Kentucky Derby News

Dec 9, 2017

Phoenix Thoroughbred III's Dream Tree bided her time in second under jockey Drayden Van Dyke before asserting her class to post a 3 1/4-length victory in Saturday's $294,000 Starlet Stakes (G1) at Los Alamitos.The Uncle Mo filly tracked pacesetter Yesterday's…

Dec 8, 2017

Japan may have its own qualifying series for the Kentucky Derby, but a Japanese-bred horse has been the leading performer in the inaugural qualifying series in Europe.

Dec 8, 2017

5 Fast Facts about the Los Alamitos Futurity, a Road to the Kentucky Derby prep-race Run for the first time in 1981, the race began its life as the Hollywood Futurity and was run at Hollywood Park over 1 1/16 miles for all but six editions in the late…

Dec 6, 2017

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert has a thing for futurities. The four-time Kentucky Derby (G1) winning trainer has won Del Mar's juvenile showcase 13 times, and on Saturday will attempt to win the $300,000 Los Alamitos Futurity (G1), which began life…

Dec 6, 2017

The final Road to the Kentucky Oaks points race of 2017 takes place Saturday at Los Alamitos, and five fillies will line up for their share of 10-4-2-1 points toward a starting berth in next spring’s Kentucky Oaks (G1). Exuberance drew the inside post…

Dec 6, 2017

Visually awesome striding away to a 4 ¾-length decision, Catholic Boy impressed on multiple fronts in the December 2 Remsen (G2) at Aqueduct. The 2-year-old registered a commendable 98 BRIS Speed rating switching from turf to dirt for the Road to the Kentucky…

Dec 3, 2017

A pair of points races on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks took place recently, one over Thanksgiving weekend and the other on Saturday, and the winners turned out be Mark Casse-trained stablemates. First up was the Golden Rod Stakes (G2), which took place…

Dec 2, 2017

Making his first dirt start, Catholic Boy established himself as a Kentucky Derby contender with a tour-de-force victory in Saturday’s $250,000 Remsen (G2) at Aqueduct. The Jonathan Thomas-trained son of More Than Ready rated just off the pace with jockey…

Dec 2, 2017

Wonder Gadot made her debut in the fifth spot on the Kentucky Oaks Leaderboard Saturday thanks to a 3 3/4-length score in the Demoiselle Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct. The Mark Casse-trained filly earned 10 points toward a starting berth in next year’s Kentucky…

Nov 30, 2017

This is called weaning, and the foal at this point is called a weanling.

Nov 30, 2017

Avery Island has left a positive impression in his last two outings, breaking the maiden by a 5 ¼-length margin and romping by 4 ¾ lengths in the November 5 Nashua (G2), and the promising youngster will make his first start in the Road to the Kentucky Derby…

Nov 30, 2017

The Kentucky Derby remains on the list of races that Sheikh Mohammed’s Godolphin wants to win, and the team will be hoping Enticed might be the one to do it in 2018.

Nov 30, 2017

If a Japanese horse is to win the 2018 Kentucky Derby, then it’s maybe appropriate if it has two past Kentucky Derby winners in its first three generations.

Nov 30, 2017

The Remsen Stakes is run at Aqueduct in New York and is worth 10 points towards the Road to the Kentucky Derby for the winner.

Nov 29, 2017

With just one month left in 2017, Saturday’s $250,000 Demoiselle Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct is the penultimate chance for two-year-old fillies to pick up points on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks before kicking off their sophomore campaigns. The final race,…

Nov 28, 2017

Enticed left the starting gate as the 3-1 favorite after a respectable third in the Champagne (G1) and Tiz Mischief was the 5-1 second choice off an eye-catching maiden win. The 2-year-olds proved to be the stars of the November 25 Kentucky Jockey Club (G2)…

Nov 26, 2017

With the Kentucky Derby still 23 weeks away, the pari-mutuel field of “All Other 3-Year-Olds” closed as the 6-5 favorite in Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) and the Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (Grade I) third-place finisher Bolt d’Oro…

