Borel back in Derby on Denis of Cork – ESPN.com
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — How do you get a horse that’s raced his entire career on synthetic tracks ready for the dirt at Churchill Downs? If you’re Bob Black Jack trainer James Kasparoff, you kick sand in his face. During a training run at Santa Anita

Sunland Park wants its big race graded – International Herald Tribune
SUNLAND PARK, N.M. : Sunland Park racing director Dustin Dix figures the Southwest border has given plenty to horse racing famed jockey Willie Shoemaker and trainer Bob Baffert, for starters. So, he figures, the track outside El Paso, Texas

Horse Racing Analysis | Kentucky Derby puzzle gets more complicated – Seattle Times
Pyro, with jockey Shaun Bridgmohan aboard, finished 10th as the favorite in the April 12 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky. He has won his two other starts of the year. Coverage from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Ch. 5 When the