Jun 08 Watch Hopes for a Triple Crown Once Again a Scratch There will be no Triple Crown winner this year. Ray Suarez speaks with Jay Privman of the Daily Racing Form at Belmont Park on the bitter blow for horse racing as the colt "I'll Have Another," winner of this year's… Continue watching
May 04 Shields, Brooks on Presidential Books, Mariano Rivera, Kentucky Derby Picks By Hari Sreenivasan The Doubleheader is back with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks. Since someone turned on the humidity in the D.C. area this past week, I figured it might be time to get their opinions on… Continue reading
May 04 Watch Shields, Brooks on Presidential Books, Mariano Rivera Shields, Brooks on Presidential Books, Mariano Rivera, Kentucky Derby Picks… Continue watching
Jun 10 For Speed Expert Beyer, Secretariat Still Supreme With the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, the NewsHour's series on horse racing concludes with Washington Post columnist Andrew Beyer explaining how his method of calculating the speed of horses helped transform an entire industry. Continue reading
Jun 09 Watch For Andrew Beyer, Secretariat Still Finishes First In a Career of Handicapping Races, Secretariat Still Finishes First… Continue watching
May 06 The Everyday Risks of Jockeying for Position Ahead of horse racing's Triple Crown series, which begins with Saturday's 137th Kentucky Derby, the NewsHour begins a series of looks at the sport. Continue reading
May 05 Watch The Everyday Risks of Jockeying for Position The Everyday Risks of Jockeying for Position… Continue watching
May 05 Watch Horse Euthanasia Raises Questions After Kentucky Derby This year's Kentucky Derby was marred by the events following the filly Eight Belles' second place finish when she collapsed on the track and was subsequently euthanized. Two experts discuss the state of horse racing and the extremes to which… Continue watching
Feb 02 Watch Essayist Reflects on Racehorse Barbaro’s Image Roger Rosenblatt takes a look at last year's Kentucky Derby winner, Barbaro, who recently died. Continue watching
May 22 Watch Kentucky Derby Winner Barbaro Breaks Hind Leg in Preakness Race horse Barbaro, who won the Kentucky Derby, suffered a serious hind-leg break at the Preakness race Saturday. Continue watching