Each year since 1971, Eclipse Awards have been given to the elite runners from each division, as well as to racing’s top owners, breeders, and jockeys. The awards, which are named for foundation sire Eclipse, are voted on by a three-member panel consisting of the National Thoroughbred Racing Assoc...
Danon Bourbon and Wonder Dean, the two Japan-based Kentucky Derby (G1) contenders, put in leisurely 4-furlong workouts at Churchill Downs on Tuesday. Danon Bourbon, unbeaten in three career starts in Japan, breezed 4 furlongs in 52.80 seconds; Japan-bred Wonder Dean, winner of the UAE Derby (G2), we...
If you made a future bet on Renegade at double-digit odds, you were congratulating yourself after his Arkansas Derby (G1) runaway made him the consensus favorite in the Kentucky Derby (G1). But the horse racing gods are fickle and merciless, and you cringed Saturday when he drew the rail, which hasn...
The Kentucky Derby is rarely without drama, especially at the wire. So, picking the most dramatic finishes in the Kentucky Derby (G1) is all but impossible. Arguably, each of the 151 editions had a remarkable ending, and it should be no different on Saturday. From breathtaking duels to the wire (Gri...
People begin pondering the Kentucky Derby (G1) four months before it's run. America's unique rite of spring is an obsession, and late Saturday afternoon, millions around the world will be transfixed by “The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports.” When the gates open, chaos rules. A bad start, a traffic...
With the hustle and bustle of Kentucky Derby (G1) week on the backstretch at full throttle, California-based trainer Mark Glatt stood outside of Barn 42 at Churchill Downs, watching his Santa Anita Derby (G1) winner So Happy being readied for his morning routine. Those moments before So Happy hit th...
The post positions are set. The morning line is official. And if you have been watching the Kentucky Derby prep races all spring, you already know the story everyone is arguing about right now: Renegade drew the No. 1 hole and still opened as the 4-1 favorite in the 2026 Kentucky Derby betting odds....
Anyone betting on Saturday’s $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1) would be foolish to ignore 3-year-olds trained by Bob Baffert -- even if his two colts are among the many longshots in the field. First off, it’s Baffert, the Hall of Fame trainer, two-time Triple Crown winner, and six-time Derby winner...
The Kentucky Oaks field took a significant hit Sunday morning when Bottle of Rouge, the Grade I-winning Vino Rosso filly trained by Bob Baffert, was scratched after failing a veterinary scope exam at Churchill Downs. She started coughing post-workout on April 26, the scope came back dirty, and that ...
Brad Cox already has his name immortalized as a Kentucky Derby (G1) winning trainer. He reached that lofty peak when Mandaloun was finally confirmed the winner of the 2021 Run for the Roses. Mandaloun was awarded the victory when Medina Spirit, first under the wire, was disqualified for a failed pos...
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