The newly revamped Sunshine Millions showcased plenty of notable performances while the Kentucky Derby and Oaks trails quickly heated up.

Things start to ramp up as we slowly crawl out from under our rock to pay closer to attention to racing!

A spur-of-the moment impulse purchase as a yearling, this two-time champion reeled off an eight race winning streak that included the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies, the Ashland and Kentucky Oaks.

The last whirlwind weekend of racing for 2011 leaves the impression that 2012 might be a very enjoyable year.

Who’s retired and who’s remaining in training? Find out what’s next for the stars of Breeders’ Cup 2011.

Happy Halloween and Breeders’ Cup week! Final preparations will be happening all week as we gear up for 15 races spread over two days.

The 2011 Breeders’ Cup Challenge races have ended, but if we take our queue from Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup winner Forever, contenders have two more weeks to prepare!

Several horses made a return to racing after long layoffs and several Breeders’ Cup races started to take shape.

As expected, Super Saturday turned out to be a largely a chalkfest of epic proportions as Breeders’ Cup plans started to shake out.

Comebacks, break-outs and step-ups sum up the weekend as we begin the season of final preps for the Breeders’ Cup.

It was a weekend of exciting finishes and first Grade 1 wins as turf racing took center stage across divisions.

It was a relatively quiet weekend as the non-stop pace of the summer slowly transitioned to fall.

Like all good things, summer racing comes to an end with the conclusion of Saratoga on Monday and Del Mar on Wednesday. Summer potential turns into fall preparation, bringing some of the best racing of the year across all divisions as eyes, and hopes, turn to the Breeders’ Cup in November.

Racing’s last great undefeated champion spent the final seconds of her career nipping the Kentucky Derby winner on the wire on racing’s biggest stage.

It was a wild weekend with plenty of upsets, several clunkers and a few fabulous comebacks.

Much of this weekend was focused on 3-year-old fillies as three validated prior good form, one stepped up, one got stuck in traffic and one made it 22 in a row!

It was an international invasion of chalky proportions at Arlington Park as heavily-favored European horses swept the Secretariat Stakes, Beverly D Stakes and Arlington Million.

Another weekend, another two days of racing on national television as horses duked it out across divisions.

Argentinean-bred Invasor was one of the best racehorses of the century’s first decade. In his 12 starts on three continents, he won the Uruguayan Triple Crown, the Breeders’ Cup Classic, and the Dubai World Cup. In 2006, he was named Horse of the Year.

There was plenty of racing across multiple divisions this weekend, but perhaps the biggest story was that thoroughbred horse racing was nationally broadcast both days of the weekend.

Summer swung into high gear as the two premier summer boutique meets opened and we caught a glimpse of a couple of potential future stars.

Much like last weekend many races came down to the wire. Unlike last weekend we probably saw the best race of the year in the Grade 2 Delaware Handicap.

Exciting photo finishes and European imports ruled the weekend.

A New York favorite and practically unbeatable at Belmont Park, she won going short, and she won going long. She was voted a champion in 1994, and this year, she joins her trainer in the Hall of Fame.

Last week’s three Grade 1 races underscore the radical difference between the handicap (older male) division and the distaff (older female) division.

After a long Kentucky Derby trail full of upsets, surprises and the occasional unfathomable result, Ruler on Ice’s upset in the Belmont Stakes was somewhat of a fitting end to the 2011 Triple Crown.

Our picks for the 2011 Belmont Stakes card.

Forget that old adage that great race mares don’t produce as broodmares. The daughter of a Kentucky Oaks winner, she was Grade 1-placed, having never finished out of the money in eight lifetime starts. She is also the only mare in history to produce back-to-back Belmont Stakes winners, Jazil and Rags to Riches.

We got a glimpse of the summer stars over the weekend as the field for the 2011 Belmont Stakes comes into focus.

Ranking past Belmonts like a tremendous machine, our panelists share their favs. Watch replays of Triple Crown victory, defeat & tested champions!

It was a turf-tastic long holiday weekend with the majority of stakes races on the grass as we transition into summer racing.

It was a weekend of exciting stretch-duels, mixed performances by heavy favorites and another surprising twist in the topsy turvy Triple Crown.

Our picks for the 2011 Preakness card.

Need to quickly get up to speed on this year’s Preakness field? Look no further…

Described as an ugly duckling by his breeder, he went on to win eight races from twelve starts and 2.7 million dollars during a career shortened by injury. His win in the Preakness will be long remembered for a near disaster when he almost fell at the top of the stretch.

It was a relatively quiet week as we gear up for the second leg of the Triple Crown.

The Preakness has been run 135 times. Find out which five our panelists liked the best and why. Oh yes, and watch the replays!

After months of preparation the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby both provided great stories and solid racing.

Our picks for the 2011 Kentucky Derby card.

The Kentucky Derby has been run 135 times. Find out which five our panelists liked the best and why. Oh yes, and watch the replays!

Need to quickly get up to speed on this year’s Kentucky Derby field? Look no further…

The final preparations are nearly complete as Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby 2011 are less than a week away.

It’s official, the 2011 Kentucky Derby prep season is finally over. And perhaps there’s no better way to send Kentucky Derby trail 2011 on its way than saying Adios Charlie!

