Can the Rebel Stakes Winner Handle the Distance? The Road to the Kentucky Derby just took a sharp, unexpected turn in the Ozarks. While the horse racing world fixed its gaze on the heavy hitters in Florida and New York, a sleeper cell from the Todd Pletcher barn detonated at Oaklawn Park. Class Pres...
Now, it gets serious. Saturday's $500,000 Risen Star Stakes (G2) is the first 105-point qualifying race in the Kentucky Derby prep races. The winner receives 50 points, usually more than enough to earn a Derby berth. So, it’s “Win and You’re In” time at Fair Grounds. It’s a Serious Race...
Currently fourth on the Kentucky Oaks leaderboard, Good Cheer puts her 4-for-4 record on the line this Saturday when she faces five other talented fillies in the $300,000 Rachel Alexandra Stakes (G2) at Fair Grounds, one of the Kentucky Oaks Prep Races. At 1 1/16 miles, the Rachel Alexandra offers 5...
A field of seven is entered for Sunday’s $250,000 Sunland Park Oaks, but this is one of the 2025 Kentucky Oaks prep races that should come down to a three-horse race – one trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, the other two by Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen. The Powers Picks Baffert's Pick: Maysam...
This is the calm-before-the-storm week on the Kentucky Derby prep races, with no changes in the latest usracing.com Kentucky Derby Contenders Top 10. No big-name dropouts (yet). No missteps by current contenders. And a win by John Hancock in the Sam F. Davis Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday (...
For those horseplayers who took a slight detour to focus their betting expertise on the Super Bowl, it’s time to get back to the business of picking winners this weekend in Kentucky Derby prep races and also the 2025 Kentucky Oaks (G1) in New Orleans and New Mexico. Top billing belongs to the Fai...
International stars Laurel River, Romantic Warrior, and Forever Young are on target for the $20 million Saudi Cup (G1) on Feb. 22 at King Abdulaziz Racecourse. The American contingent looks far from prominent, with top runners like White Abarrio and Sierra Leone recently declared out of the race. On...
Trainer Chad Brown has been on a huge roll at Tampa Bay Downs. Lately, you buck Brown on Florida’s west coast at your wagering peril. Brown looks to continue Saturday's success with Treaty of Rome in the $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes for 3-year-olds. The Davis is the only race in this weekend's K...
The Road to the 2025 Kentucky Oaks (G1) wends its way to Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday for the $150,000 Suncoast Stakes, where La Cara is ready to rejoin that journey. The winner of the Suncoast for 3-year-old fillies earns 20 Oaks qualifying points. Now that we’re in February, harvesting points is ...
The preps of February continue this weekend, with the Sam F. Davis Stakes on Saturday kicking off Tampa Bay Downs’ road to the Kentucky Derby (G1). A field of 10 is entered for the 1 1/16-mile race, which offers Derby qualifying points of 20-10-6-4-2 to the first five finishers on a sliding scal...
The early Triple Crown nominations are out, and owners of 373 3-year-olds ponied up $600 to set out on a goal all horsemen covet: Victory in the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, or Belmont Stakes. Or, all three. Citizen Bull, the 2-year-old champion who won the Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G3) in his 3-...
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