Golden Tempo. Kurtis Coady Photo. Golden Tempo picked up the pace in the stretch and delivered a historic Kentucky Derby (G1) victory on Saturday at Churchill Downs, making Cherie DeVaux the first female trainer to win the Run for the Roses. While every Derby adds a bit of history to racing lore, th...
The long-awaited 3-year-old debut of Timberlake is less than a week away after the promising bay colt was entered Sunday in the $1.25 million Rebel (G2) at Oaklawn Park. Winner of the Champagne (G1) and fourth in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) to close out a 5-2-1-0 2-year-old campaign, Timberlak...
And we’re Kentucky Derby (G1)-bound with Sierra Leone. Chasing down frontrunner Track Phantom in the final strides over a sloppy and nearly dark racetrack, Sierra Leone won the $400,000 Risen Star (G2) at the Fair Grounds on Saturday. The half-length victory was worth 50 Derby qualifying points �...
Put up $20 million for a race and you lure horses from the ends of the Earth. That may be the only sure thing in racing. The Saudi Cup (G1), the world’s richest race, will be staged for the fifth time on Saturday (Feb. 24) at King Abdulaziz Racetrack in Riyadh. As usual, it attracted […]...
The colts (and an occasional gelding) “Run for the Roses” in the Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 4. Not to be left out, the fillies have their own race one day earlier, the Kentucky Oaks (G1), also at Churchill Downs. The “Lillys for the Fillies” chase begins in earnest this weekend. Just as in t...
Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star Stakes (G2) at Fair Grounds drew a talent-packed field of 12 runners, which isn’t much of a surprise since it’s the first North American Kentucky Derby (G1) prep race this year offering 50 points to the winner, as well as 25, 15, 10 and five for second through fi...
Thank you, Mine That Bird. On March 28, 2009, Mine That Bird ran a ho-hum fourth in the Sunland Derby; five weeks later he electrified the racing world with a remarkable victory in the Kentucky Derby (G1) at 50-1 odds ($103.20 on a $2 win bet). A Sprint to the Finish: The Sunland Derby's Exciting [&...
Brad Cox saddled the winner of the $400,000 Risen Star (G2) three times in the past four years, and the trainer is ready for another run to victory with Catching Freedom. A contentious field of 12 3-year-olds is entered in the first Kentucky Derby (G1) prep offering more qualifying points -- 50-25-1...
In the runup to the 150th Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 4, usracing.com continues with our Derby Top 10 contenders. Rankings will be updated periodically as Derby preps with qualifying points are contested. The $400,000 Risen Star (G2) at the Fair Grounds on Saturday kicks off the ‘championship serie...
Quick out of the gate, No More Time led from the start and never gave in when challenged for a 1 ¼-length victory in the $250,000 Sam F. Davis (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday, moving onto the road to the Kentucky Derby (G1). “He’s a small horse with a big heart,’’ trainer Jose […...
‘Likely field’ of 14 announced for world’s richest horse race White Abarrio is on target for a racing first – sweeping the Breeders’ Cup Classic and Saudi Cup. The champion trained by Rick Dutrow, Jr., is among 14 ‘likely’ starters for the $20 million Saudi Cup (G1) on Feb. 24 at King ...
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