Finley: Was Wygod wrong? You bet
ESPN.com's Bill Finley believes the betting public has a right to know what it's wagering on.

07/19/2005

Finley: 'Silent' goes for 17th straight
The undefeated Silent Witness will vie for his 17th straight win Sunday in the Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup at Sha Tin in Hong Kong.

07/19/2005

Finley: Steinbrenner eyes a new championship
Nearly six months before Steinbrenner won his first World Series, The Boss ran his first horse in the Kentucky Derby.

07/19/2005

Finley: Against The Odds
A new book by jockey Jerry Bailey and USA Today's Tom Pedulla sheads some light on an interesting life.

07/19/2005

Finley: Godolphin's Derby dreams
This is Year Seven of Godolphin Racing's quest to win the Kentucky Derby and it's already obvious the seventh try will be no different than the six that have come before it.

07/19/2005

Finley: New rules for Hall of Fame
Thanks to new rules put into place for this year's election procedure, it will be harder to get into the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame. That's good news.

07/19/2005

Finley: Back to 'normal' for Mullins?
Trainer Jeff Mullins' punishment is over. His horses no longer have to go to the detention barn 24 hours before a race. Will his winning ways return?

07/19/2005

Finley: The road less traveled?
Every Kentucky Derby winner but one since '47 has had at least three races as a 3-year-old prior to the Derby. Yet, several trainers seem to be trying to reinvent the wheel this year.

07/19/2005

Finley: Dime store wagering
Sam Houston is the first thoroughbred operation in the country to offer 10 cent wagers on superfectas.

07/19/2005

Finley: The drug issue
Does horse racing really want to end the use of illegal drugs? Bill Finley can't wait to find out.

07/19/2005

Finley: Cajun Pepper hot stuff?
His name is Cajun Pepper and he comes from the most humble beginnings a racehorse could have. And yet he's on the Road to the Roses with an undefeated record.

07/19/2005

Finley: Rebate shops give back plenty to sport
The recent New York-based money-laundering scandal has caused a backlash against rebate shops. But are they really the culprits?

07/19/2005

Finley: A trip back in time
Despite modern progresses, Bill Finley finds that at Oaklawn Park live racing (thankfully) still matters.

07/19/2005

Finley: Sport needs to get serious about drugs
What made A One Rocket run so unbelievably fast in a Dec. 18, 2003 race at Aqueduct?

07/19/2005

Finley: Only $2M? Derby should be worth more
Don't get Bill wrong, two million bucks is a lot of money. But shouldn't the Run for the Roses be worth just a little more green?

07/19/2005

Finley: King of the handicappers?
Russ Harris figures he's picked more than 30,000 winners in his career, and he's shared every one of them.