Kentucky Derby News

Oct 18, 2019

Breeders' Cup Juvenile favorites who came up short There have been 35 runnings of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) dating back to 1984 when champion Chief’s Crown was a winner in the inaugural edition of the race at Hollywood Park. The marquee event on…

Oct 17, 2019

A well-matched field of 11 three-year-old fillies will contest the Saturday feature at Keeneland Race Course. The $250,000 Raven Run Stakes (G2), at seven furlongs on the dirt, lacks a clear standout and appears to be a very good betting event. I will swing…

Oct 17, 2019

Learn who is running in the Rave Run Stakes at Keeneland A cast of 11 sophomore fillies will travel seven furlongs in the $250,000 Raven Run Stakes (G2) at Keeneland on Saturday. The feature of the day pits a talented and well-matched field of three-year-olds…

Oct 10, 2019

A European-dominated field of six will vie in Saturday’s C$800,000 Canadian International Stakes (G1) at Woodbine. The 1 1/2-mile turf test is led by defending champion Desert Encounter from the barn of David Simcock, but I will side with another one…

Oct 10, 2019

A compact field of six will travel 1 ½ miles on the Woodbine turf on Saturday in the $800,000 Canadian International Stakes (Can-G1). The talented cast features four European imports, including the defending champion, as well as a pair of contenders with…

Oct 10, 2019

The Kentucky Derby is the most coveted prize and the most anticipated event in American horse racing. And there is nothing like picking the winner on the first Saturday in May. Reciting the words “I had the Derby winner” carries a sense of accomplishment…

Oct 10, 2019

When Kentucky Derby handicappers refer to the betting odds – 5-2, 8-1, 50-1, etc. – what do they mean? And how can you filter through all the betting terminology to make a well-reasoned wager on the greatest two minutes in sports? The odds should not…

Oct 9, 2019

The Kentucky Derby regularly features 20 three-year-olds in the starting gate and finding true win contenders in the field is a difficult task. It involves determining which horses will thrive at a distance that most have never attempted, and which horses…

Oct 8, 2019

Sackatoga Stable's Tiz the Law punched his Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) ticket (which he seems unlikely to use) with a dominating performance in Saturday's $500,000 Champagne (G1) at Belmont Park. In the process, the unblemished colt also earned 10 points…

Oct 7, 2019

Godolphin's homebred Maxfield earned 10 points on the 2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby as well as an automatic berth into the Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) at Santa Anita on November 1, following his impressive 5 1/2-length victory in the $500,000 Breeders'…

Oct 6, 2019

Six weeks after dominating her debut at Saratoga in gate-to-wire fashion, Wicked Whisper led six rivals on a merry chase in the $400,000 Frizette Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park, in the process emerging as an early contender for the 2020 Kentucky Oaks (G1). Confidently…

Oct 6, 2019

Godolphin’s homebred Victor Ludorum stayed on strongly to reel in pacesetter Alson and extend his record to a perfect three-for-three in Sunday’s Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (G1) at ParisLongchamp. The favorite banked 10 points on the European Road to the Kentucky…

Oct 5, 2019

The Champagne Stakes Seventeen years after the unheralded New York-bred Funny Cide put trainer Barclay Tagg and Sackatoga Stable in the spotlight with a victory in the 2003 Kentucky Derby (G1), Tagg and Sackatoga might be heading back to Churchill Downs with…

Oct 4, 2019

Friday’s $400,000 Alcibiades (G1) at Keeneland shaped up as a clash among three notable winners from Saratoga, but British Idiom turned it into a one-filly show. Running right away from the Spa’s top juvenile filly, Perfect Alibi, and well-regarded…

Oct 4, 2019

Keeneland Race Course will play host to the important $500,000 Breeders’ Futurity (G1) on Saturday. An enticing field of 10 juveniles will go postward in the 1 1/16 miles event, which is a Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) “Win and You’re In” contest, as well…

Oct 4, 2019

After winning the first two scoring races on the European Road to the 2020 Kentucky Derby, trainer Aidan O’Brien seeks the hat trick in Sunday’s Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (G1) on Arc Day at ParisLongchamp. His Armory, the lone Irish shipper, must overcome…

Oct 3, 2019

The Breeders’ Futurity Expert Pick A fine field of 10 two-year-old prospects will vie in Saturday’s $500,000 Breeders’ Futurity (G1) at Keeneland Race Course on Saturday. The “Win and You’re In” contest will present the winner with an automatic berth into…

