Derby The next big thing? Umm, no. While it's a very difficult business to play in, there is room for new players to step in to the table games space and take market share. |
CIO May 15, 2004 Stewart L. Deck |
Moving to a Real Fast Lane - CIO Careers It's only now that Whyte has started a business that seeks to combine his interests in IT and auto racing that he acknowledges being a tad nervous. |
Sports Central January 17, 2006 Jeff Pohlmeyer |
Sports' Greatest Individual Winners This writer's list of the greatest sports winners of all-time. |
Salon.com February 21, 2001 Allen Barra |
Forced grief The media's portrayal of Dale Earnhardt as a hero of Michael Jordanesque proportions is nonsense... |
The Motley Fool May 5, 2004 W.D. Crotty |
Standing at the Gate The big payday at Churchill Downs is the Kentucky Derby. Unfortunately, that won't show up until the second quarter. What we have to chew on now is first-quarter revenue, which while up 5.6%, drove a wider net loss, nonetheless. |
The Motley Fool June 23, 2004 Matt Logan |
7 Lessons From the Racetrack Horseracing and investing have much in common. These seven lessons are just as helpful for turning good handicappers into good bettors as it is for turning good business analysts into better investors. |