Saturday, April 11, 2026 | US Racing Sports Desk If you have been around the game long enough, you know the difference between reading an odds board and actually understanding what it means. Right now, with the Kentucky Derby three weeks out, that distinction is costing bettors real money. The gap b...
Friday, April 10, 2026 | By US Racing Sports Desk The Kentucky Derby is not a race you win by betting the favorite and going home. The exotic pools are where the real money lives, and building a smart ticket around the right longshots is what separates a serious bettor from someone who tosses the [&...
Friday, April 10, 2026 | US Racing Sports Desk When you sit down to handicap the Kentucky Derby, you are not just picking horses. You are picking barns. Trainer record at Churchill Downs over a mile and a quarter is one of the most underrated angles in the game, and in 2026, it has never […]...
The final major Kentucky Derby prep races are in the books. The Road to the Derby leaderboard is set. The April 25 entry draw is three weeks out, and May 2 at Churchill Downs is coming at you fast. If you have not locked in your Kentucky Derby position yet, this is the window. Here […]...
The 2026 Kentucky Derby (G1) field is taking shape with the usual late shuffling for position in the 20-runner gate and, as usual, a few key defections or late decisions opening doors for horses on the bubble. With a single prep remaining this weekend and no likely runner expected to emerge, the Roa...
The dust has settled on the major Kentucky Derby prep races. The final Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 6 has closed. And right now, with the April 25 entry draw less than three weeks out, and May 2 at Churchill Downs circled on every serious bettor's calendar, the picture is about as clear as it [&...
Could it happen? Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott versus son Riley Mott in the Kentucky Derby? It most certainly can, and probably will. The Road to the Kentucky Derby prep races is one meaningless race from completion, and the 20-horse field is just about set. Riley Mott Has Two Kentucky Derby Conten...
The long and winding road to the 2026 Triple Crown concludes Saturday with the Lexington Stakes (G3) at Keeneland. The journey began last September with the Iroquois Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs. Since then, Kentucky Derby (G1) hopefuls have accumulated qualifying points in designated Kentucky Der...
Horse Racing's Last Kentucky Derby Prep Race Shifts Focus to Preakness and Belmont Wednesday, April 8, 2026 | Keeneland Race Course | Race Date: April 11, 2026 The Lexington Stakes at Keeneland on April 11 is one of the stranger spots on the entire Kentucky Derby prep races calendar this year. You h...
April is the time when horseplayers are fixated on the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1) picture. Halloween weekend at Keeneland and the Breeders' Cup feel like a long way off. But you've got to start somewhere, and that brings us to Saturday's $1.25 million Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) at O...
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