Oct 2, 2019

Scratched from the Hopeful (G1) on Labor Day, Green Light Go will enter Saturday's $500,000 Champagne (G1) at Belmont Park a relatively fresh horse. The Stronach Stables homebred headlines the one-mile Champagne, one of two 2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby…

Oct 1, 2019

Perfect Alibi is the most accomplished filly entering Friday's $400,000 Alcibiades (G1), but isn't necessarily a standout in the 1 1/16-mile feature of the opening card of Keeneland's fall meet. The Alcibiades, a 2020 Road to the Kentucky Oaks…

Sep 30, 2019

Eight Rings earns 10 Points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby Starlight Racing, SF Racing, LLC, Madaket Stables, LLC, Fred Hertrich III, John D. Fielding and Golconda Stables’ Eight Rings opened up a sizable edge early and never looked back en route to a…

Sep 29, 2019

Heavy going at the Curragh on Sunday prompted Aidan O’Brien to withdraw two of his entrants from the Beresford (G2), but his odds-on favorite, Innisfree, was all he needed to register an amazing 19th victory (and ninth straight) in the juvenile feature.…

Sep 28, 2019

Irish maestro Aidan O’Brien won the Royal Lodge (G2) for the seventh time on Saturday, but with his apparent third-stringer at Newmarket. The longest shot on the board in both the British and North American betting, Royal Dornoch floored favored Kameko in the…

Sep 27, 2019

A sluggish start and a ding-dong battle down the homestretch pushed heavy favorite Bast to her limit in Friday’s $300,000 Chandelier Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita. But when push literally came to shove, Bast clenched her teeth and battled to a tenacious victory. The…

Sep 27, 2019

There were no mishaps this time to stop Eight Rings from scoring an authoritative victory in Friday's $301,404 American Pharoah (G1) at Santa Anita. A beaten odds-on favorite in the Del Mar Futurity (G1) on Labor Day when losing his rider soon after the…

Sep 26, 2019

A standout field of nine two-year-old prospects will vie in Friday’s $300,000 American Pharoah Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Park. A berth in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) field on November 1 is on the line in the “Win & You’re In” event, and the contest…

Sep 26, 2019

One day after the Royal Lodge (G2) opens the European Road to the Kentucky Derby, the second scoring race comes in quick succession in Sunday’s Beresford (G2) at the Curragh. Aidan O’Brien has owned this mile affair, winning a total of 18 times including…

Sep 26, 2019

The first points on the European Road to the 2020 Kentucky Derby are up for grabs in Saturday’s Royal Lodge (G2) at Newmarket. Aidan O’Brien has three of the eight entrants but not the top choices in the betting market. (He also has three in the next scoring…

Sep 25, 2019

An excellent field of nine juveniles will travel 1 1/16 miles at Santa Anita on Friday in the $300,000 American Pharoah Stakes (G1). The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) “Win and You’re In” challenge series event will also serves as a Road to the Kentucky Derby…

Sep 24, 2019

Eight Rings lost all chance as the odds-on choice in the Del Mar Futurity (G1) earlier this month when ducking and dropping jockey Drayden Van Dyke leaving the backside chute. On Friday, the Bob Baffert-trained son of Empire Maker seeks to make amends…

Sep 21, 2019

It was a day for upsets at Parx Racing in Pennsylvania, where the $1 million Cotillion Stakes (G1) and the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (G1) pitted some of the top three-year-old Thoroughbreds in North America against each other just six weeks before the…

Sep 20, 2019

The defection earlier this week of Maximum Security from Saturday's $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (G1) due to colon issues leaves the 1 1/8-mile event at Parx without the Kentucky Derby (G1)'s disqualified first-place finisher, but it does retain a semblance…

Sep 19, 2019

A compact field of six sophomore fillies will travel seven furlongs on the Churchill Downs dirt in Saturday’s $125,000 Dogwood Stakes. Top Filly and Mare sprinter Covfefe draws outside and looms a menacing figure in the affair, but she faces a few fillies…

Sep 19, 2019

Grade 1 victress Covfefe is the standout in Saturday’s $125,000 Dogwood Stakes at Churchill Downs. The seven-furlong feature on the opening Saturday of the fall meeting attracted just six sophomore fillies, and the morning-line choice looks like a formidable…

