by Richard Rosenblatt If form holds, and it certainly has in the six years since Churchill Downs initiated its points’ qualifying system, then Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert is likely to saddle a ...
by Margaret Ransom A year ago, the racing world witnessed eventual Triple Crown winner Justify, who at the time was unraced as a 2-year-old with just two starts under his belt as a sophomore, make his...
by Margaret Ransom In 1930, the great Triple Crown champion Gallant Fox became the first Wood Memorial Stakes winner to capture the Kentucky Derby and, in the 78 years since, ten have followed in his ...
by Margaret Ransom The names of 14 Kentucky Derby hopefuls were dropped into the Keeneland entry box for Saturday’s $1 million Blue Grass Stakes (GII), the last main prep in the state for the Kentuc...
by US Racing Team Somehow, I missed the hullabaloo over the Beyer Speed Figures given to Bolt d’Oro and Paradise Woods recently. In fact, I’m ashamed to say that I only learned of the controversy ...
by Richard Rosenblatt John Servis is looking for a “woo hoo’’ moment of his own when he sends out Lucky Lee in the $1 million Blue Grass Stakes (GII) at Keeneland in one of three major prep race...
by Margaret Ransom Keeneland’s highly anticipated spring racing season gets underway on a Thursday this year — the first Thursday opening in 60 years — and over the course of the historic 16-day...
by Ray Wallin 40. This is a number that defines middle age to some, when you wake up and something else hurts. It is also the number of days and nights that it rained after Noah built his ark or, if y...
by Ben Baugh A perfect break from the gate ended up dictating the terms of the race. Maximum Security kept his undefeated record intact, going gate-to-wire under jockey Luis Saez in the Xpressbet Flor...
