Unleashing Summer Speed: Opening Weekend at Del Mar The legendary summer meet at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club finally arrives, and horse racing fans across the globe are preparing their bankrolls for a spectacular opening weekend. Known worldwide as the place "where the turf meets the surf," this histo...
The 150th Kentucky Derby (G1) is Saturday, May 4, at Churchill Downs, offering a record $5 million purse. The field is limited to 20 starters based on Kentucky Derby qualifying points from dozens of prep races. ENCINO With three weeks remaining until the Kentucky Derby, this Godolphin homebred was e...
We’ve been through this exercise many times when it comes to betting on Kentucky Derby Day – the options are endless. But away we go as Churchill Downs tells us to gear up for “massive pools” and a “wide variety of wagering opportunities,” starting on opening night (Aoril 27) -- the nigh...
Unbeaten Forever Young put in a leisurely 6-furlong workout Wednesday morning at Churchill Downs with regular jockey Ryusei Sakai aboard. The Japan-bred UAE Derby winner was timed in 1:19.60 over a fast track, working the final 4 furlongs in company with an unraced 3-year-old, Cuffed Candy, trained ...
Imagine a flying dismount in the winner’s circle at Churchill Downs in the moments after the Kentucky Derby? It’s a longshot but it could happen as world renowned jockey Frankie Dettori is set to ride Society Man in the Derby on May 4. Fierceness hits the track; Grand Mo the First works; pending...
Triple Crown winner Justify, 2017 Horse of the Year Gun Runner, and jockey Joel Rosario were among nine new members elected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame on Tuesday. No modern-day trainer was selected for induction into the Hall of Fame this year. Others elected to the Hall of Fa...
After 36 prep races, the 20-horse field for the 150th Kentucky Derby (G1) has been set, pending possible withdrawals and late additions prior to the Run for the Roses on May 4. The preps produced blowout victories, thrilling stretch runs, and photo finishes. To mention a few: Fierceness won the Flor...
It was a Bill Mott Monday morning at Churchill Downs as the Hall of Fame trainer sent out his Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1) contenders, Resilience and champion Just F Y I. Mott’s Resilience, Just F Y I work for Derby, Oaks Fierceness, Sierra Leone arrive Resilience, the Wood Memorial ...
Longtime trainer Christophe Clement won’t have his first Kentucky Derby (G1) contender, after all. Baffert colts work, likely to run in Preakness As expected, Clement confirmed on Sunday that Gotham Stakes (G3) winner Deterministic will not run in the Derby on May 4. The lightly raced colt finishe...
Trainer Brad Cox was a busy man on a chilly Saturday morning at Churchill Downs, sending out a pair of Kentucky Derby (G1) contenders as well as his duo for the Kentucky Oaks (G1). With the Derby two weeks away (the Oaks is a day earlier on May 3), Cox watched carefully as his 3-year-old […]...
Wayne Lukas still gets up at 4 a.m., climbs aboard his pony, and rides on over to the track to watch his horses train, whether for a leisurely jog, a gallop or a timed workout preparing for a debut, a maiden, an allowance, a local stake s or the Kentucky Derby. D. Wayne Lukas has […]...
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