Kentucky Derby News

Sep 20, 2020

The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) will be contested on November 6 at Keeneland, and it’s never too soon to take a peek at the stars of today, and potentially tomorrow. A trio of important “Win and You’re In” races for juveniles remain to be run this fall…

Sep 15, 2020

In a year when the COVID-19 pandemic has forced a total makeover of the Triple Crown trail, there is a fragment of familiarity going into the Oct. 3 Preakness Stakes (G1): the Kentucky Derby (G1) winner is set to tackle a few foes from Churchill Downs plus…

Sep 6, 2020

LOUISVILLE, KY (Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020) – It wasn’t the usual morning-after scene around Barn 33 on Sunday as only a smattering of media and cameras were on hand waiting for the shedrow’s Hall of Fame trainer to lead out his latest Kentucky Derby hero. But after…

Sep 6, 2020

JIM MULVIHILL: Ladies and gentlemen, we're going to be starting with a toast to the winning connections led by Churchill Downs Track President, Kevin Flannery.KEVIN FLANERY: Bob, John, welcome. Congratulations, once again. This is a position you all have been…

Sep 6, 2020

LOUISVILLE, KY., (September 5, 2020) – A historic Kentucky Derby saw Authentic claim the Garland of Roses in what was the first time the race had ever occurred on Labor Day weekend.Authentic, owned by Spendthrift Farm, LLC, Myracehorse.com, Madaket Stables,…

Sep 6, 2020

JIM MULVIHILL: Ladies and gentlemen, before we get to the winner's presser, I would like to introduce Kathleen Anderson. She's the American Association of Equine Practitioners on‑call vet. And she's going to give us an update on what happened in the paddock…

Sep 6, 2020

LOUISVILLE, KY (Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020) –TRAINER QUOTESBob Baffert (Authentic, first) – “Unbelievable. I’m worried about Jimmy (Barnes). He broke his arm, what happened. All I can say is this horse ran out of his mind. Johnny V. –perfect ride. I owe it all…

Sep 6, 2020

LOUISVILLE, KY (Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020) – Klaravich Stables’ Digital Age (IRE) collared pace-setting Factor This in deep stretch to score a three-quarter length victory to win the 34th running of the $1 million Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic (GI) for 4-year-olds…

Sep 6, 2020

LOUISVILLE, KY (Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020) – Spendthrift Farm, Myracehorse.com, Madaket Stables and Starlight Racing’s Authentic grabbed the lead shortly after the start and then held off a stretch bid from odds-on favorite Tiz the Law by 1 ¼ lengths to win the…

Sep 5, 2020

LOUISVILLE, KY (Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020) – Lothenbach Stables’ Bell’s the One got her nose down on the wire just ahead of Serengeti Empress to win the 34th running of the $500,000 Derby City Distaff Presented by Derby City Gaming (GI) for fillies and mares.Trained…

Sep 5, 2020

LOUISVILLE, KY (Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020) – Slam Dunk Racing and Medallion Racing’s Beau Recall (IRE) roared past 1-2 favorite Newspaperofrecord (IRE) at the sixteenth pole and drew off to a 1 ½-length repeat victory in the $500,000 Longines Distaff Turf Mile…

Sep 5, 2020

LOUISVILLE, KY (Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020) – Albaugh Family Stables’ Sittin On Go roared past Midnight Bourbon at the sixteenth pole en route to a 2 ½-length victory in the 39th running of the $200,000 Iroquois Presented by Ford (GIII) for 2-year-olds.Trained…

Sep 5, 2020

LOUISVILLE, KY (Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020) – Jim and Donna Daniell’s Rushie overtook dueling leaders Vertical Threat and Tap It to Win with a three-wide move at the head of the stretch and cruised to a 1 ¾-length victory over Sonneman to win the 96th running…

Sep 5, 2020

LOUISVILLE, KY (Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020) – Skychai Racing and Sand Dollar Stable’s Fancy Liquor rallied from far off a fast pace and then held off Taishan by a half-length to win the 29th running of the $500,000 American Turf (Presented by Smithfield (GII)…