Nov 25, 2017

Godolphin’s homebred Enticed was sent off the 3-1 favorite against 13 rivals in Saturday’s $200,000 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2) and lived up to those odds when pulling out a head victory under jockey Junior Alvarado on the wire. The 1 1/16-mile contest…

Nov 25, 2017

Road to Victory was latched on tightly to odds-on favorite Monomoy Girl most of the way in Saturday's $200,000 Golden Rod (G2) at Churchill Downs, and the pair of juvenile fillies ultimately turned the 1 1/16-mile Kentucky Oaks (G1) prep into a two-horse…

Nov 25, 2017

Takashi Muraki’s Ruggero switched from turf to dirt for Saturday’s Cattleya Sho at Tokyo, the first race on the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby, and found the surface agreeable when prevailing in a three-way finish. The nearly 4-1 third choice in the…

Nov 23, 2017

The Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby begins at Tokyo Saturday (late Friday night U.S. time) with the Cattleya Sho. An allowance race over a metric mile on dirt, the Cattleya Sho is the first of an expanded three-race scoring series in Japan. The second leg,…

Nov 22, 2017

A son of Medaglia d'Oro and multiple Grade 1 winner It's Tricky, Godolphin homebred Enticed was bred to be a good one. His prospects, and those of others, for next May's Kentucky Derby (G1) can improve dramatically with a victory Saturday in the $200,000…

Nov 22, 2017

Monmoy will put her 3-for-3 record on the line against 11 rivals in Saturday’s $200,000 Golden Rod (G2) at Churchill Downs. After capturing her first two starts on turf, the 2-year-old daughter of Tapizar switched to the main track and posted a stylish 6…

Nov 21, 2017

Gun Runner finished fourth in the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes so which other potential super stars in the making could exit this year?

Nov 20, 2017

Offspring sired by Curlin – led by Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (GI) top two Good Magic and Solomini – are 8-1 odds on the morning line for the third annual Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager, which provides bettors with a unique opportunity to wager…

Nov 20, 2017

The first of Churchill Downs’ four 2018 Kentucky Derby Future Wager (“KDFW”) pools kicks off its four-day run on Thanksgiving Day with a familiar wagering favorite in “All Others” (#24, 7-5 on the morning line), but a strong roster of potential Derby stars…

Nov 20, 2017

Coca-Cola Consolidated To Celebrate Partnership with Limited-Edition Kentucky Derby 144 Bottle This Spring  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (November 20, 2017) – Churchill Downs, the legendary home of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve and the Longines Kentucky…

Nov 20, 2017

November 18 at Churchill Downs witnessed an uncommon feat with a win by $16,000 claiming competitor Big Exchange.History records that Man o’ War won the 1920 Belmont Stakes by 20 lengths and the Lawrence Realization the same year by 100 lengths, but neither…

Nov 17, 2017

Who decided that all Thoroughbreds would share a January 1 birthday?

Nov 17, 2017

5 Fast Facts about the best horses that failed to win the Kentucky Derby The Kentucky Derby is often where the best North American horses prove their greatness. But because it’s where the best of the best meet, some of the greatest get beaten. Here’s a…

Nov 15, 2017

Observers were taken by surprise when trainer Aidan O’Brien opted for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) for Mendelssohn. Listed as first preference for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), the half-brother to future Hall of Famer Beholder appeared destined…

Nov 10, 2017

5 Fast Facts about the Bob Hope Stakes The race was founded in 1981 as the Hollywood Prevue Stakes, and was run at the old Hollywood Park racecourse in Inglewood, California. It was renamed the Bob Hope Stakes when Hollywood Park closed and Del Mar took…

Nov 10, 2017

Good Magic, Solomini and Bolt d’Oro were the first three under the finish line in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) at Del Mar, with nearly a 10-length gap back to the rest of the field, and the trio will enter next year as top-ranked contenders…

Nov 4, 2017

For a fleeting moment in the 2016 Kentucky Derby, Gun Runner looked as if he might challenge Nyquist to win the world’s most prestigious race before finishing third. Eighteen months later, Gun Runner looked as if no one could challenge him when he won the…

