What a Sloppy Track Means for Every Contender The forecast for Louisville heading into Derby week is not subtle. A 90 percent chance of showers is already on the board, and trainers at Churchill Downs have been scrambling to get their horses their final major works before the rain arrives. That chan...
Intrepido became the latest 3-year-old to move into the Kentucky Derby (G1) following the defection of Stark Contrast, giving longtime trainer Jeff Mullins his first Derby starter in 21 years. A promising 2-year-old after winning the American Pharoah Stakes (G1) back in October, Intrepido has not pr...
Steve Asmussen has trained more than 11,000 winners, a North American record that will never be broken. He has at least one trophy from just about every important race except for the one he wants most -- the Kentucky Derby (G1). He's 0-for-28 in the Run for the Roses, with three second-place finishe...
Two days. That is all that stands between us, and the April 25 post-position draw at Churchill Downs, and the Kentucky Derby odds board is about as unsettled as it gets this close to post. The prep races are done. The points are locked. The field is set. Now it comes down to the gate, […]...
When Incredibolt won the 2025 Street Sense Stakes (G3) going around two turns at Churchill Downs, the colt’s connections began thinking about the first Saturday in May. It was the Pin Oak color bearer's second victory in as many starts over the track – something no other Derby contender has on h...
Six Speed should start fast, but who knows how long he can keep going in the 1 ¼-mile Kentucky Derby (G1)? This son of successful sire Not This Time comes to Churchill Downs from Dubai, where he’s won three of five races with a second and third for trainer Bhupat Seemar. He’ll likely need a [&h...
Golden Tempo gave notice last week at Keeneland that he’s in fine form heading into the Kentucky Derby (G1) with a bullet 4-furlong, 47.00-second workout under regular Jose Ortiz. “It went really well, and that was his last major work,’’ trainer Cherie DeVaux said. Good news for longshot lov...
Wonder Dean is Japan’s latest 3-year-old to earn an invitation to the Kentucky Derby (G1), and the bay colt comes into the race off a victory in the UAE Derby (G2) in Dubai on March 28. The owner and trainer are in the Derby for the first time, but jockey Ryusei Sakai has been to […]...
So Happy brought smiles (and tears) to a lot of faces after winning the Santa Anita Derby (G1) on April 4. The victory came less than two months after the sudden death of trainer Mark Glatt’s wife, Dena. The longtime Southern California-based trainer was emotional after winning his first Santa Ani...
It’s been 15 years since Animal Kingdom became the only horse to win the Kentucky Derby (G1) in his first start on dirt. Like Fulleffort, he used a victory in a 1 1/8-mile stakes on Turfway Park’s synthetic surface to prep for the first Saturday in May. Kentucky Derby Contender: Fullef...
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