To say that longshots ruled the Derby preps this weekend would be an understatement of epic proportions.

It was a weekend full of upsets where the only thing that wasn’t a surprise was that the Derby picture took another crazy turn.

Were pretenders sorted out or did contenders have an off race? That probably depends on who you ask!

In a season where each Derby prep presents more questions than answers, three exciting Oaks contenders burst onto the scene.

It was a record breaking weekend that saw its share of surprises.

She won 11 straight races, all of them graded stakes. She hit the board in 18 straight races. She earned more than $4 million dollars. She was champion older female for three consecutive years and Horse of the Year in 2002.

In a much anticipated weekend, we saw returns, romps and upsets… but what did we learn?

It was a weekend marked by exciting finishes and unexpected outcomes.

Even with only a small amount of races this weekend, we saw assumptions felled and learned a little something along the way.

This weekend provided some much needed insight to the Kentucky Derby and Oaks pictures. Also showcased this weekend were stayers, with three longer distance turf races.

With only a few exceptions, it was a weekend of upsets that saw some major shifts in the 2011 Kentucky Derby picture.

New stars burst onto the scene while familiar faces stepped up to fill the void in the handicap division.

A weekend full of dramatic finishes and notable payouts brought some much needed excitement to this winter weekend.

Now that the 2010 Eclipse Awards are behind us, we can look ahead to what 2011 has to offer. Judging by a few efforts this weekend, the future looks intriguing.

It was a record setting weekend that saw the beginning of the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks prep races. It’s good to be back!

The holiday weekend was full of longshots and favorites and we do our final recap before we take a break in December.

The last big weekend of the year is upon us, with 6 Grade 1 and 17 graded races in total, Thanksgiving weekend is shaping up to be a decent last hurrah before the Derby trail picks up in the beginning of the year.

Breeders’ Cup 2010 is in the books and it was one for the ages. Promising juveniles, a historic three-peat and an epic rendition of the Classic!

After much preparation and anticipation, the moment has finally arrived. Let us help you keep up with the Breeders’ Cup!

Now that the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Races are complete, attention will turn to preparations and decisions.

On a weekend where many hopefuls put in their final prep for the Breeders’ Cup, some questions were answered while new ones were asked. Who will Gio Ponti face in November? Can Uncle Mo handle stiffer competition? Will Sidney’s Candy even run?

With a head spinning 20 graded races over the weekend it was easy to overlook some interesting performances, particularly given Zenyatta’s heart stopping 19th win! But not to worry, we can help!

International buzz baby Frankel creates even more buzz at Ascot and the biggest Breeders’ Cup prep weekend is upon us. We also wrap-up Figs Gone Wild Month with a Q&A about DIY figs.

All eyes turned north to Woodbine for several Breeders’ Cup turf preps. This week at the site Figs Gone Wild Month is still full of run and Ten Things You Should Know About makes a return!

Snapping losing streaks, staying perfect and overcoming traffic trouble were a few of the themes from last weekend. We’ll take a closer look at Beyer Speed Figures in this week’s installment of Figs Gone Wild!

It was a mixed bag of performances with everything from the workmanlike to the break-out, with an emphasis on juveniles. And, we’re proud to announce our first theme month: September is Figs Gone Wild Month!

Repeat victories, exciting stretch duels and surprise upsets were just a few of the things that happened last weekend!

It was a weekend of impressive performances and touching stories and we look ahead to one of the most action-packed weekends of the summer.

Sidney’s Candy turns in one of the year’s most electrifying performances and we gear up for an upcoming week of excellent racing.

It was a bittersweet week with fantastic wins, unexpected retirements and the loss of one the top turf mares.

Stepping-up seemed to be the theme of this past weekend with Proviso proving she’s more than a miler in Filly & Mare turf division and Lookin at Lucky emphatically and easily cruising to the top of the 3-year-old division. We’ll help you step-up your game this week by taking a look at questions to ask while handicapping.

Summertime, and the winning is easy, at least that’s how the majority of last weekend’s winners made it look, come take a look!

The dominant kept on dominating and we gear up for racing at Del Mar and Saratoga!

Awesome Gem reminds us that patience is key by scoring his first Grade 1 win in the Hollywood Gold Cup at age seven! Come watch replays and find out what races are coming up this weekend!

The long weekend provided plenty of stakes action and a number of surprises. In one of our handicapping challenge races Chinchon unleashed a furious run to upset the United Nations. An equally bold and impressive move won our handicapping contest!

Just Louise and Salty Strike give us a glimpse of the future in the Debutante at Churchill. Meanwhile, we’re preparing for our first handicapping contest!

Several Triple Crown contenders returned to the races with mixed results. If you missed any of the action, or just want to see it again, we’ve got replays and photos!

Summer swung into gear with a great weekend of racing that produced plenty of impressive winners. If you missed any of the action, or just want to see it again, we’ve got replays!

Our picks for the 2010 Belmont Stakes card.

Our picks for the 2010 Preakness card.

Our picks for the 2010 Kentucky Derby card. Also includes race replays and results chart.

Our picks for the 2010 Kentucky Oaks card. Also includes race replays and results chart.

Derby and Oaks prep season maybe all but over for the contenders, but it’s just getting into full swing for us!