151st Kentucky Derby: Alphabet Betting for Fun, Maybe Profit In a nonsensical way, the Marx Brothers knew a good horse when they saw one. Here’s a little repartee between Groucho (Dr. Hackenbush) and Chico (Tony) from the 1937 movie “A Day at the Races.” Tony: Hey, boss! C'mere! Sun-Up is the ...
Is a horse's color an advantage in betting on the Kentucky Derby? If you bet on the bay, odds are you’ve probably picked a few Kentucky Derby winners through the years. Bay horses have been the most successful in the Derby (bay is also the most common horse color), earning the trophy for the winni...
Derby Favorite Journalism Works at Churchill; Maidens in the Derby The morning after becoming the Kentucky Derby favorite, Journalism put in his final workout before the Run for the Roses on Saturday (May 3) at Churchill Downs. There was quite a buzz on the backside as Journalism made his way to the...
Multiple graded stakes winner seeks her first career Grade 1 Undefeated Good Cheer was tabbed the 6-5 morning-line favorite as she goes for her seventh straight victory on Friday when she faces 13 other 3-year-old fillies in the $1.5 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs. The Godolphin homeb...
Journalism was made the 3-1 favorite for the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1) in a full field of 20 3-year-olds, with only three entries at morning-line odds under 12-1. Santa Anita Derby Winner Labeled the Morning Line Favorite Trained by Michael McCarthy, Journalism enters the 1 ¼-mile Derby at Chu...
Kentucky Derby Contender: Render Judgment He’s finished far behind far too many Kentucky Derby contenders to take Render Judgment as a serious threat. Yes, trainer Kenny McPeek won last year’s Derby with Mystik Dan, but this guy is a maiden winner with a five-race losing streak, most recently fi...
Kentucky Derby Post Positions Set the Stage for Drama at Churchill Downs The post draw is done, and the early storylines are already taking shape for the 2025 Kentucky Derby. Citizen Bull, last year’s top 2-year-old, has a tough task ahead — he drew the dreaded No. 1 post. No horse has won the D...
Florida Derby Winner Tappan Street out of the Derby with Injury The Kentucky Derby (G1) has not been kind to the Florida Derby (G1) over the past five years. On Saturday, one week before the Run for the Roses, Florida Derby winner Tappan Street sustained a condylar fracture in his right foreleg foll...
Baffert’s Barn 33 Buzzing Again as Derby Day Approaches After serving a three-year suspension by Churchill Downs, Inc., Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert is back for the Kentucky Derby (G1) and another chance at history. The six-time Derby winner held court at his familiar Barn 33 on Friday after h...
As anticipation builds for the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby on May 3 at Churchill Downs, the conversation around odds and contenders is heating up. With the prep races concluded and the leaderboard finalized, the pecking order among Derby hopefuls is starting to crystallize—and all signs po...
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