The 152nd Kentucky Derby (G1) underwent another change on Tuesday as Iron Honor was declared out of the race by trainer Chad Brown, and Chip Honcho moved into the field, limited to 20 starters. Iron Honor, who was 16th on the Derby qualifying points leaderboard, will now be pointed to the Pr...
The board is moving. With the April 25 post-position draw less than four days away and Derby morning approaching fast, the Kentucky Derby odds are shifting in real time. Some of these moves are sharp-money signals. Some are public reactions. Knowing the difference is how you build a winning ticket. ...
At least Bob Baffert has a chance to win a record-setting seventh Kentucky Derby (G1). Potente will far from the betting favorite, but the Baffert name alone will likely shorten his odds. However, don’t totally dismiss this $2.4 million Into Mischief colt. He may have finished second in the Santa ...
Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano was 0-for-15 in the Kentucky Derby (G1) before he rode Mage to victory in 2023 for trainer Gustavo Delgado, Sr. Once again Castellano will be aboard a Delgado-trainee -- The Puma -- in the Run for the Roses and the combo, along with a similar ownership group, ar...
Trainer Mark Casse is 0-for-11 in the Kentucky Derby (G1). The Hall of Famer is one of racing’s most popular trainers and comes into this Derby with a deep closer in Silent Tactic. The bay colt ran in all four Derby preps at Oaklawn Park and finished second (Smarty Jones Stakes), first (Southwest ...
He won a race by 20 lengths as a 2-year-old. On April 4, he won the Blue Grass Stakes (G1) by 11 lengths. Make no mistake: Further Ado is no fluke. His stalking style, pedigree (son of Gun Runner) and now a Hall of Fame rider in John Velazquez make this Spendthrift Farm colt one […]...
A change in running style (closer to front-runner) and longer races has elevated Pavlovian into a Kentucky Derby (G1) contender. The California-bred trained by two-time Derby winner Doug O’Neill was 1-for-8 running in mostly sprints. In his last two races, the gray colt won the 1 1/16-mile Sunland...
We are two weeks out from the first Saturday in May, and the points are locked. The trail is over. What drives the market now, what moves the morning line, and what separates a sharp Derby ticket from a sentimental one is exactly what we are here to talk about: the final workouts. Who trained [&hell...
The Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) and Florida Derby (G1) winner may have a new rider for the Kentucky Derby (G1) in Luis Saez, but there’s little doubt trainer Brad Cox has himself one of the favorites in the Run for the Roses. A son of champion sire Into Mischief, Commandment has won four of [&he...
As an 11-1 winner of the Wood Memorial (G2) in its final iteration at Aqueduct Racetrack, Albus made the move from impressive maiden winner to the top 10 on the Kentucky Derby leaderboard with 100 points. Having exhibited both tactical speed and a strong closing kick in his four-race caree...
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