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 career, the P...
Danon Bourbon certainly doesn’t come into the 152nd Kentucky Derby (G1) with the same buzz as Japan’s star Forever Young two years ago, but can this entry from Japan give the country its first Derby win? (Forever Young was a close third). Danon Bourbon earned an invitation to the Derby afte...
Two days after his second-place finish in the Wood Memorial (G2) at Aqueduct brought his total points on the Kentucky Derby leaderboard to 65, Right to Part’s connections paid a late nomination fee of $6,000 so he could Run for the Roses. He’ll be a longshot – as he has for much of his short [...
Kentucky Derby (G1) contender Emerging Market looks to overcome history by becoming the second horse to win the Run for the Roses in just the third start of his career. His victory in the Louisiana Derby (G2) at Fair Grounds on March 21 makes him a potential ‘wise-guy’ horse to bet on the first ...
Ottinho, runner-up in the Blue Grass Stakes (G1), is no longer under consideration for the Kentucky Derby (G1), trainer Chad Brown confirmed on Saturday. The decision paves the way for Chief Wallabee, third in the Florida Derby (G1), to move into the Derby field limited to 20 starters and give Hall ...
The conversation around the 2026 Kentucky Derby has been sharp and specific for the past two weeks, and it keeps landing in the same place: the pace scenario. Not the morning line. Not the connections. The pace scenario. With a full 20-horse field confirmed for May 2 at Churchill Downs, the question...
The Kentucky Derby is the one race on the calendar where the exotic pools do more talking than any win bet ever could. Twenty horses. One mile and a quarter. A pace scenario that scrambles the chalk and opens the door for overlays to sneak into your trifecta and superfecta tickets. The 2025 Derby tr...
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