Sep 5, 2020

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020) – It was a thrilling Friday for the team of Brad Cox and Florent Geroux as the duo teamed up for their second Longines Kentucky Oaks (Grade I) victory in the last three years with Qatar Racing, Flurry Racing and Big…

Sep 5, 2020

There are plenty of enticing wagers to play on Kentucky Derby day at Churchill Downs, but perhaps none more challenging—or potentially lucrative—than the Single 6. The Single 6 jackpot went unclaimed on Kentucky Oaks day, which means there’s a $143,355 carryover…

Sep 4, 2020

JIM MULVIHILL: All right, ladies and gentlemen, the winner of the Longines Kentucky Oaks is Shedaresthedevil. And we are happy to be joined now by winning owner Staton Flurry, who owns the horse in partnership with Qatar Racing and Big Aut Farms, as well as…

Sep 4, 2020

LOUISVILLE, KY (Friday, Sept. 4, 2020) – KENTUCKY OAKS TRAINER QUOTES Brad Cox (Shedaresthedevil, winner) – “This is why you wake up every morning to get to win races like this. This filly has been really impressive coming into the race and when she breezed…

Sep 4, 2020

LOUISVILLE, KY (Friday, Sept. 4, 2020) – Diamond 100 Racing Club, Amy Dunne, D P Racing and Patrick Biancone Racing’s Diamond Oops found racing room along the rail in deep stretch to edge favored Extravagant Kid by a neck to win the 26th running of the $250,000…

Sep 4, 2020

LOUISVILLE, KY (Friday, Sept. 4, 2020) – Qatar Racing, Flurry Racing Stables and Big Aut Farms’ Shedaresthesdevil pushed past heavy favorite Gamine at the eighth pole and then held off a bid from Swiss Skydiver by 1 ½ lengths to win the 146th running of the…

Sep 4, 2020

LOUISVILLE, KY (Friday, Sept. 4, 2020) – Michael Dubb, Monomoy Stables, The Elkstone Group and Bethlehem Stables’ Monomoy Girl, the champion female runner of 2018, continued to show her brilliance as she cruised to a 1 ¾-length victory over pacesetting Lady…

Sep 4, 2020

LOUISVILLE, KY (Friday, Sept. 4, 2020) – Allied Racing Stable’s By My Standards forged to the front in upper stretch and pulled away to post a 1 ¾-length victory over Owendale to win the 17th running of the $400,000 Alysheba presented by Sentient Jet (GII)…

Sep 4, 2020

LOUISVILLE, KY (Friday, Sept. 4, 2020) – Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Gainesway Stable’s Sharing grabbed the lead in upper stretch and fended off a late bid by Hendy Woods to score by 1 ¼ lengths in the 36th running of the $300,000 Edgewood Presented by…

Sep 4, 2020

LOUISVILLE, KY (Friday, Sept. 4, 2020) – Lloyd Madison Farms IV’s homebred Sconsin overhauled favored Four Graces at the eighth pole to win the 65th running of the $300,000 Eight Belles Presented by TwinSpires.com (GII) for 3-year-old fillies by 2 ¼ lengths.Trained…

Sep 4, 2020

LOUISVILLE, KY (Friday, Sept. 4, 2020) – Arnaldo Monge and trainer Rey Hernandez’s Finnick the Fierce was declared out of Saturday’s 146th running of the $3 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (GI) by his co-owners.With the scratch of Finnick the…

Sep 4, 2020

Honor A. P. is a good option to play, if not wanting to bet favorite Tiz the Law. A total of 16 horses will go postward in the 146th edition of the $3 million Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs on Saturday. Four-time Grade 1 wizard #17 Tiz the Law (3-5)…

Sep 3, 2020

LOUISVILLE, KY (Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020) – Albaugh Family Stables’ Girl Daddy collared dueling leaders Inject and Mania at the head of stretch and then repulsed a bid from favored Crazy Beautiful to win the 52nd running of the $200,000 Pocahontas (GIII) for…

