Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mystic Dan is headed to the $2 million Preakness Stakes (G1) on May 18, after all. Five days of carefully checking every move by his Derby winner, from eating up his feed, to body language, jogging, and galloping, led trainer Ken McPeek to this conclusion Thursday: “Ever...
Program Trading outdueled Naval Power in the final furlong and won the $1 million Turf Classic (G1) for 4-year-olds and up by a head on Saturday at Churchill Downs prior to Kentucky Derby (G1). The 4-year-old ridgling is now 3-for-3 in Grade 1s (5-of-6 overall), having won the Saratoga Derby as a 3-...
The 150th Kentucky Derby (G1) is Saturday, May 4, at Churchill Downs, offering a record $5 million purse. The field is limited to 20 starters based on Derby qualifying points from dozens of prep races. SIERRA LEONE He made his connections and bettors nervous with antics that delayed the Blue Grass...
The 150th Kentucky Derby (G1) is Saturday, May 4, at Churchill Downs, offering a record $5 million purse. The field is limited to 20 starters based on Derby qualifying points from dozens of prep races. DOMESTIC PRODUCT Chad Brown trains standout Sierra Leone and this colt, a Derby longshot. Domest...
Fractious at the gate, fantastic at the finish! Sierra Leone came up with a doozy of a Derby prep with a powerful victory in the $1 million Blue Grass Stakes (G1) at Keeneland on Saturday, stamping him a top contender for the Run for Roses. Sierra Leone Cruised Right Into the Kentucky Derby Gate Wit...
The stage is set for an emotional Eclipse Awards ceremony with Team Cody’s Wish in position to dominate when the winners are announced. Three finalists in 16 of the 17 human and equine Eclipse Award categories were revealed on Saturday, with Cody’s Wish up for Older Dirt Male and Male Sprinter; ...
West Coast mission accomplished for Chad Brown & Co. Sending some of his turf horses to Del Mar for the final weekend of the meet, the New York-based trained came away with a Grade 1 sweep – on Saturday, it was Program Training winning the $300,000 Hollywood Derby and on Sunday it was Surge Ca...
Goodnight Olive ($4.20) made it back-to-back Filly & Mare Sprint victories by taking charge around the turn for home and pulling away for a 2 ¾-length win over Yuugiri in the $1 million BC Filly & Mare Sprint (G1). It was a wonderful way for the 5-year-old Ghostzapper mare trained by Chad B...
Irad Ortiz, Jr., Seth Klarman’s Klaravich Stables easy winners as top jockey, owner After 40 days of racing at Saratoga, jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. and owner Seth Klarman’s Klaravich Stables were runaway title winners, while the trainers’ crown ended in a dead heat between Linda Rice and Chad Brow...
A decade after Big Blue Kitten gave Chad Brown his first victory in the Sword Dancer Invitational (G1), the trainer will saddle 6-5 favorite Stone Age as he tries for victory No. 4 in the 1 ½-mile turf race, one of five Grade 1s at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday. The Sword Dancer is a […]...
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