Kentucky Derby News

The 150th running of the Belmont Stakes (G1) is finally here and all eyes will be on Justify as he seeks to complete a Triple Crown sweep. The undefeated chestnut is seeking to help Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert join fellow Hall of Famer “Sunny Jim”...

Bets to make while including Justify Unbeaten star JUSTIFY is sure to be an odds-on favorite for the 150th Belmont Stakes (G1). The superb colt was assigned the rail post on Tuesday evening and will aim to become just the second unbeaten Triple Crown...

Continued from the biographical introduction in Part 1, “They called him Mr. Fitz: remembering Hall of Famer Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons” Mr. Fitz’s horsemanship carried him through those lean times, along with a reputation for impeccable honesty and...

150TH BELMONT STAKES PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ML ODDS 1 Justify Bob Baffert Mike Smith 4-5 2 Free Drop Billy Dale Romans Robby Albarado 30-1 3 Bravazo D. Wayne Lukas Luis Saez 8-1 4 Hofburg Bill Mott Irad Ortiz Jr. 9-2 5 Restoring Hope Bob Baffert Florent...

Of 12 Triple Crown runners, who does Justify compare to? You could mention color, running style, historical reputation, or any number of points in trying to equate a Triple Crown candidate, like Justify, with any of the previous 12 winners of the series...

Longshots to bet in the Belmont Stakes Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1) wunderkind JUSTIFY is surely the one to beat as he takes aim on an historic Triple Crown achievement with a Belmont Stakes win at Belmont Park. There is no doubt that...

Farm boy has a fondness for horses, tries his hand at being a jockey until he gets too big, goes on to become a Hall of Fame trainer with a record number of wins in Triple Crown races. Bob Baffert? No, James E. “Sunny Jim” Fitzsimmons, the only horseman...

When Justify crossed the wire first in the Preakness (G1), setting up an opportunity for a Triple Crown in the Belmont Stakes (G1), it was inevitable that comparisons would be drawn between he and American Pharoah, who gloriously ended a 37-year drought...

Why, a Triple Crown of course. Justify is seeking to give trainer Bob Baffert a second Triple Crown sweep in just three years, and this after a 37-year drought between Affirmed’s successful bid in 1978 and American Pharoah’s 2015 triumph. Winning...

Undefeated Kentucky Derby (Grade I) and Preakness Stakes (GI) winner Justify returned to the Churchill Downs racetrack Thursday morning for a one-mile jog following his half-mile breeze in :46.80 Tuesday as he continued training for the 1 ½-mile Belmont...