Sep 3, 2020

LOUISVILLE, KY (Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020) – Owner Victor Martinez of Victoria’s Ranch reported Thursday that Tampa Bay Derby (GII) winner King Guillermo will be scratched from Saturday’s 146th running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (GI)…

Sep 3, 2020

The Kentucky Derby has been run every year for the past 145 years. It is a great American tradition that has survived depressions, wars, pandemics and myriad changes in our country, large and small. The first Derby was run just ten years after the end of the…

Sep 3, 2020

LOUISVILLE, KY (Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020) – Sackatoga Stable’s Tiz the Law jogged twice around the Churchill Downs main track Thursday morning with trainer Barclay Tagg alongside on a pony over a track turned sloppy by heavy rain that began before 4 o’clock…

Sep 3, 2020

By J. Keeler Johnson The first leg of the 2020-21 Road to the Kentucky Derby, the Iroquois (G3) will be held at Churchill Downs on Sept. 5, 2020 and will award Kentucky Derby qualifying points on a 10-4-2-1 basis to the top four finishers.

Sep 3, 2020

Nine years after co-owner George Hall celebrated a 24-1 upset of the 2011 Belmont (G1) with Ruler on Ice, his homebred Max Player hopes to spring a surprise of his own in the Kentucky Derby (G1). Max Player’s dam, Fools in Love, was a stablemate of Ruler on…

Sep 3, 2020

The hometown hope in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby (G1), Major Fed is an Oldham County native like his veteran Louisville trainer, Greg Foley.Unlike the other Kentucky-breds raised in the Bluegrass region around Lexington, Major Fed was born and raised near Goshen,…

Sep 2, 2020

LOUISVILLE, KY (Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020) – Voodoomon Racing’s Ambassador Luna surged to the front in the upper stretch and went on to post a 2 1/4-length victory over Tomlin to win the 10th running of the $145,500 Unbridled Sidney for fillies and mares.Trained…

Sep 2, 2020

LOUISVILLE, KY (Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020) – Sackatoga Stable’s Tiz the Law, the 3-5 morning line favorite for Saturday’s $3 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (GI), made his first on track appearance of Derby Week on a soggy Wednesday morning.With…

Sep 2, 2020

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020) – A two-day Pick 6 that features six graded stakes races, including the $3 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve and $1.25 million Longines Kentucky Oaks, highlights a spectacular wagering menu for the…

Sep 2, 2020

On Saturday at Churchill Downs, 18 talented 3-year-old Thoroughbreds will vie for victory in the $3 million Kentucky Derby (G1). The 146th renewal of the historic 1 1/4-mile race is shaping up to be an exciting event with Tiz the Law looming as a formidable…

Sep 2, 2020

Although we’re in novel circumstances with a Kentucky Derby (G1) on Labor Day weekend, the pedigrees of the 18 entrants bring us back to familiar territory. Derby winners factor in the sire lines of 15 contenders, even the three exceptions trace to beaten Derby…

Sep 2, 2020

The 146th running of the Kentucky Derby (G1) is the centerpiece of a grand day of racing at Churchill Downs on Saturday. But the undercard is loaded, as well, with six graded stakes races on the slate. One of those is the $200,000 Iroquois (G3) for juveniles…

Sep 1, 2020

LOUISVILLE, KY (Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020) – A field of 10 top older grass runners will go to post in the 34th running of the $1 million Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic (GI), one of six graded stakes that will precede Saturday’s 146th running of the $3 million…

Sep 1, 2020

LOUISVILLE, KY (Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020) – Lothenbach Stables’ Ry’s the Guy drove off in deep stretch to post a 4 3/4-length victory in the $115,400 Champions Day Marathon Overnight Stakes to kickoff Kentucky Derby week. Trained by Ian Wilkes and ridden…

