Another day closer to the Kentucky Derby (G1) and another change in the field: Madaket Road is out; Built moves back in. The latest twist in the Derby field took place Friday when trainer Bob Baffert said Madaket Road would run next in the Pat Day Mile (G2) on Derby Day rather than Run for […...
With 20 qualifying points already to her credit, Take Charge Milady takes the next step on Oaklawn Park’s road to the 2025 Kentucky Oaks (G1) on Sunday when she faces 12 others in the $500,000 Honeybee (G3). The 1 1/16-mile race was originally scheduled for Saturday but moved to Sunday because of ...
In the days leading up to Saturday’s $20 million Saudi Cup (G1) at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh, usracing.com is posting profiles of the leading contenders. ROMANTIC WARRIOR When Romantic Warrior returned after his first run over the dirt track at King Abdulaziz Racecourse, Danny Shum was s...
Running in Saturday night’s $175,000 John Battaglia Memorial certainly won’t offer pleasant racing conditions, but it does reward the winner with 20 qualifying points on the Road to the 2025 Kentucky Derby (G1). With the weather forecast calling for below-freezing temperatures and racing days a...
In the days leading up to Saturday’s $20 million Saudi Cup (G1) at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh, usracing.com is posting profiles of the leading contenders. FOREVER YOUNG Forever Young opens his 4-year-old campaign in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, seeking to extend his unbeaten record to eight in r...
In the days leading up to Saturday’s $20 million Saudi Cup at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh, usracing.com is posting profiles of the leading contenders. USHBA TESORO As a 6-year-old, he won the 2023 Dubai World Cup (G1), and last year, he finished second by a head in the Saudi Cup (G1) and s...
In the days leading up to Saturday’s $20 million Saudi Cup at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh, usracing.com is posting profiles of the leading contenders. RATTLE N ROLL The lone U.S.-based entrant, Rattle N Roll, is not even trainer Kenny McPeek’s best horse in the stable. That would be Hors...
It’s been a brutal winter in many parts of the country. Hot Springs, Arkansas, gets a taste of the nasties this week. With a stretch of brutal cold enveloping the area, Oaklawn Park shuffled the schedule. Friday’s card was shifted to Saturday. The original Saturday program, including the $1.25 m...
For a horse race billed as the richest in the world, there sure doesn’t seem to be much buzz around the $20 million Saudi Cup (G1) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday. While the winner pockets $10 million – yes, $10 million! -- only a few highly-regarded contenders were officially entered in th...
Count ‘em: Barnes, Citizen Bull, Getaway Car. Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert is up to three 3-year-olds in the latest usracing.com Kentucky Derby Top 10, with a bunch more in position to join them over the next few weeks. Unbeaten Barnes and once-beaten Citizen Bull remain 1-2, with Getaway Car ...
Baffert, Lukas, Baffert, Lukas, and at the wire, it was trainer Bob Baffert’s Getaway Car over D. Wayne Lukas’ Caldera by a head bob in the $400,000 Sunland Park Derby on Sunday. The finish of the Kentucky Derby prep races couldn’t have been any closer as Getaway Car and Caldera traded headbob...
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