The November Gateway: Decisive Moments on the Road to the Kentucky Derby Horse racing fans know the late days of November do not offer a reprieve; they deliver decisive action. Churchill Downs hosts one of the most vital two-year-old races of the entire year: the $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes...
The post-position draw for the $2 million Preakness (G1) is over. For the most part -- unlike the Kentucky Derby (G1) -- where a horse starts is unlikely to affect how a horse finishes. What is the most successful Preakness post position? The Preakness, at 1 3/16 miles, is a sixteenth of a mile shor...
Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mystik Dan is unlikely to be the favorite in the $2 million Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico on Saturday, marking the first time since 2012 that has occurred in racing’s second leg of the Triple Crown. Field of nine set for Saturday’s second leg of Triple Crown Mystik ...
The field for the 149th Preakness Stakes (G1) grew on Sunday as Catching Freedom became the latest contender for the second leg of the Triple Crown. The diverse field of 3-year-olds will include Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mystik Dan, fourth-place finisher Catching Freedom, and 17th-place finisher Ju...
Add Antiquarian to the Belmont Stakes (G1) mix. Antiquarian came through with a well-timed stretch run under jockey John Velazquez for a three-quarter length victory over The Wine Steward in the $200,000 Peter Pan Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct on Saturday. Will Antiquarian be the second Peter Pan winner t...
What a difference a week makes, particularly when it comes to Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mystic Dan. “All systems go,” McPeek said Saturday morning. “He’ll ship out in the morning (Sunday, May 12).” A chance to set up a shot at the Triple Crown remains in play as trainer Ken McPeek confirm...
Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mystic Dan is headed to the $2 million Preakness Stakes (G1) on May 18, after all. Five days of carefully checking every move by his Derby winner, from eating up his feed, to body language, jogging, and galloping, led trainer Ken McPeek to this conclusion Thursday: “Ever...
A year ago, Arcangelo won the $200,000 Peter Pan Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct en route to historic victories in the Belmont Stakes (G1), the Travers Stakes (G1), and then won the Eclipse Award as the top 3-year-old colt. The 1 1/8-mile Peter Pan is Saturday, with Deterministic looking to make amends for ...
Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mystic Dan continues to show signs he’s ready to take on the $2 million Preakness (G1) at Pimlico Race Course on May 18. “At this stage, I like what I see,” trainer Ken McPeek said Wednesday at Churchill Downs, where Mystik Dan returned to the track for the first tim...
The $2 million Preakness (G1) is near, Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mystik Dan is still in the picture, and the field is beginning to take shape in a Hall of Fame kind of way. While trainer Ken McPeek plans to watch Mystik Dan carefully on Wednesday as he returns to the track for the first […]...
Could it be possible that none of the 20 horses who ran in the Kentucky Derby (G1) will compete in the Preakness Stakes (G1) in less than two weeks? A year ago, only Derby winner Mage went on to the second leg of the Triple Crown, renewing the call to space out the traditional five-week […]...
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