Sep 1, 2020

LOUISVILLE, KY (Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020) – Bruce Lunsford’s Art Collector, who figured to be one of the leading players in Saturday’s 146th running of the $3 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (GI), sustained a minor injury to his left front…

Sep 1, 2020

Post positions for the 2020 Kentucky Derby were drawn on Tuesday morning, triggering the annual debate among bettors as to which horses drew well, which drew poorly, and which might enjoy ideal trips in the “Run for the Roses.” Some assumptions will be anecdotal,…

Sep 1, 2020

LOUISVILLE, KY (Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020) – Sackatoga Stable’s Tiz the Law, dominating winner of the Travers (GI) and Belmont Stakes (GI) has been installed as the 3-5 morning line favorite in a field of 18 horses entered for Saturday’s 146th running of the $3…

Sep 1, 2020

GOSHEN, Ky. (Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020) – Bruce Lunsford’s Art Collector, winner of Keeneland’s Grade II Toyota Blue Grass Stakes and the $200,000 RUNHAPPY Ellis Park Derby in his last two starts, is out of Saturday’s $3 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford…

Aug 31, 2020

If you’re looking for the tug-at-the-heartstrings contender to root for in the 2020 Kentucky Derby (G1), one-eyed Finnick the Fierce qualifies on multiple levels. His dam came from a racehorse adoption facility, and he lost his right eye as a baby due to…

Aug 31, 2020

LOUISVILLE, KY (Monday, Aug. 31, 2020) – Michael Dubb, Monomoy Stables, The Elkstone Group and Bethlehem Stables’ Monomoy Girl, the champion 3-year-old filly of 2018, headlines of a field of eight for Friday’s 35th running of the $500,000 La Troienne presented…

Aug 31, 2020

LOUISVILLE, KY (Monday, Aug. 31, 2020) – George Hall and SportBLX Thoroughbred’s Max Player completed his major preparations for Saturday’s $3 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (GI) by working a half-mile in :49.80 over a fast track. Late…

Aug 31, 2020

LOUISVILLE, KY (Monday, Aug. 31, 2020) – Robert Lund Petersen’s brilliant two-time Grade I winner Gamine and Peter Callahan’s Swiss Skydiver, winner of the Alabama (GI) in her most recent start, headline a field of nine 3-year-old fillies entered Monday for…

Aug 30, 2020

“She is the gift that keeps on giving to us.”Rightly does Bernard Cleary, owner of Clearsky Farms, describe the routine excellence of broodmare Justwhistledixie. Not only are her first five foals all winners, but four are graded stakes victors, and three have…

Aug 30, 2020

Jim Bakke and Gerald Isbister’s Attachment Rate worked five furlongs in 1:01.20 over a fast main track Sunday morning at Churchill Downs as he completed his major preparations for Saturday’s 146th running of the $3 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford…

Aug 29, 2020

Three decades after Miesque made Breeders’ Cup history by repeating in the 1988 Mile (G1) at Churchill Downs, her descendant Sole Volante goes for Kentucky Derby (G1) glory beneath the Twin Spires. Despite his pedigree, the Derby hopeful was a bargain-basement…

Aug 29, 2020

Kentucky Derby hopefuls worked on three fronts Saturday morning highlighted by Sackatoga Stable’s Tiz the Law’s five-furlong work in :59.21 over a fast track at Saratoga.Beneath the Twin Spires at Churchill Downs, John Oxley’s Enforceable worked a half-mile…

Aug 29, 2020

Both well-established and up-and-coming young sires are represented by progeny in the 2020 Kentucky Derby (G1). We’ll have more on the contenders’ bloodlines in the “Pedigree fun facts,” but in the meantime, here are five fast facts on some of the noteworthy…

Aug 28, 2020

Ny Traffic is one of those improbable success stories that fuel hopes and dreams in racing – a colt who’s risen from humble beginnings to become a Kentucky Derby (G1) contender. The “other” New York-bred in Derby 146, Ny Traffic might not have the flair of…