Sep 16, 2019

It makes sense that veterans of the Kentucky Derby (G1) would naturally gravitate toward a Breeders' Cup race of similar conditions, namely the $6 million Classic (G1) over 1 1/4 miles. However, some former Derby runners are likely to be found in other…

Sep 16, 2019

Albaugh Family Stables, LLC’s Dennis’ Moment picked up 10 points on the “Road to the Kentucky Derby” leaderboard following his impressive score in Saturday’s $200,000 Iroquois Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs. The two-year-old was a facile 1 ¾-length winner…

Sep 15, 2019

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019) – Albaugh Family Stables’ Dennis’ Moment is the early points leader on the 2020 “Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve” after the promising colt confirmed his runway maiden victory with an…

Sep 15, 2019

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019) – Southern California invader Lazy Daisy and 43-1 longshot His Glory took turns sharing the lead throughout Saturday’s 51st running of the $200,000 Pocahontas (Grade II) at Churchill Downs but it was Lazy Daisy…

Sep 12, 2019

The first points race on the Road to the Kentucky Derby will be held on Saturday at Churchill Downs. A field of 10 juveniles will travel 1 1/16 miles on the dirt in the $200,000 Iroquois Stakes (G3). The top-four finishers of the contest will receive points…

Sep 12, 2019

An exciting field of 10 two-year-old prospects will vie in Saturday’s $200,000 Iroquois Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs. The Road to the Kentucky Derby points race commences the prep season leading up to the 2020 Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 2nd, with the…

Sep 11, 2019

The “Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve” officially begins Saturday as 10 promising 2-year-olds, led by Albaugh Family Stables’ 19 ¼-length maiden Dennis’ Moment, were entered in the 38th running of the $200,000 Iroquois Stakes (Grade…

Sep 5, 2019

A field of nine will vie in the inaugural running of the $1 million Jockey Club Derby Invitational Stakes at Belmont Park on Saturday . The grassy race for three-year-olds will also offer a starting berth in the $4 million Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1)…

Sep 5, 2019

A field of nine sophomores will travel 1 1/2 miles on the Widener Turf course at Belmont Park in the inaugural $1 million Jockey Club Derby Invitational Stakes on Saturday. The demanding grassy test has a big international flair in the field, and it also…

Sep 4, 2019

The major two-year-old events of the Saratoga and Del Mar meets both occurred on Labor Day, though neither provided absolute clarity as to the early juvenile division leadership on either coast. The $350,000 Hopeful (G1) at Saratoga was contested over…

Aug 29, 2019

A field of nine will go postward in Saturday’s $750,000 Woodward Stakes (G1) at Saratoga . Defending champ and recent Whitney Stakes (G1) runner-up Yoshida leads the cast in the “Win & You’re In” contest, which offers a starting berth in the Breeders’…

Aug 29, 2019

A well-matched field of nine handicap runners will travel 1 1/8 miles at Saratoga on Saturday in the $750,000 Woodward Stakes (G1). Defending champion Yoshida is the one to beat following his substantial late rally when a clear second in the Whitney Stakes…

Aug 26, 2019

Unplaced as the post-time favorite in the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness (G1), Improbable regained the winning thread in Sunday’s $98,000 Shared Belief Stakes at Del Mar. The 3-5 favorite ran up to billing as by far the class of the small field, and…

Aug 24, 2019

The patience displayed by owner Will Farish and trainer Shug McGaughey with Code of Honor continued to pay off when the homebred colt rallied late to capture the $1.25 million Travers (G1) at Saratoga on Saturday, firmly putting the son of Noble Mission…

Aug 22, 2019

Saratoga's Mid Summer DerbyBetting the Travers StakesAn especially competitive field of 12 three-year-olds will face off in the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday. The 1 1/4-mile event is headliner of a spectacular Saratoga…

Aug 22, 2019

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, Aug. 22, 2019) – The official “Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve” will begin Saturday, Sept. 14 at the home of America’s greatest race as Churchill Downs stages the $200,000 Iroquois (Grade III) for 2-year-olds…

Aug 21, 2019

A talented and well-matched field of 12 will vie in the “Midsummer Derby” on Saturday at Saratoga. The $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) is the longest running race in America dating back to 1864. This year it features an accomplished cast of three-year-olds…