Nov 4, 2017

Bolt d’Oro entered the 2017 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) starting gate as the clear favorite to win the 2018 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve, but after 1 1/16 miles, it was Good Magic who was all alone at the finish and atop the Derby leaderboard…

Nov 4, 2017

Zoom and Fish Stable Inc., Charles Spiring and Newtown Anner Stud’s Caledonia Road romped by 3 1/4 lengths in Saturday’s $1,840,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) at Del Mar with jockey Mike Smith aboard. The duo were sent off the 17-1 seventh choice…

Nov 3, 2017

Having won America’s premiere turf race for two-year-old males, Mendelssohn might try the dirt variety next year, as trainer Aidan O’Brien said the 2017 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf winner could target the 2018 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve.“We…

Nov 3, 2017

A field of 13 juvenile fillies has been entered to go 1 1/16 miles on Saturday in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1), and the winner of that contest will likely end up being named champion two-year-old filly when the Eclipse Awards rolls around. Three…

Nov 1, 2017

The most talented 2-year-old horses in the world compete for a chance at $2 million and earn 20 points towards the Road to the Kentucky Derby.

Oct 31, 2017

Early Kentucky Derby favorite Bolt d’Oro will try to cap an unbeaten 2-year-old campaign against 11 challengers in Saturday’s $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) at Del Mar. Owned and trained by Mick Ruis, the son of Medaglia d’Oro will break from post…

Oct 31, 2017

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017) – Churchill Downs Racetrack (“Churchill Downs”), one of the world’s most historic sports and entertainment venues, today unveiled plans to improve the parking and transportation experience for guests traveling to the…

Oct 31, 2017

Unique Design Celebrates the Return of Breeders’ Cup to Famed Racetrack LOUISVILLE (October 31, 2017) – The Breeders’ Cup, one of thoroughbred horseracing’s most prestigious international events, today revealed the logo for the 2018 Breeders’ Cup World…

Oct 31, 2017

Unique Design Celebrates the Return of Breeders’ Cup to Famed Racetrack LOUISVILLE (October 31, 2017) – The Breeders’ Cup, one of thoroughbred horseracing’s most prestigious international events, today revealed the logo for the 2018 Breeders’ Cup World…

Oct 28, 2017

After being collared and apparently beaten by Roaring Lion in Saturday’s Racing Post Trophy (G1), 6-5 favorite Saxon Warrior came again to prevail in a thriller at Doncaster.

Oct 27, 2017

It’s the biggest race for 2-year-olds and can have major Kentucky Derby implications. The $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) at Del Mar on November 4 has attracted 13 pre-entries and let’s take a closer look at the runners: Bolt d’Oro will be a…

Oct 27, 2017

Saturday’s Racing Post Trophy (G1) at Doncaster marks the last race of 2017 on the “European Road to the Kentucky Derby,” with the three remaining points races all scheduled for next March. The one-mile test has drawn the undefeated winners of the first…

Oct 26, 2017

With the advent of the European Road to the Kentucky Derby, there’s a chance at least one horse that’s known more turf racing than dirt racing will be at the starting gate in 2018.

Oct 26, 2017

5 Fast Facts about the Racing Post Trophy Stakes, an European Road to the Kentucky Derby prep race The race was founded in 1961 after Phil Bull, the founder of the iconic British form guide Timeform, said British 2-year-olds should have a major race available…

Oct 25, 2017

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017) – Churchill Downs Incorporated (“CDI”, NASDAQ: CHDN) and Brown-Forman Corporation (“Brown-Forman”, NYSE:BFA,BFB) today announced a five-year agreement through which Brown-Forman’s Woodford Reserve bourbon will be the…

Oct 20, 2017

Godolphin’s Thunder Snow, the bucking bronco cult hero of the 2017 Kentucky Derby (G1), will contest Saturday’s Queen Elizabeth II (G1) at Ascot. The one-mile affair down the straight course is one of four Group 1 events on “British Champions Day.” You…

Oct 20, 2017

January 1 is the official birthday for all registered Thoroughbreds.