Aug 27, 2020

Mother Nature may hold the key to what could be a major work day Friday at Churchill Downs. Rain is forecast to begin overnight Thursday and continue into training hours Friday morning with more rain predicted to begin Friday afternoon and continuing…

Aug 27, 2020

“Did we just see the next Rachel Alexandra?” So marveled the New York Post after Peter E. Blum’s homebred filly Flawless looked just that in her scintillating career debut at Belmont Park on May 23, 2010. Unfortunately, she sustained an injury next time out…

Aug 26, 2020

Peter Callahan’s newly minted Grade I winner Swiss Skydiver returned to Churchill Downs Tuesday evening and made her reappearance beneath the Twin Spires Wednesday for the first time since her 3 ½-length triumph in the $600,000 Alabama (GI).    …

Aug 26, 2020

A year ago we perused dusty shelves (but mostly surfed the web) to find historical or prominent personalities whose images were conjured by the names of 2019 Kentucky Derby (G1) participants . The task has admittedly been more difficult this year, but…

Aug 24, 2020

In our third annual look at commonalities that link this year's hopefuls with one or more past winners of America's most famous race, here are some nuggets and factoids to chew on involving potential starters for the 2020 Kentucky Derby (G1). ART COLLECTOR…

Aug 24, 2020

When Amy Tarrant had success as the breeder, owner, and trainer of 2011 Breeders’ Cup competitor Pomeroys Pistol, it was a heartwarming story of a latecomer to the Thoroughbred industry achieving on multiple levels. Now that tale has taken on new dimensions…

Aug 24, 2020

George Hall and SportBLX Thoroughbred’s $1 million Travers Stakes (Grade I) third-place finisher Max Player recorded a swift five-furlong move in :59.60 Monday morning at Churchill Downs in preparation for the $3 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford…

Aug 21, 2020

LOUISVILLE, KY., (August 21, 2020) – Churchill Downs Incorporated (“CDI”) (Nasdaq: CHDN) announced today its decision to run the 146th Kentucky Derby on September 5, 2020 without fans. CDI issued the following statement: The Kentucky Derby is a time-honored…

Aug 18, 2020

King Guillermo launched himself on the Kentucky Derby (G1) trail as an underdog who came out on top, but that’s just part of his appeal. Owned by retired Major League Baseball All-Star Victor Martinez, the colt is named in honor of his late father. The family…

Aug 18, 2020

Easy-to-make recipes for fans watching at home on September 5, inspired by the official dishes served at the racetrack LOUISVILLE, Ky., (August 18, 2020) – Churchill Downs Racetrack today announced the official menus of the 146th Kentucky Derby presented…

Aug 17, 2020

The longest Road to the Kentucky Derby is finally nearing its destination, the “Run for the Roses” held on its latest date ever on the first Saturday in September. Despite the prolonged trail, the clear favorite was also one of the earliest to distinguish himself…

Aug 17, 2020

“…I got to checking and I found out that she was drinking only bourbon, and she wouldn’t touch anything else . . ." Painter, poet, and performance artist Henry Lawrence Faulkner, a native Kentuckian, created a life filled with as much color and more animals…

Aug 16, 2020

As Triple Crown champion American Pharoah continues to prosper as a stallion, fellow Kentucky Derby (G1) winners California Chrome and Nyquist are getting off the mark with their first crop of 2-year-olds. American Pharoah could have had a Derby contender…

Aug 15, 2020

One week after Tiz the Law trounced the Travers (G1), Swiss Skydiver responded with a tour de force of her own in Saratoga’s companion prize for fillies, the $500,000 Alabama Stakes (G1). The runaway leader in Kentucky Oaks (G1) points fittingly ran away with…

Aug 15, 2020

A space in the Kentucky Derby (G1) starting gate became more secure for Pneumatic, if his connections so desire, after the son of Uncle Mo rolled to a convincing victory in Saturday's $155,000 Pegasus S. at Monmouth Park, the final 2020 Road to the Kentucky…

