Jun 6th, 2008 · Big Brown, winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, seems poised to win the Belmont Stakes on Saturday and take the Triple Crown. No horse has won all three races in 30 years. Host Renee Montagne talks with Steve Haskin, a correspondent for The Blood-Horse magazine.
May 20th, 2007 · Black-eyed Susans, a Civil War-era trophy and a well-painted weathervane: Saturday's 132nd running of the Preakness Stakes was draped in tradition. Joe Kelly, historian for Pimlico Race Course, offers details.
May 19th, 2007 · Paul Rutherford is a key player as Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense goes for the second leg of the Triple Crown in Saturday's Preakness Stakes. Rutherford, a lawyer by trade, serves as the thoroughbred's hotwalker, taking care of him before and after the race.
Feb 3rd, 2007 · Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro was put down this week after the long medical struggle that followed his leg injury at the Preakness Stakes in the summer of 2006. Both Barbaro's spectacular success and tragic death affected the racer's many fans.
Jan 30th, 2007 · The death of Barbaro has left his online community of fans bereft. The racehorse was euthanized Monday after months of efforts to rehabilitate him from a leg injury at last year's Preakness Stakes.
Jan 29th, 2007 · Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro has been euthanized after new setbacks in the attempt to save the colt's life after a broken hind leg ended his career in the Preakness Stakes race in May. Barbaro, who was 4 years old, received an outpouring of public support and interest after his injury.
Nov 7th, 2006 · Doctors have removed the cast supporting the repaired right leg of Barbaro, the racehorse whose bid for the Triple Crown ended with a life-threatening injury at the Preakness Stakes. Melissa Block talks with Dr. Dean Richardson, of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, New Bolton Center.
May 31st, 2006 · Dr. Dean Richardson, the horse surgeon that operated on Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro after his devastating injury in the Preakness Stakes on May 20, has been optimistic about Barbaro's progress in the past week but says he is still wary of his future as a stud. Breeding Barbaro in the future would require that he mount mares using his injured hind leg. Melissa Block talks with Richardson.