Oct 19, 2017

A dominant winner of the September 30 FrontRunner (G1), Bolt d’Oro towers over the competition heading into the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1). The impressive 2-year-old will be the probable odds-on favorite at Del Mar on November 4 and has established himself…

Oct 18, 2017

A Kentucky Derby victory is at the top of the wish list for nearly every stallion prospect in the United States. Many Derby winners, however, do not succeed as sires, and only a few become outstanding.

Oct 13, 2017

It's impact on the juvenile championship picture and on the Kentucky Derby (G1) has lessened in recent decades, but Saturday's renewal of the $150,000 Futurity (G3) at Belmont Park conjures up memories of a time when the sprint was one of the premier…

Oct 11, 2017

The only points-scoring opportunity in the American Road to the Kentucky Derby Series during the seven weeks between October 7 and November 25 is, of course, the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) on November 4. There have been four series preps contested…

Oct 10, 2017

Champagne Stakes winner Firenze Fire has actually defeated Breeders' Futurity winner Free Drop Billy before.

Oct 10, 2017

Breeders' Futurity winner Free Drop Billy comes from a family that may be ideal for the Kentucky Derby, in addition to his veteran connections.

Oct 8, 2017

A pair of Road to the Kentucky Oaks points races took place over the weekend, and two fillies distinguished themselves from their rivals. The Alcibiades Stakes (G1) helped kick off the Keeneland Fall Meet on opening day Friday. Princess Warrior was favored…

Oct 7, 2017

Albaugh Family Stable’s Free Drop Billy, a fine second in both the Hopeful (G1) and Sanford (G3) at Saratoga, took a leap forward on the stretch-out to two turns in Saturday’s $500,000 Breeders’ Futurity (G1). The 3-2 favorite scored 10 points toward the…

Oct 7, 2017

The Hopeful (G1) at Saratoga continues to bear fruit. Two colts that finished behind the winning Sporting Chance in that Labor Day test won Grade 1 races on Saturday, including Firenze Fire in an 11-1 upset of the $500,000 Champagne (G1) at Belmont Park. Ridden…

Oct 6, 2017

A “Win & You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), Saturday’s $500,000 Breeders’ Futurity (G1) at Keeneland drew a big field of 13 and a strong performance promises to have connections thinking of the 2018 Kentucky Derby. And as part of…

Oct 6, 2017

One of four stakes on Saturday’s Belmont Park program, the $500,000 Champagne (G1) serves as a final prep for Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) hopefuls and is part of the “Road to the Kentucky Derby” series, with the top four finishers earning points on a 10-4-2-1…

Oct 5, 2017

New York-bred stakes winner Aveenu Malcainu and Sanford (G3) upsetter Firenze Fire highlight a contentious 12-horse field in Saturday’s $500,000 Champagne (G1) at Belmont Park. A “Win & You’re In” for the November 4 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), the one-mile…

Oct 4, 2017

Free Drop Billy and Givemeaminit, the respective second- and third-place finishers from the September 4 Hopeful Stakes (G1) at Saratoga, will face off for the second straight time on Saturday as part of a 13-strong juvenile field entered in the $500,000…

Oct 3, 2017

5 Fast Facts about the Champagne Stakes, a Road to the Kentucky Derby prep race First run in 1867, the Champagne Stakes is a namesake of the Champagne Stakes at Doncaster in England, which began in 1823. Moved to Belmont Park when it opened in 1905, the…

Oct 3, 2017

5 Fast Facts about the Breeders' Futurity Stakes, a Road to the Kentucky Derby prep race The Breeders’ Futurity was first run in 1910 and hosted until 1930 at the Kentucky Association track in Lexington, Kentucky. It was raced at the Latonia Racetrack…

Oct 1, 2017

For the first time since 1986, a filly has defeated the boys in France’s most illustrious juvenile race, as the Aidan O’Brien-trained Happily prevailed in Sunday’s Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (G1) at Chantilly. In the process, the Coolmore filly took care…

Oct 1, 2017

Moonshine Memories ran her record to a perfect three-for-three on Saturday at Santa Anita Park with a nice 2 3/4-length victory in the Chandelier Stakes (G1) under jockey Flavien Prat. The duo tracked 9-5 favorite Alluring Favorite, who set the pace through…

