Analyzing the New 98 Beyer Speed Figure Leader The 2026 Road to the Kentucky Derby just found its lightning bolt. While winter usually produces steady improvers, Todd Pletcher just unveiled a monster that threatens to rewrite the speed maps for the entire three-year-old crop. “Nearly”, a son of ...
Market Chaos as the Champion Departs the Trail The horse racing world stands in shock as the definitive leader of the three-year-old division, Ted Noffey, officially exits the Road to the Kentucky Derby. A diagnosed bone bruise sidelined the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner, instantly vaporizing mill...
The $200,000 Withers Stakes for 3-year-olds tops an unusually robust stakes-laden card on Friday at Aqueduct. We don’t normally see five stakes stacked up on a weekday Big A card at this time of year. But then, there has been nothing normal about this brutally frigid winter in New York City. Four ...
If you have ever tried to handicap the Road to the Kentucky Derby, you already know the truth: New Orleans can make smart people look dumb in public. The Fair Grounds prep series (Lecomte, Risen Star, Louisiana Derby) is one of the most reliable pipelines to Churchill Downs, but it is also a place w...
Every Kentucky Derby prep race produces at least one horse that forces bettors to stop, zoom out, and ask the uncomfortable question: Is this real, or am I being baited by early-season dominance? In the 2026 Holy Bull Stakes, that horse is Nearly. On paper, the angle is simple. Nearly has won his la...
The Gateway to the Kentucky Derby: Understanding the 2026 Holy Bull Stakes Importance The 2026 Holy Bull Stakes represents the first serious proving ground on the Florida road to the Kentucky Derby. Run at Gulfstream Park, this Grade 3 contest gives three-year-olds their first opportunity to earn me...
The 20-Point Bubble In the high-stakes world of Thoroughbred racing, the month of January serves as a violent filter. We are currently witnessing the first major tremors in the 2026 Kentucky Derby leaderboard, where a single nose on the wire determines whether a colt remains a "Derby dream" or becom...
The Road to the 2026 Kentucky Derby does not begin in the chaos of March madness or the pressure cooker of April. It starts quietly, under the Florida sun, at Gulfstream Park. The Grade 3 Holy Bull Stakes is where serious Kentucky Derby betting value is created, long before the public wakes up. Whil...
The road to the Run for the Roses has officially served. What looked like a routine pause atop the Kentucky Derby leaderboard is now a hard stop, and bettors are being forced to reprice the entire 3-year-old picture. The current Derby favorite, Ted Noffey, is no longer simply watching from the sidel...
The field for the San Pasqual Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park has been set and six older horses will race the 1 1/8 miles over the main track in the Saturday afternoon feature. This event, which has been carded as the day’s fourth race with a post time of 5:09 p.m. ET is a […]...
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