Kentucky Derby News

January 28, 2016

Cathryn Sophia puts perfect mark on the line in Forward Gal

Following the rescheduling of the Busanda S. from January 23 to this coming Sunday, January 31, the $200,000 Forward Gal S. (G2) at Gulfstream Park on Saturday is the next contest up in the Road to the Kentucky Oaks series of points races.
The seven-furlong...

January 19, 2016

Discreetness pulls off upset of Smarty Jones

Discreetness, a 9-1 shot ridden by Jon Court for his father-in-law, trainer 'Jinks' Fires, posted a minor upset in Monday's $150,000 Smarty Jones at Oaklawn. Victory in the one-mile Kentucky Derby (G1) prep was worth 10 qualifying points...

January 17, 2016

Filly takes center “Stage” in Silverbulletday

Mike G. Rutherford’s Stageplay was heavily backed at 3-5 in Saturday’s $150,000 Silverbulletday S. at Fair Grounds, and the talented gray miss lived up to all expectations with a 1 1/4-length victory under jockey Florent Geroux.
The score...

January 17, 2016

Mo Tom rallies to win TwinSpires.com Lecomte, heads 1-2 finish for GMB Racing

Mo Tom closed fast to win Saturday’s $200,000 TwinSpires.com Lecomte (G3) at Fair Grounds, posting a 2 ¼-length decision in the Kentucky Derby qualifying race. Trained by Tom Amoss and ridden by Corey Lanerie, the 3-year-old colt headed a...

January 17, 2016

American Pharoah, Nyquist, Songbird honored at Eclipse Awards

Saturday night’s Eclipse Awards gala at Gulfstream Park was the “American Pharoah Show.”
Having completing an elusive sweep of the U.S. Triple Crown – the first in 37 years – the 2015 Kentucky Derby (G1), Preakness (G1)...

January 17, 2016

Toews on Ice invades for Smarty Jones

Runner-up to highly regarded stablemate Mor Spirit in the Los Alamitos Futurity (G1) last time out, Toews on Ice ships in to Oaklawn Park for Monday’s $150,000 Smarty Jones S. The Bob Baffert trainee rates as the 9-5 favorite on the morning line...

January 15, 2016

Eight fillies hoping to fire in Silverbulletday

Four Road to the Kentucky Oaks points races were scheduled for January, and next up on the list is Saturday’s $150,000 Silverbulletday S. at Fair Grounds.
Unlike the previous 11 races in the sequence, the one-mile-and-70-yard affair is not graded....

January 15, 2016

Mo Tom likely favored in TwinSpires.com Lecomte

Fair Grounds' series of Kentucky Derby preps begins Saturday when the $200,000 TwinSpires.com Lecomte (G3) will be contested at a distance of one mile and 70 yards.
As part of the 'Prep Season' in the Road to the Kentucky Derby series,...

January 15, 2016

Kentucky Derby Update – January 15

The Road to the Kentucky Derby series is in full swing, with a pair of qualifiers in the books this year and 12 races total since the opening event last September. These early qualifying races offer points on a 10-4-2-1 sliding scale to the top four finishers,...

January 14, 2016

Early Nominations to 2016 Triple Crown Series Due Saturday, Jan. 16

Owners, Trainers Can Nominate Candidates Online at www.TheTripleCrown.com
The early deadline for owners and trainers of promising 3-year-old Thoroughbreds to make their horses eligible for the 2016 Triple Crown and bid to repeat the heroics of 2015 Triple...

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