The finalists for Eclipse Awards both equine and human were announced Sunday, and while many categories appear to be tossups, a few are sure to be runaways, beginning with Flavien Prat being voted champion jockey. While three finalists in 16 categories are now known, finalists for Horse of the Year ...
Champions past present and future seized the day in the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1), with Fierceness reaffirming his 2023 credentials by holding off top-rated filly Thorpedo Anna by a head in a thrilling finish Saturday to the marquee race of the summer. Champion Fierceness back in the winner'...
The $1 million Haskell Stakes (G1) on Saturday (July 20) at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, New Jersey, is the first major race for 3-year-olds following the Triple Crown. usracing.com is publishing profiles on the contenders. 2024 Haskell Stakes Contenders: FIERCENESS The assumption going into the Kent...
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. FIERCENESS The result of the Kentucky Derby may very well depend on how Fierceness fares at the ...
Mike Repole looks at things differently than most people. It’s made him a billionaire. Billionaire owner confident first Kentucky Derby win is at hand Years ago, when folks were drinking either soda or plain water, he came up with the idea of bridging the gap between the two and pretty much revolu...
Bob Baffert may be banned from sending out horses in the Kentucky Derby (G1), but he has a couple of 3-year-olds primed for the Preakness (G1) two weeks after the Run for the Roses. Endlessly works, but will he run in Derby? Muth, winner of the Arkansas Derby (G1), opened as the 3-1 Preakness future...
Imagine a flying dismount in the winner’s circle at Churchill Downs in the moments after the Kentucky Derby? It’s a longshot but it could happen as world renowned jockey Frankie Dettori is set to ride Society Man in the Derby on May 4. Fierceness hits the track; Grand Mo the First works; pending...
It was a Bill Mott Monday morning at Churchill Downs as the Hall of Fame trainer sent out his Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1) contenders, Resilience and champion Just F Y I. Mott’s Resilience, Just F Y I work for Derby, Oaks Fierceness, Sierra Leone arrive Resilience, the Wood Memorial ...
Fierceness put in another “super” workout on Friday (April 19) at Palm Beach Downs, covering 5 furlongs in 1:00.35 in company with stablemate Agate Road, and with regular rider John Velazquez. The Florida Derby (G1) winner and expected favorite for the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 4 has...
We’re oh-so-close to a total field of 20 3-year-olds for the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 4. Following a huge weekend of major Derby preps, with one minor – but important – one remaining in the Lexington Stakes (G3) on Saturday (April 13), we’re pretty sure Fierceness and Sierra Leo...
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