The $2 million Preakness (G1) is near, Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mystik Dan is still in the picture, and the field is beginning to take shape in a Hall of Fame kind of way. While trainer Ken McPeek plans to watch Mystik Dan carefully on Wednesday as he returns to the track for the first […]...
Could it be possible that none of the 20 horses who ran in the Kentucky Derby (G1) will compete in the Preakness Stakes (G1) in less than two weeks? A year ago, only Derby winner Mage went on to the second leg of the Triple Crown, renewing the call to space out the traditional five-week […]...
Where’s Bob? Not at the Kentucky Derby. Still banished by Churchill Downs, Inc. (CDI) The 150th edition of the Run for the Roses is Saturday (May 4), and Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert remains banned from competing in the race he’s won a record-tying six times. Does the absence of Bob Baffert ...
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 ...
The Kentucky Derby (G1) picture came clearly into focus in the span of little over an hour on Saturday afternoon. It was the equivalent of going from analog to Hi-Def … it’s now crystal clear. Just Steel, Mystik Dan, and Timberlake run 2-3-4, all likely Derby-bound It started with the Florida De...
The $12 million Dubai World Cup (G1) is March 30 at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The race is for 4-year-olds and up at 1 ¼ miles on dirt. usracing.com is publishing profiles of the contenders. NEWGATE His Santa Anita Handicap G1) victory has Bob Baffert thinking a refreshed N...
Trainer Bob Baffert has a special connection to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, and it’s not just because his horses have earned more than $21 million in the Dubai World Cup (G1) over the past quarter-century. It’s also the place where he suffered a heart attack in 2012 a week before he was t...
Jockey Frankie Dettori and Newgate staged a stretch-long rally and caught Subsanador in the final yards for a thrilling victory in the $400,000 Santa Anita Handicap (G1) on Sunday. The 87th edition of the 1 ¼-mile Big ‘Cap gave trainer Bob Baffert his sixth victory in the iconic race won by some ...
And the 3-year-olds just keep on winning for Bob Baffert, no matter which ones he sends out. The Hall of Fame trainer won the $300,000 San Felipe (G2) for the ninth time when 9-10 favorite Imagination outdueled stablemate Wine Me Up by a head in a photo finish at Santa Anita on Sunday. Nysos, consid...
When there’s a big race for 3-year-olds at Santa Anita, trainer Bob Baffert usually has a corner on the market. On Sunday, the Hall of Famer sends out three of the five horses entered in the $400,000 San Felipe (G2), a Kentucky Derby (G1) prep that excludes Baffert’s colts from earning qualifyin...
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