Aug 15, 2020

The action beneath the Twin Spires for the Grade I, $3 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve ramped up Saturday morning as Victoria’s Ranch’s King Guillermo posted a bullet five-furlong move in :59.40 – the fastest of 46 horses at the distance.           King…

Aug 13, 2020

A field of eight sophomores will travel 1 1/16 miles on the Monmouth Park main surface in Saturday’s $150,000 Pegasus S. The final race on the 2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby series will reward the top four finishers with qualifying points for the Run for…

Aug 13, 2020

By J. Keeler Johnson The Pegasus Stakes will be held at Monmouth Park on August 15, 2020 and will award Kentucky Derby qualifying points at values of 20-8-4-2.

Aug 12, 2020

Attendance Will Be Less Than 14% of Total Capacity from Event Record, Maximum of 40% of Seated Capacity  No General Admission; Infield Closed Temperature Checks, Medical Screenings, Physical Distancing, Face Coverings Mandated  LOUISVILLE,…

Aug 12, 2020

The well-traveled Swiss Skydiver take her show on the road to New York for the first time Saturday when she heads a strong field in the $500,000 Alabama Stakes (G1) at Saratoga. The 1 1/4-mile Alabama is the last of the Road to the Kentucky Oaks series…

Aug 12, 2020

Saturday’s $150,000 Pegasus Stakes (G3) at Monmouth Park represents the final qualifying race in the Road to the Kentucky Derby series, awarding points on a 20-8-4-2 scale to the top four finishers, and eight 3-year-olds are set for the 1 1/16-mile race scheduled…

Aug 12, 2020

Colorful, creative Thoroughbred names are a necessity since horses active in racing -- at any time, around 450,000 -- cannot have duplicate names. The pool is narrowed slightly each year because The Jockey Club, who approves each moniker, retires the names…

Aug 10, 2020

With just one 2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby prep remaining, the Aug. 15 Pegasus S. at Monmouth (offering only 20 Derby qualifying points to the winner), the field for the Sept. 5 Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs is nearly set. Two major contenders…

Aug 10, 2020

The last in a series of great African-American jockeys who won the Kentucky Derby, Jimmy Winkfield went on to achieve fame and fortune across Europe in a career that reads like a gripping novel – or a tale best told by cinema.Winkfield was the 17th, and final,…

Aug 10, 2020

One day after Tiz the Law cemented his Kentucky Derby credentials with a runaway victory in the Travers (G1), the up-and-coming Art Collector responded with a thoroughly dominant triumph of his own in the Ellis Park Derby. Victory in the 1 1/8-mile race…

Aug 8, 2020

Tiz the Law will head to Churchill Downs as potentially one of the shortest-priced Kentucky Derby (G1) favorites in years after a resounding, hometown victory in Saturday's $980,000 Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga. Enjoying a three-wide stalking trip under…

Aug 8, 2020

In a career that spanned just a decade, and voluntarily ended at the top of her game in 2014, Rosie Napravnik scored breakthroughs as a female jockey in a male-dominated sport. The first woman rider to win the Kentucky Oaks (G1) and two Breeders’ Cup events,…

Aug 7, 2020

By J. Keeler Johnson The Ellis Park Derby will be held at Ellis Park on August 9, 2020 and will award Kentucky Derby qualifying points at the values of 50-20-10-5.

Aug 7, 2020

A late-developing Bob Baffert youngster rockets into the Kentucky Derby (G1) picture in the nick of time. That story line has become familiar since Justify’s incredible Triple Crown run in 2018, but Uncle Chuck is taking it to new extremes.Indeed, it took the…

Aug 6, 2020

By J. Keeler JohnsonThe Travers Stakes (G1) serves as a Kentucky Derby prep race on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at Saratoga. It will award qualifying points to the Kentucky Derby at the values of 100-40-20-10.