Aug 21, 2019

There were no late surprises when the field for the 150th running of the Travers (G1) was drawn Tuesday evening as the one dozen three-year-olds under consideration 24 hours earlier were all entered for the 1 1/4-mile "Midsummer Derby." Up until the…

Aug 19, 2019

Saturday’s Travers (G1) will mark the first career Grade 1 win for the three-year-old who steps up to the challenge in the “Midsummer Derby” at Saratoga. With Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Country House and Belmont (G1) hero Sir Winston sidelined, and…

Aug 16, 2019

A very good field of 10 will travel 1 1/4 miles on the Del Mar dirt in Saturday’s $1 million Pacific Classic (G1) . The highlight of the summer meeting boasts a quartet of millionaires in the “Win & You’re In” event, which offers a berth to the Breeders’…

Aug 16, 2019

An excellent field of 10 will vie in Saturday’s $1 million Pacific Classic Stakes (G1) at Del Mar. The marquee race of the summer meet is run on the main oval at 10 furlongs, and the “Win & You’re In” contest gives the winner a berth in the Breeders’ Cup…

Aug 8, 2019

A strong field of 10 top turf performers will take aim on Arlington Park on Saturday in the 37th running of the $1 million Arlington Million (G1) . The cast is led by the defending champ, the top domestic turf runner in training, as well as four accomplished…

Aug 8, 2019

Three-time Grade 1 superstar Bricks and Mortar will lead a field of 10 postward on Saturday for the 37th running of the $1 million Arlington Million (G1). Trained by Chad Brown, the five-year-old son of Giant’s Causeway is perfect in four attempts in 2019,…

Aug 3, 2019

Allied Racing Stable’s Mr. Money padded his resume – and bankroll – with a fourth consecutive victory in the $500,000 West Virginia Derby (G3) at Mountaineer on Saturday. The 1-2 favorite following daylight scores in the Pat Day Mile (G3), Matt Winn (G3),…

Aug 1, 2019

A titanic battle pitting many of the top handicap horses in the country awaits us in the $1 million Whitney Stakes (G1) at Saratoga on Saturday. An octet of accomplished runners will vie in the 1 1/8-mile event, which is a “Win & You’re In” qualifying contest…

Aug 1, 2019

A heavyweight battle will take place on Saturday at Saratoga. A sensational field of eight will go postward to contest the $1 million Whitney Stakes (G1), which features four of the top handicap runners in training. The Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) “Win &…

Jul 27, 2019

Tax held off an unlucky but game Tacitus to claim top honors Saturday in the $600,000 Jim Dandy (G2) at Saratoga, a prep for next month's prestigious Travers (G1) over the same track. Ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr., Tax was sent to the front early in the…

Jul 25, 2019

An excellent and well-matched field of six will travel 1 1/8 miles at Saratoga on Saturday in the $600,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2). This important Travers Stakes (G1) prep attracted a cast of six sophomores, all of whom owns a previous stakes wins, with…

Jul 25, 2019

An accomplished and talented field of six sophomores will vie in Saturday’s $600,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) at Saratoga. The 1 1/8-mile feature is among the most competitive editions of the race in recent years, with each in the cast considered a viable…

Jul 24, 2019

Preakness (G1) winner War of Will and multiple classic-placed Tacitus are among the six three-year-old colts and geldings vying in Saturday's $600,000 Jim Dandy (G2) at Saratoga, a prelude for next month's 10-furlong Travers (G1) over the same track. War…

Jul 22, 2019

Scratched as the morning-line favorite in the Kentucky Derby (G1), Omaha Beach could have a say in the three-year-old title chase after all. The Fox Hill Farms runner is nearing his first work back for Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella at Del Mar. “I…

Jul 20, 2019

Fans had Kentucky Derby (G1) déjà vu in Saturday’s $990,000 Haskell Invitational (G1), where Maximum Security posted a gutsy victory but had to await a stewards’ ruling regarding an incident on the far turn. Unlike his Derby disqualification, this time Gary…

Jul 18, 2019

A strong field of seven sophomores will vie in the $1 million Haskell Invitational Stakes (G1) at Monmouth Park on Saturday. Conditioner Bob Baffert, who has saddled eight winners of the event this century, ships a colt in to challenge the top-two finishers…

Jul 18, 2019

Grade 1 winner MAXIMUM SECURITY will face six foes in Saturday’s $1 million Haskell Invitational Stakes (G1) at Monmouth Park. The ultra-talented colt was upset at 1-20 odds when a length second in the Pegasus Stakes last out on this oval, but he will redeem…

