Wayne Lukas began training quarter horses in 1976, eventually moved to thoroughbreds, and has 15 Triple Crown race wins on his Hall of Fame resume, including four in the Kentucky Derby. Even after he won his seventh Preakness Stakes (G1) with Seize the Grey a year ago, Lukas still recalls where it a...
Now, it gets serious. Saturday's $500,000 Risen Star Stakes (G2) is the first 105-point qualifying race in the Kentucky Derby prep races. The winner receives 50 points, usually more than enough to earn a Derby berth. So, it’s “Win and You’re In” time at Fair Grounds. It’s a Serious Race...
Currently fourth on the Kentucky Oaks leaderboard, Good Cheer puts her 4-for-4 record on the line this Saturday when she faces five other talented fillies in the $300,000 Rachel Alexandra Stakes (G2) at Fair Grounds, one of the Kentucky Oaks Prep Races. At 1 1/16 miles, the Rachel Alexandra offers 5...
A field of seven is entered for Sunday’s $250,000 Sunland Park Oaks, but this is one of the 2025 Kentucky Oaks prep races that should come down to a three-horse race – one trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, the other two by Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen. The Powers Picks Baffert's Pick: Maysam...
The Road to the 2025 Kentucky Oaks (G1) wends its way to Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday for the $150,000 Suncoast Stakes, where La Cara is ready to rejoin that journey. The winner of the Suncoast for 3-year-old fillies earns 20 Oaks qualifying points. Now that we’re in February, harvesting points is ...
Four largely untested sophomore fillies take on dual graded stakes winner Tenma on Sunday in the $100,000 Las Virgenes (G3), the first of Santa Anita Park’s preps for the 2025 Kentucky Oaks (G1) in May. Short but Talented field set for the Las Virgenes The one-mile race serves as a spring...
Rick Dutrow, Jr., figures now is the time to see whether Captain Cook is ready to move onto the road to the 2025 Kentucky Derby (G1). After winning over a sloppy, sealed track by 9 ¼ lengths in his second start, Captain Cook is the slight 5-2 favorite for Saturday’s $200,000 Withers Stakes (G3...
When you have the most horses in the field, and they are the favorites, and they are usually expensive and well-bred, you usually win. Two-year-old champion Citizen Bull favored in three-year-old debut Such is the case with Bob Baffert. On Saturday, the Hall of Fame trainer seeks his seventh straig...
Trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr. got more than he bargained for when Rojo Rita debuted in mid-November. While Joseph was hoping for a good result, he never imagined the filly would romp to a 16 ¼ -length victory. That’s the stuff dreams are made of. Maiden winner is the morning line favorite in th...
Ferocious is a terrific name for a racehorse, striking fear in the hearts of rivals. It is also the name of the 9-5 favorite in the $265,000 Holy Bull Stakes (G3) on Saturday at Gulfstream Park. The Holy Bull is the most important of the five Gulfstream stakes that afternoon for 3-year-olds. The win...
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