The field is just about set for the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs on May 4. This is the closing usracing.com Derby Top 10. And here we are, the closing edition of the usracing.com Derby Top 10 after final major Kentucky Derby preps in California, Kentucky, and New York. Our Top 1...
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...
What a day for Phil D’Amato. Not only did the trainer win the $750,000 Santa Anita Derby (G1) for the first time, he’s also Kentucky Derby (G1) bound for the first time. Stronghold is Kentucky Derby-bound Thank you, Stronghold, who outdueled even-money favorite Imagination by a neck in Saturday�...
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...
Welcome to the 150th Kentucky Derby, Bill Mott. Resilience swept into the lead around the final turn and cruised to an easy victory in the $750,000 Wood Memorial (G2) at Aqueduct on Saturday, giving Hall of Famer Mott a solid contender in the Run for the Roses. Resilience Romped in the Wood Memorial...
The final entrance ramps on the road to the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1) are open in Lexington, Ozone Park, New York, and Arcadia, California this weekend, with a small window of opportunity a week later back in Lexington. We’re geared up for Saturday’s $1 million Blue Grass (G1) at Keeneland,...
Just think: If a temporary injunction is issued by a circuit court in Kentucky on Monday (April 8), Hall of Fame trainer could have one -- or more -- horses in the 150th Kentucky Derby (G1). Stronghold, Mc Vay Seek Kentucky Derby berths While it seems unlikely, Amr Zedan, one of Baffert’s biggest ...
Springtime in Kentucky means Derby Fever, which soon will peak for the 150th Run for The Roses on May 4 at Churchill Downs. On Saturday, Keeneland will stage its Derby prep, the $1 million, 1 1/8-mile Blue Grass Stakes (G1). Considering the race's prestige, you might assume its winners have excelled...
In the runup to the 150th Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 4, usracing.com continues with our weekly Derby Top 10 contenders. Derby Top 10: Fierceness Soars to No. 1; Timberlake Off Derby Trail “He’s super,” thanks for asking. Those were the words of two-time Kentucky Derby (G1) winning trainer Todd...
The Kentucky Derby (G1) picture came clearly into focus in the span of little over an hour on Saturday afternoon. It was the equivalent of going from analog to Hi-Def … it’s now crystal clear. Just Steel, Mystik Dan, and Timberlake run 2-3-4, all likely Derby-bound It started with the Florida De...
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