Jul 14, 2019

On a busy Saturday of racing across North America, a couple of veterans from the Road to the Kentucky Derby claimed the spotlight in a pair of smaller, but nevertheless lucrative Derbys in California and Indiana. Game Winner, sixth across the wire in…

Jul 12, 2019

1993 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Sea Hero, who furnished one of the all-time great storylines, has died at the age of 29, the Turkish Jockey Club reports. Hitherto the oldest living Derby winner, he has passed the torch to Go for Gin, the 1994 victor who…

Jul 12, 2019

A field of ten turf stayers will go 1 3/16 miles on the Arlington Park turf in Saturday’s $150,000 Arlington Handicap (G3). The local prep for the Arlington Million (G1) is a competitive event with international flavor, and it promises to be an exciting…

Jul 12, 2019

Arlington Park plays host to four stakes on a great Saturday card, with three of those being graded events. The Arlington Handicap (G3) is the local prep for the Arlington Million (G1), and a field of 10 is entered for the competitive 1 3/16-mile turf test. Multiple…

Jul 11, 2019

Champion Game Winner, last seen circumnavigating Churchill Downs in a wide-trip Kentucky Derby (G1), towers over a short field in Saturday’s $150,000 Los Alamitos Derby (G3). Only three rivals have signed on for the 1 1/8-mile feature, expected to serve as…

Jul 6, 2019

As the promoted runner-up in the Kentucky Derby (G1), W.S. Farish’s homebred Code of Honor held a class edge in Saturday’s $250,000 Dwyer (G3) at Belmont Park, and the even-money favorite flaunted it with a convincing 3 1/4-length victory. Hall of Fame…

Jul 5, 2019

Code of Honor on Saturday will make his first start since his elevation to second in the Kentucky Derby (G1) when he heads a field of six in the $250,000 Dwyer (G3) at Belmont Park. Contested over a one-turn mile, the Dwyer serves as a stepping stone…

Jul 1, 2019

Nearly two months removed from an unforgettable renewal of the Kentucky Derby (G1), here's a brief update on the 21 colts and geldings that ran, or were entered and scratched, from the 2019 Run for the Roses. 1. Country House Treated at a clinic with…

Jun 27, 2019

A field of 10 juveniles will vie in Saturday’s $125,000 Bashford Manor Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs. The six-furlong attraction features five entrants who won last time out, as well as a contender who has previously achieved stakes glory. FREE Bashford…

Jun 27, 2019

Ten juveniles will travel six furlongs on the dirt at Churchill Downs on Saturday in the $125,000 Bashford Manor Stakes (G3). California invader PHANTOM BOSS sports the best BRIS Speed figures in the field and the talented two-year-old is the Best Bet of…

Jun 20, 2019

A pair of recent dynamic graded stakes winners headline a field of 10 in Saturday’s $120,000 Roxelana Stakes. The six-furlong dash on the main surface is not your average listed stakes event with a trio of runners coming off the biggest wins of their respective…

Jun 20, 2019

An excellent field of 10 will go six furlongs on the Churchill Downs dirt in Saturday’s $120,000 Roxelana Stakes. The overnight event attracted a pair of the top filly sprinters in the nation, as well as numerous other accomplished contestants, in what is…

Jun 13, 2019

A strong 12-horse field of the leading handicap horses in training will battle in Saturday’s $600,000 Stephen Foster Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs. The centerpiece of a stakes-packed evening of racing beneath the Twin Spires, the Foster came up extremely…

Jun 13, 2019

An excellent field of 12 will go 1 ⅛ miles on the Churchill Downs main track in Saturday’s $600,000 Stephen Foster Stakes (G2). The cast boasts a trio of Grade 1 winners, two millionaires and a slew of up-and-coming contenders. Here is the field in post…

Jun 13, 2019

Louisvillian Keith Anderson to Create 2020 Official Art of the Kentucky Derby LOUISVILLE, KY (Thursday, June 13, 2019) – Churchill Downs Racetrack today unveiled the official Kentucky Derby 146 logo and announced that Keith Anderson will create next…

Jun 8, 2019

Sir Winston, the less fancied of two Mark Casse-trained runners in Saturday's $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1), gave the popular conditioner his second classic win of the season as the son of Awesome Again registered a 10-1 upset of the 1 1/2-mile "Test…

