A distaff is a wooden board, sometimes plain but often intricately carved, to which the raw material is tied, and from which the spinner draws as she spins. (Most spinners, in all times and places as ...

Handicapping the $2 million Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) isn't an easy task. The 1 1/8-mile race for fillies and mares annually draws a deep field, packed with proven grade 1 winners. How can we ...