Sports Illustrated; On the first Tuesday in July 2015, a thoroughbred racehorse named California Chrome was walked slowly off a long, white equine transport van and onto the backstretch at Arlington Park racetrack in suburban Chicago. Earlier that day, he had been flown from England, where he had spent the previous three months training. California Chrome did not look healthy; his chestnut coat was dull and spotty, and the skin on his flanks sagged across protruding ribs, with little muscle…

Post time for the Breeder’s Cup Classic is 5:35pm Pacific on Saturday, carried live on NBC. Earlier races on the card today and tomorrow are available on NBC Sports, TSN2, and streamed via Facebook. (Check here for more broadcast details).
I was supposed to be in the stands cheering him down the stretch. In fact, I was supposed to be in the stands right now (there’s my empty seat #104), waiting for what could be a race for the ages between Songbird, Beholder, and Stellar Wind in the Distaff later today.
Those plans went down the tubes with the arrival of a litter of puppies, and problems.
Don’t ever go into breeding dogs. They’ll ruin your life.
(Update: They did not disappoint.)

Horse racing’s most famous cold case.

Breeders Cup Classic coverage begins at 4pm Eastern Saturday, on NBC. (The full Friday and Saturday cards can be viewed on livestream at the BC website.

Journey to the Super Bowl

And then there were 12.



Today, scheduled for 6:50 pm Eastern.

Analysis and picks, with handicappers Mike Beer and Andy Serling.
Or, you can just go with the puppies.

Post time is 4:25 Eastern (Saturday) on NBC and NBC Sports. For the full lineup and post position, click here.

Through the lens of Barbara Livingston.

Taken at the Kentucky Horse Park on this year’s Derby day.
Watch his 1995 Breeders Cup victory.