The first Saturday in May defines the horse racing calendar, capturing the world’s attention with the sheer spectacle of the Kentucky Derby. While millions focus intensely on past performance records, speed figures, and Kentucky Derby prep races results, professional handicappers and serious betto...
Defining Early Kentucky Derby Contenders December marks the essential transition point on the Kentucky Derby prep races schedule, shifting the competition from juvenile sprints to serious two-turn tests. These four races, the Remsen Stakes, Los Alamitos Futurity, Gun Runner Stakes, and Springboard M...
The Ultimate Test on the Road to the Kentucky Derby The Grade 2, $250,000 Remsen Stakes represents far more than just a lucrative late-season prize for two-year-old colts; this demanding 1 1/8-mile endurance test serves as the defining moment for juveniles in the Northeast, offering a crucial provin...
New York’s road to the Kentucky Derby (G1) continues at Aqueduct on Saturday with the $250,000 Remsen Stakes (G2), the second of six Kentucky Derby points-qualifying races at the track in its final year of existence. With the expected reopening of a modernized Belmont Park next fall, the 131-year-...
Aqueduct has a terrific card planned for Saturday, if all goes as scheduled. That might be a big “if.” The program features three Grade 2 Stakes: the $500,000 Cigar Mile, along with a pair of $250,000 races for 2-year-olds: the Remsen Stakes and the Demoiselle for fillies. The “if” referred ...
The Race for the Roses Begins The Road to the Kentucky Derby always captivates horse racing fans, offering an intense nine-month preview of the world’s most famous two minutes in sports. Every September, the best two-year-olds in North America embark on a journey, relentlessly pursuing a spot in t...
Nothing lasts in this world, especially an old racetrack that’s been allowed to fall apart for 25 years. Aqueduct holds so many memories for New York racing fans, but by next September, it won’t be making any more. The decrepit Big A’s days are numbered. A track founded in 1894 will close for ...
Ted Noffey, Further Ado give Spendthrift Farm a Dynamic Derby Duo A month ago, Ted Noffey finished off an undefeated 2-year-old campaign with a victory in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) at Del Mar. A week ago, Further Ado followed up his astonishing 20-length victory in October at Keen...
Reordering the Road to the Roses The horse racing calendar flips to November, which always signifies a dramatic elevation in the quality and stakes of the Kentucky Derby prep races, fundamentally altering the landscape for the Run for the Roses. This crucial period injects serious points into the Ke...
Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager gave bettors their latest early look at the 2026 Kentucky Derby picture, and the message was clear: the pari-mutuel field of “All Other Foals from the 2023 Foal Crop” remains the benchmark, but Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Ted Noffey has emerged as th...
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