Aug 6, 2020

Blue Grass (G2) winner Art Collector will make his final prep for the Sept. 5 Kentucky Derby in Sunday’s $200,000 Ellis Park Derby. Worth points a combined 85 points (50-20-10-5 scale) to the top four finishers, the penultimate qualifier in the Road to the Kentucky…

Aug 6, 2020

The signature event of the Saratoga meeting will take place on Saturday when eight sophomores travel 1 1/4 miles in the $1 million Travers S. (G1). The 2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby series event will reward the top-four finishers with qualifying points to…

Aug 5, 2020

Sackatoga Stable’s $1 million Belmont Stakes (Grade I) winner Tiz the Law continues to be top of mind with many horseplayers and was made the 9-5 morning line favorite for the final pool of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (“KDFW”), which spans Friday to…

Aug 5, 2020

Tiz the Law has been made the even-money favorite for Saturday's $1 million Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga, the 1 1/4-mile "Midsummer Derby" which for the first time serves as a prep for the Sept. 5 Kentucky Derby (G1). The once-beaten Tiz the Law has…

Aug 5, 2020

Albaugh Family Stables LLC and Spendthrift Farm LLC’s Thousand Words broke best and never looked back en route to a score in the $98,000 Shared Belief S. at Del Mar. The two-time graded stakes victor completed 1 1/16 miles on the fast main surface in 1:43.85…

Aug 2, 2020

There’s something apropos about a colt named Art Collector liking to appraise himself in the mirror as a youngster. But the name of this Kentucky Derby (G1) contender has greater resonance, expressing historic legacies in both his pedigree and upbringing.  The…

Aug 1, 2020

Thousand Words grabbed the early lead and fended off multiple challenges to register an upset in Saturday's $98,000 Shared Belief Stakes, the final West Coast prep for the Sept. 5 Kentucky Derby (G1). Under Abel Cedillo, the Bob Baffert-trainee was sent…

Aug 1, 2020

Donning blinkers after a fifth in the Delaware Oaks (G3), Hopeful Growth responded to reverse form comprehensively in Saturday’s $212,000 Monmouth Oaks (G3). The 11-1 shot swamped Delaware Oaks winner Project Whiskey in the stretch and drew off to earn 50…

Aug 1, 2020

Winchell Thoroughbreds’ Pneumatic picked up 20 qualifying points on the 2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series following his 2 1/4-length triumph in the $155,000 Pegasus S. at Monmouth Park. Ridden by Joe Bravo, the sophomore clocked 1 1/16 miles…

Jul 30, 2020

By J. Keeler JohnsonA field of six race to Del Mar for the Shared Belief Stakes. Held on August 1, 2020, the Kentucky Derby Prep will award points at the values of 50-20-10-5.

Jul 30, 2020

The top six finishers from the July 4 Delaware Oaks (G3) renew rivalry in Saturday’s $200,000 Monmouth Oaks (G3), but three new opponents, led by Lucrezia, add more depth to the Monmouth Park feature. Added as a scoring race on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks,…

Jul 29, 2020

A compact field of six sophomores will contest Saturday’s $100,000 Shared Belief S. at Del Mar. The 2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series event will reward the top-four finishers with points on a 50-20-10-5 basis. Impressive Santa Anita Derby (G1)…

Jul 27, 2020

Honor A. P., widely viewed as the second favorite for the Sept. 5 Kentucky Derby (G1), will get some type of challenge from a combination of Bob Baffert-trained rivals when he turns in his final Derby prep on Saturday in the $100,000 Shared Belief Stakes…

Jul 25, 2020

With the Kentucky Derby (G1) just six weeks away on Sept. 5, it seems like a good time to commence the daunting handicapping process for the “Run for the Roses." Belmont (G1) star Tiz the Law is clearly the most proven 3-year-old in training right now for Barclay…

Jul 24, 2020

The 2021 Kentucky Derby season begins on the same day as the 2020 Kentucky Derby Contrary to the title of this story, it’s really never too early to start thinking about the Kentucky Derby. And in this case, we’re not referring to the postponed 2020 Kentucky…