Jun 6, 2019

A field of 10 has been entered to compete in Saturday's $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1). The feature on an extravagant day of graded racing looks as wide open as it has in recent memory, with each horse in the field having a realistic chance of achieving…

Jun 5, 2019

A field of 10 will travel a demanding 1 1/2 miles at Belmont Park on Saturday in the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1). The “Test of the Champion” is the third leg of the Triple Crown, and so far we have witnessed a different horse win the first two legs…

Jun 4, 2019

Robert and Lawana Low's Intrepid Heart will make his Grade 1 debut in the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes on Saturday. The lightly-raced colt was last seen finishing third in the Peter Pan (G3) on the Belmont surface. Intrepid Heart is a two-time winner from…

Jun 4, 2019

Tracy Farmer's homebred Sir Winston will make his Triple Crown debut in Saturday's $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1). The son of Awesome Again punched his ticket following a runner-up performance in the Peter Pan (G3) last time out. Sir Winston was unplaced…

Jun 2, 2019

"The greatest horse to ever look through a bridle." While late Hall of Fame trainer Bud Delp’s description of Spectacular Bid remains more hyperbole than fact, the gray can lay claim to the title of greatest horse denied a Triple Crown in the Belmont (G1). It’s…

May 31, 2019

Seven speedsters will travel six furlongs in the $125,000 Aristides Stakes at Churchill Downs on Saturday. The Aristides is one of two stakes events on the card and features a fairly well-matched group. FREE Aristides PPs courtesy of Brisnet.com! Here…

May 31, 2019

A competitive field of seven will dash six panels on the Churchill Downs dirt surface in Saturday’s $125,000 Aristides Stakes. The second of two stakes events on the card attracted a budding star in Share the Upside from the barn of Steve Asmussen, and he…

May 28, 2019

Four weeks ago the eyes of the racing world were primarily on Churchill Downs, specifically the Kentucky Derby. This week the attention focuses on the progenitor to that great race, the Derby, held at Epsom Downs outside London. First run in 1780…

May 23, 2019

An ultra-competitive field of 12 will go postward in Saturday’s $100,000 Winning Colors Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs. The affair for fillies and mares lacks a standout and my focus will be on a pair of contenders to challenge for the top prize in the stretch. …

May 23, 2019

A well-matched field of 12 fillies and mares will contest the $100,000 Winning Colors Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs on Saturday. The result of the six-furlong test could go a number of different directions in what is a competitive betting affair. Here…

May 21, 2019

War of Will appears poised to be the only horse to compete in all three Triple Crown events this spring as the Preakness (G1) winner heads an early list of possible entries for the $1.5 Belmont Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park on June 8. The longest of the…

May 18, 2019

Two years ago, trainer Mark Casse endured a tough loss in the Preakness (G1) with his juvenile champion Classic Empire, who was edged in the final yards by Cloud Computing after dueling most of the way with Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Always Dreaming. Two…

May 17, 2019

The Louisville Stakes at Churchill Downs on Preakness DayA competitive field of seven will travel 1 ½ miles on The Churchill Downs turf in Saturday’s feature, the $100,000 Louisville Stakes (G3). Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s SOGLIO (#3) (5-2) was assigned favoritism…

May 16, 2019

A baker's dozen of sophomores will travel 1 3/16 miles at Pimlico in Saturday's $1.5 million Preakness Stakes (G1). The middle jewel of the Triple Crown is without the top-three finishers in Louisville two weeks ago, but an excellent field of three-year-olds…

May 16, 2019

A perennial Preakness (G1) storyline – newcomers to the Triple Crown scene test their mettle against the proven competitors coming out of the Kentucky Derby (G1) – takes on heightened relevance this year. That’s mainly because the first four horses across…

May 16, 2019

No maiden has won the Preakness Stakes (G1) since 1888 when Refund topped a field of four. That could all change on Saturday when Bodexpress runs in the 144th edition of the middle jewel of the Triple Crown at Pimlico Race Course. Trained by Gustavo…

May 14, 2019

“And here’s the race we’ve been waiting for!” Race caller Trevor Denman expressed the thoughts of racing fans as Sunday Silence and Easy Goer, two future Hall of Famers each on a mission in the 1989 Preakness (G1), came to grips turning for home at Pimlico. Each…