Sep 30, 2017

Bolt d’Oro solidified his status as the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) favorite with an eye-catching 7 ¾-length victory in Saturday’s $301,380 FrontRunner (G1), blistering foes through the stretch of the 1 1/16-mile race at Santa Anita. He finished fast…

Sep 30, 2017

A Kentucky-bred scored 10 points on the “European Road to the Kentucky Derby” in Saturday’s Royal Lodge (G2) at Newmarket, as Roaring Lion got up to deny odds-on favorite Nelson. Purchased for $160,000 as a yearling at Keeneland last September, the son…

Sep 29, 2017

There are 13 races in four countries which carry direct entry into Breeders’ Cup contests for the winners, along with a number of races which will have a direct bearing on the Breeders’ Cup even though they don’t have official Breeders’ Cup Challenge status.

Sep 29, 2017

A field of eight juvenile fillies will take to Santa Anita Park’s main track on Saturday as part of the $300,000 Chandelier Stakes (G1). The 1 1/16-mile contest is not only part of the “Win & You’re In” Challenge series for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies…

Sep 29, 2017

Foals (baby horses) are quickly acclimated to being handled by humans.

Sep 29, 2017

Sunday’s Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (G1), the third points race on the new European Road to the Kentucky Derby (G1), serves up a fascinating clash between Aidan O’Brien’s Group 1-winning filly Happily and Godolphin colts Masar and Mythical Magic. Happily…

Sep 28, 2017

The European Road to the Kentucky Derby moves to the “headquarters” of British racing on Saturday, Newmarket, for the Royal Lodge (G2). Unbeaten world champion Frankel won the Royal Lodge in 2010, the last running at its historic home at Ascot before…

Sep 28, 2017

Handicapping the FrontRunner Stakes for a better betSanta Anita’s opening-day weekend will feature a bevy of stakes with Breeders’ Cup implications and Saturday’s $300,000 FrontRunner (G1) serves as a “Win & You’re In” event for the $2 million Juvenile (G1)…

Sep 28, 2017

The FrontRunner Stakes will be run at Santa Anita Park on Sepember 30, 2017 and is worth 10-4-2-1 points as a Kentucky Derby prep race.

Sep 28, 2017

Oct. 1 The Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère is run at Chantilly (Fr) at a distance of 1 Mile (T) worth a points split of 10-4-2-1 towards the Kentucky Derby.

Sep 28, 2017

The Royal Lodge Stakes at Newmarket (GB) holds a distance of 1 Mile (T) worth 10-4-2-1 towards the Kentucky Derby on September 30, 2017.

Sep 27, 2017

Proving themselves the two leading juvenile colts in Southern California with a one-two finish in the Del Mar Futurity (G1) on Labor Day, Bolt d'Oro and Zatter meet again Saturday at Santa Anita in the $300,000 FrontRunner (G1) over 1 1/16 miles. The…

Sep 24, 2017

Saxon Warrior joined two classic pictures on Sunday when posting a 2 1/2-length victory in the Beresford Stakes (Ire-G2) at Naas Racecourse in Ireland. The Beresford is not only an early lead-up to the Epsom Derby (Eng-G1) next year but also kicked…

Sep 22, 2017

The last grade 1 race for 3-year-old dirt males, the Pennsylvania Derby, is being staged Saturday, but there are more runners from this year’s Kentucky Derby field that are instead contesting a grade 3 race many miles to the west this weekend. The $500,000…

Sep 22, 2017

A new pathway to the 2018 Kentucky Derby (G1) will wind itself through Europe over the next six months. The horse that accumulates the most points in the seven-race European Road to the Kentucky Derby series will receive an automatic entry into the…

Sep 21, 2017

5 Fast Facts about the Beresford Stakes, a European Road to the Kentucky Derby prep race The Beresford Stakes was founded in the middle years of the 19th century. Run over a mile, the Beresford is being run this…

Sep 17, 2017

Beloved racing icon Penny Chenery, who campaigned 1973 Triple Crown legend Secretariat and 1972 Kentucky Derby champion Riva Ridge, passed away at home in Colorado Saturday. Aged 95, she sustained complications from a stroke. Although those Meadow Stable…

