John Oxley’s champion Classic Empire’s Road to the Roses hasn’t been as smooth as his connections planned when they accepted his Eclipse Award as 2016’s top 2-year-old in early January. The ba...
Just three weeks remain between now and the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby (GI) at Churchill Downs and a field of 12, many of which have their connections scrambling to earn enough points to make...
According to culinary folklore, if workers in the kitchen want to celebrate a positive outcome, a common victory cry is “Winner, winner! Chicken dinner!” The same requiem can be heard at the r...
Since 2004, two Arkansas Derby (G1) winners (American Pharoah and Smarty Jones) and one runner-up (Super Saver) have gone on to wear the roses. Half a dozen more Arkansas Derby entrants have hit the b...
In the 44 years since the Lexington Stakes (G3) was re-introduced as a Kentucky Derby prep race, it has produced just two winners of the Run for the Roses — Swale in 1984 and Charismatic in 1999. Wo...
The Catalog Page The tale of Canonero II’s adventure in the 1971 Triple Crown is one of the most intriguing in North American racing history. How could a $1,200 horse with a rather obscure pedigree ...
Jockey Brian Hernandez, Jr. was confirmed to ride McCraken in the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 6. With Hernandez committed to McCraken, Hall of Famer Mike Smith accepted the mount ...
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In the past 25 years, no prep race has produced more Kentucky Derby winners than the Florida Derby. Seven out of the last twenty-five to be exact. Last year’s Florida Derby winner Nyquist went on to...
“Breezing” or “breezed” indicates the horse was not under strong urging. “Handily” indicates the horse was under urging from its rider. Numbers in parentheses represent the ranking among o...
