Opinion: It’s Time for Bob Baffert To Do the Right Thing; Voluntarily Retire Until This Matter Is Resolved
(Medina Spirit on Sunday / Photos by Holly M. Smith) Let's be honest. And, I
McLean’s Updated Handicapping Statistics
Total Day Results 10 / 5-5-6 2021 Overall 718 718 / 261-264-299 Win % of
Happy Mother’s Day Mom…Love You More Than Words Can Describe
(My mother, Betty McLean) It is Mother's Day. And... I had planned on scripting something
Final Version: McLean’s Selections for Churchill Downs on Sunday, May 9
Total Day Results 11 / 5-3-5 2021 Overall 708 708 / 256-259-293 Win % of
Updated: Medina Spirit Tests Positive For Prohibitive Drug Following KY Derby Win
(Bob Baffert, in happier times, on the day after winning the 147th Kentucky Derby /
Final Version: McLean’s Selections for Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 8
Total Day Results 9 / 4-3-5 2021 Overall 697 697 / 251-256-288 Win % of
A Chilly May Morn Turns Into a Beautiful Sunny Day: It’s Why I Own A Racehorse
(A look down the shed row at the barn of trainer Stephen Lyster / Photos
Final Version: McLean’s Selections for Churchill Downs on Friday, May 7
Total Day Results 8 /3-4-2 2021 Overall 679 687 / 247-253-283 Win % of Top
Opinion: This Sport Will Miss Buff Bradley, But The Horses Will Miss Him Most
Editor's Note: Back in the winter, I got a phone call from a very good
Final Version: McLean’s Selections for Churchill Downs on Thursday, May 6
Total Day Results 12 / 5-3-7 2021 Overall 679 679 / 244-249-281 Win % of
Work Tab for Tuesday, May 4: Binoculars Focused On Dean Martini, Frank’s Rockette, Long Weekend
(Dean Martini / Photos by Holly M. Smith) (Nearly?) Every day (Some days?), we scour
Opinions, Observations, Outlooks Following the 147th Running of the Kentucky Derby & Oaks
(Medina Spirit after winning the 147th Kentucky Derby / Photos by Holly M. Smith) Just
Final Views of KY Derby / Oaks 147: Through the Eyes & Lens of Holly M. Smith
Editor's Note: Now that the haze has finally worn off, and the eyes have cleared
KY HBPA Interviews After the 147th KY Derby: Baffert, Cox, Pletcher, Foley
(A different view of Bob Baffert and KY Derby winner Medina Spirit / Photos by
McLean’s Updated Handicapping Statistics After KY Derby 147
(Gene and John McCarthy at the LTS) Total Day Results 12 / 5-3-7 2021 Overall
There Has To Be A Morning After: Through the Eyes & Lens of Holly M. Smith
(Trainer Bob Baffert and his 7th Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit / All Photos by
KY Derby 147: Through the Incredible Eyes & Lens of Our Very Own Holly M. Smith
(Medina Spirit / All Photos by Holly M. Smith) Editor's Note: The 147th Kentucky Derby
Opinion: Welcome to the New World of the Louisville Thoroughbred Society — We Made It, After All
(Mike Schnell and I made the announcement during Kentucky Derby Week four years
Photos & Notes From the G1 Kentucky Oaks: Malathaat
(A look at Malathaat / All Photos by Coady Photography) From the Churchill Downs Media
Final Version: McLean’s Selections for Churchill Downs on Kentucky Derby Day 147 — Saturday, May 1
(Stats to Come After Friday's races are completed) It is here. Kentucky Derby Day 147.