Steve Haskin Reports

Steve Haskin is an award-winning Turf writer renowned for his Kentucky Derby commentary. During his nearly three decades at Daily Racing Form, Haskin made a name with his "Derby Watch" columns. He joined The Blood-Horse magazine in 1998 as senior correspondent. Haskin, who has won five Red Smith Awards for his Kentucky Derby coverage, is the author of Horse Racing's Holy Grail - The Epic Quest for the Kentucky Derby and biographies of Dr. Fager, John Henry,, and Kelso—all published by Eclipse Press.

Steve Haskin's KENTUCKY DERBY TRAIL

• Of Thorns & Roses - 02/04/08
  Be careful how you handle Crown of Thorns. As we’re well aware, the impressive winner of the Feb. 2 Robert B. Lewis Stakes (gr. II) has never run on a real dirt track. But with that said, let’s pretend it will make no difference, and that he will be as good on dirt as he looked in the Bob Lewis. More...
  
• What Foot Forward? - 01/29/08
  It used to be so simple. Every step horses took on the Kentucky Derby trail was on good old Mother Earth. Now, we have no idea what some horses are putting their feet into. Unless horses racing exclusively on synthetic tracks can at some point establish form on dirt, they’ll be nothing more than question marks on the first Saturday in May. More...
• Go East, Young Man - 11/29/07
  As we head into December, a well-funded trainer is looking for a potential Kentucky Derby horse, but does not want a horse based in Southern California. At the same time, a well-funded gambler is looking for a solid Derby horse to bet in the future book, but he, too, is looking away from California. The reason behind their thinking is quite simple. More...
• Odd Man In - 11/19/07
  You know it’s early when you start carving into the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) before your Thanksgiving turkey, but this is a good time to start evaluating the 2-year-olds and get a jump on this week’s grade II Remsen and Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes and grade III Hollywood Prevue. More...