Sep 17, 2017

Patrona Margarita wasn’t expected to win Saturday’s $200,000 Pocahontas Stakes (G2), at least not according to her 23-1 odds. But the dark bay daughter Special Rate paid no never mind to such trivial things as being the fourth longest shot on the board…

Sep 16, 2017

Carolyn Wilson’s The Tabulator opened the 2018 Kentucky Derby (G1) points chase with a victory in Saturday’s $150,000 Iroquois (G3) at Churchill Downs. The winner of his first two starts in sprints, the Larry Rivelli juvenile was stretching out to two…

Sep 16, 2017

…the breeding shed. That’s right. A lot goes into preparing a Kentucky Derby runner before he/she even enters the starting gate at Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May, but the absolute first stop is the breeding shed. Some may think breeding…

Sep 13, 2017

The 2017-18 Road to the Kentucky Derby series gets underway Saturday with the $150,000 Iroquois (G3) at Churchill Downs. A slate of designated races will determine eligibility for the 144th running of the Kentucky Derby on May 5, 2018 and the 1 1/16-mile…

Sep 12, 2017

5 Fast Facts about the Iroquois Stakes, a Kentucky Derby prep raceThe race is named not after the Native American people, but after the first U.S.-bred to win the Epsom Derby and St Leger Stakes in England. The equine Iroquois’s efforts in 1881 – he nearly…

Sep 5, 2017

Ruis Racing’s Bolt d’Oro emerged as the pro tem leader of the West Coast’s two-year-old set with a victorious stakes debut in Monday’s $301,380 Del Mar Futurity (G1). He didn’t achieve it with warp speed like Usain Bolt, but rather a long sustained rally…

Sep 4, 2017

Sporting Chance gave Hall of Fame trainer and four-time Kentucky Derby (G1) winner D. Wayne Lukas his eighth career victory in the $350,000 Hopeful (G1) at Saratoga on Labor Day, but nearly gave the race away in the final yards when unexpectedly bolting…

Aug 31, 2017

Churchill Downs is eager to stimulate added international interest in next year’s $2 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) through the creation of a path to gain a berth in America’s greatest race for horses based in Europe and the expansion…

Aug 27, 2017

Last August, Gary and Mary West headed to the Travers (G1) with an improving colt named American Freedom. Widely regarded as Bob Baffert’s leading contender at that time, he wound up second best to his track record-setting stablemate – Arrogate. In Saturday’s…

Aug 25, 2017

This is where all paths lead for 3-year-olds in late August, especially for Kentucky Derby participants. Just as all paths lead to the Triple Crown for 3-year-olds early in the year, so they lead to the $1.25 million Travers Stakes at Saratoga in late August. If…

Aug 24, 2017

Saratoga Springs, NY -- The Triple Crown left no clear-cut favorite and Saturday’s $1.25 million Travers (G1) has huge implications for 3-year-old championship honors. A contentious field of 12 is set for the 1 ¼-mile Midsummer Derby at Saratoga. Seven…

Aug 19, 2017

Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider’s homebred Elate, who endured a tough spring and an even tougher loss at the hands of Abel Tasman last time, put it all together in resounding fashion in Saturday’s $600,000 Alabama (G1) at Saratoga. With Kentucky…

Aug 18, 2017

Although Kentucky Oaks (G1) queen Abel Tasman isn’t competing in Saturday’s $600,000 Alabama (G1) at Saratoga, three Oaks alumnae are grappling with several up-and-comers in the 1 1/4-mile test. Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott has a contender in each category –…

Aug 18, 2017

A spectacular field can be expected for the Travers. How’s this for a potential collection of Triple Crown horses: Always Dreaming, Lookin At Lee, Tapwrit, Gunnevera, McCraken, Girvin, Irap, and Cloud Computing – and that may not be all.

Aug 13, 2017

Godolphin’s Thunder Snow, who has been enjoying a productive summer in Europe since his bucking bronco display in the Kentucky Derby (G1), just missed as the 17-10 favorite in Sunday’s Prix Jacques le Marois (G1) at Deauville. Seeking his second straight…