The Pinnacle of West Coast Racing at Santa Anita Park The 2026 Santa Anita Derby represents the final major hurdle for three-year-olds on the West Coast seeking a spot in the starting gate at Churchill Downs. This Grade 1 event carries a massive $500,000 purse and, more importantly, offers 100 quali...
The field is just about set for the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs on May 4. This is the closing usracing.com Derby Top 10. And here we are, the closing edition of the usracing.com Derby Top 10 after final major Kentucky Derby preps in California, Kentucky, and New York. Our Top 1...
We’re oh-so-close to a total field of 20 3-year-olds for the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 4. Following a huge weekend of major Derby preps, with one minor – but important – one remaining in the Lexington Stakes (G3) on Saturday (April 13), we’re pretty sure Fierceness and Sierra Leo...
A trio of final preps closed out the road to the Kentucky Oaks (G1), with Where’s My Ring winning the Gazelle (G3) at Aqueduct and Leslie’s Rose victorious in the Ashland (G1) at Keeneland to secure their spots in the premier race for 3-year-old fillies. Final Oaks preps decide top 14 Oaks quali...
What a day for Phil D’Amato. Not only did the trainer win the $750,000 Santa Anita Derby (G1) for the first time, he’s also Kentucky Derby (G1) bound for the first time. Stronghold is Kentucky Derby-bound Thank you, Stronghold, who outdueled even-money favorite Imagination by a neck in Saturday�...
Fractious at the gate, fantastic at the finish! Sierra Leone came up with a doozy of a Derby prep with a powerful victory in the $1 million Blue Grass Stakes (G1) at Keeneland on Saturday, stamping him a top contender for the Run for Roses. Sierra Leone Cruised Right Into the Kentucky Derby Gate Wit...
Welcome to the 150th Kentucky Derby, Bill Mott. Resilience swept into the lead around the final turn and cruised to an easy victory in the $750,000 Wood Memorial (G2) at Aqueduct on Saturday, giving Hall of Famer Mott a solid contender in the Run for the Roses. Resilience Romped in the Wood Memorial...
Christophe Clement could receive racing’s highest honor when the 2024 inductees into the sport’s Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, Ne2w York are announced later this month. The dapper Frenchman is certainly a worthy candidate. He has saddled over 2,400 winners and his horses have earned $170 mil...
The final entrance ramps on the road to the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1) are open in Lexington, Ozone Park, New York, and Arcadia, California this weekend, with a small window of opportunity a week later back in Lexington. We’re geared up for Saturday’s $1 million Blue Grass (G1) at Keeneland,...
Just think: If a temporary injunction is issued by a circuit court in Kentucky on Monday (April 8), Hall of Fame trainer could have one -- or more -- horses in the 150th Kentucky Derby (G1). Stronghold, Mc Vay Seek Kentucky Derby berths While it seems unlikely, Amr Zedan, one of Baffert’s biggest ...
Springtime in Kentucky means Derby Fever, which soon will peak for the 150th Run for The Roses on May 4 at Churchill Downs. On Saturday, Keeneland will stage its Derby prep, the $1 million, 1 1/8-mile Blue Grass Stakes (G1). Considering the race's prestige, you might assume its winners have excelled...
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