Gracie accepted the invitation At the 2001 Maryland Hunt Cup, Gracie helped prepare Solo Lord, a horse Miller trained Solo Lord won the race That's when Gracie decided he wanted to race at the Maryland Hunt Cup Gracie will be riding Yankee Skip, an inexperienced horse, according to Miller, whereas Swayo was the best jumper in his race My husband fox hunts because Christopher fox hunts POINT-TO-POINT

Derby veterans all talk about the value of experience in this event, how the Derby is like no other race Even a Churchill Downs veteran like trainer Tom Amoss has been struck by Derby aura Trainer T V Smith is a Derby first-timer with Offlee Wild Ron Ellis already has, after coming to his first Derby with Atswhatimtalknbout Ellis did

April 24, 2003 LADBROKES RAISES THE STAKES FOR THE MARTELL GRAND NATIONAL WITH VECOMMERCE'S VEBET SOLUTION Ladbrokes extend their voice enabled wagering service "Around the world we have seen dramatic increases in customer satisfaction and service levels that stem from deploying voice enabled solutions," Magee continued Designed to handle the large yet unpredictable volume of calls generated by their account holders, VeBet offers Ladbrokes an efficient, user friendly and cost effective automated self-service channel Ladbrokes are not alone in choosing the VeBet system

Posted: 5/1/2003 12:12:00 PM ET Dandoun holds off Domedriver in Prix du Muguet British raider Dandoun prevailed in Thursdays $106,680 Prix du Muguet (Fr-G2) at Saint-Cloud, holding off 2002 Breeders Cup Mile (G1) winner Domedriver (Ire) in the last furlong to score his first career group stakes victory by a short neck Dandoun crossed the finish line in 1:42 70 on a course rated good Domedriver had not raced since the Breeders Cup program at Arlington Park on October 26

More on Kentucky Derby: Field for Saturday's 129th Kentucky Derby, with post position, horse's name, jockey's name and odds (as of 5/2/03): 16, Wally Dollase 6, Sackatoga Stable 7, Azalea Stables 8, Desperado Stables, McFadden, Merrill Stables, et al 9, Phil Chess First place: $815,200 Second place: $170,0 Racing followers haven't forgotten that the Illinois Derby was the final prep for last year's Kentucky Derby winner, War Emblem, and are wondering if recent history might repeat Beyer's Derby pick: Ten Most Wanted

Sports: Empire Maker's heel could make the difference Bruise or no bruise, Empire Maker faces a tough task trying to give Frankel his first Derby victory Two-time Derby winning trainer Nick Zito, who doesn't have a horse in the race, says history could work against Empire Maker In Empire Maker and Peace Rules, though, Frankel has one of the strongest Derby hands ever