Horse Racing

It is the first Saturday in May, 2002; my first Kentucky Derby as Sports Illustrated's horse racing writer, following the deep footprints of my former SI colleague, Bill Nack. Ninety minutes prior to the race, SI...

In gathering darkness last Saturday at Belmont Park, trainer Nick Zito watched as horses walked on a dirt path inside his backstretch barn, cooling themselves after racing in punishing 90° heat. A tall, brown colt...

One of the most tumultuous and controversial Triple Crown seasons in history is finished. Many questions remain about the five weeks just finished and about the years ahead for horse racing. Some of the questions,...

Big Brown jockey Kent Desormeaux talked to Sports Illustrated's Dan Patrick about why the favored horse fell short in the Belmont Stakes and what's next for the winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness.

ELMONT, N.Y. -- He leaned over a worn-down wooden railing outside Barn 11, supporting himself on his forearms, staring with deep despair into the Belmont Stakes' post-race holding stables. His horse, Big Brown, was...