If it's a Group 1 stakes in Europe, Aidan O'Brien will saddle the favorite. Well, not always, but most of the time. The latest example occurs Thursday (Jul 31), when O'Brien's three-time stakes winner Whirl leads a field of five in the 1 1/4-mile Nassau Stakes (G1) for fillies and mares at Goodwood....
Attendance at the Preakness Stakes usually ranks second in North America behind the Kentucky Derby and usually surpasses the attendance of all other stakes races, including the Belmont Stakes, the Breeders' Cup Saturday program and Kentucky Oaks Day. Unfortunately in 2020 there were no spectators du...
By US Racing Team At least Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mage is still on course to run in the $1.5 million Preakness (G1) at Pimlico Race Course on May 20. The same can’t be said for scratched morning-line Derby favorite Forte, Derby runner-up Two Phil’s, and several other early contenders for the...
By US Racing Team Upon further review, it sure makes sense when you think of the Kentucky Derby (G1) this way: Favorite Forte was scratched hours before the race, and Mage, who ran second to Forte in the Florida Derby (G1) last month, won the Run for the Roses. Pretty simple, right? But when it [&he...
By US Racing Team Viva Venezuela! Mage took charge in the stretch and outdueled Two Phil’s in an exciting finish to the 149th Kentucky Derby (G1) on Saturday at Churchill Downs before a crowd of 150,335. The lightly raced colt came into the Derby with just a maiden victory in three career starts b...
By US Racing Staff This time, the end of the dream for owner Mike Repole came on the morning of the $3 million Kentucky Derby (G1). Forte, the 2-year-old champion and favorite to win Saturday’s Run for the Roses (post time 6:57 p.m. ET), was scratched from the Kentucky Derby by the Kentucky Hors...
By US Racing Staff The $1.25 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) turned into an international affair after Pretty Mischievous made a stretch run to victory on Friday at Churchill Downs in front of a crowd of 106,381. The Kentucky-bred filly was ridden by Florida-born Tyler Gaffalione, trained by Irishman Bre...
By US Racing Team The weather report for Kentucky Derby Day at Churchill Downs is looking mighty good at this point. With rain and possible thunderstorms in the forecast earlier in the week at just around the 6:57 p.m. ET post time for Saturday’s $3 million Kentucky Derby (G1), that has all change...
By US Racing Team Another long shot? Another disqualification? Is there a Triple Crown winner in the field? The way the results of the Kentucky Dery (G1) have gone over the past five editions, we know anything can happen. And we mean anything. Make that six – and this year’s race has yet to be [...
The 149th Kentucky Derby (G1) presented by Woodford Reserve will be run on Saturday, May 6, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The purse is $3 million, with $1.86 million going to the winner. US Racing is profiling each horse in the field. The post-position draw is Monday, May 1. Profiles w...
By US Racing Team Mike Battaglia has been Churchill Downs’ morning line odds maker for 48 years since 1974 and the 2023 Kentucky Derby will mark his 50th year assigning morning line odds to the Kentucky Derby field. Morning line odds, which are odds given to horses in a race prior to the start of ...
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