April 25, 2019 (Churchill Downs) – On Saturday, May 4, 2019, the 145th Kentucky Derby (G1) will be run and, for the first time in several years, there is no clear-cut favorite. Right now, Roadster,...
by Ray Wallin Last spring we looked at the Preakness by the numbers. This year, we’ll take a look at some fun facts about the upcoming 145th running of the Kentucky Derby by the numbers: 0 – The n...
by Richard Rosenblatt We gathered at Michael’s on York Avenue in Timonium for our annual crab cake dinner a few nights before the 2011 Preakness Stakes. The usual dozen or so suspects were seated at...
by Margaret Ransom Geldings in the Kentucky Derby aren’t exactly considered the rare unicorn of racing anymore. In fact, a total of 115 geldings have sprung from the gate since 1908 and nine have wo...
by Derek Simon For whatever reason, some people approach big race days like they would bowling on the moon. They throw out everything they know about horse racing and handicapping and, instead, prepar...
by Richard Rosenblatt Following a 179-day, 35-race Road to the Kentucky Derby prep season, plus an additional seven races in Europe and four in Japan, and more than 2,500 Derby-qualifying points doled...
by Richard Rosenblatt But first there’s the Arkansas Derby aboard Long Range Toddy When the starting gate opens for the $1 million Arkansas Derby (GI) at Oaklawn Park on Saturday, 58-year-old jockey...
by Margaret Ransom Saturday’s $200,000 Lexington Stakes (GIII) at Keeneland, named for the beautiful central Kentucky city where the famed track and sales company is located, is the last Road to the...
By Margaret Ransom Each year, the $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1) marks the end of yet another grueling Road to the Kentucky Derby (GI) journey and, as such, it’s often the most anticipated prep of t...
by Derek Simon One of the things I find fascinating about horse racing — well, life, really — is what folks accept as true that isn’t. Conclusions that seem logical are often considered fact reg...
