And we’re Kentucky Derby (G1)-bound with Sierra Leone. Chasing down frontrunner Track Phantom in the final strides over a sloppy and nearly dark racetrack, Sierra Leone won the $400,000 Risen Star (G2) at the Fair Grounds on Saturday. The half-length victory was worth 50 Derby qualifying points �...
Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star Stakes (G2) at Fair Grounds drew a talent-packed field of 12 runners, which isn’t much of a surprise since it’s the first North American Kentucky Derby (G1) prep race this year offering 50 points to the winner, as well as 25, 15, 10 and five for second through fi...
Thank you, Mine That Bird. On March 28, 2009, Mine That Bird ran a ho-hum fourth in the Sunland Derby; five weeks later he electrified the racing world with a remarkable victory in the Kentucky Derby (G1) at 50-1 odds ($103.20 on a $2 win bet). A Sprint to the Finish: The Sunland Derby's Exciting [&...
Brad Cox saddled the winner of the $400,000 Risen Star (G2) three times in the past four years, and the trainer is ready for another run to victory with Catching Freedom. A contentious field of 12 3-year-olds is entered in the first Kentucky Derby (G1) prep offering more qualifying points -- 50-25-1...
In the runup to the 150th Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 4, usracing.com continues with our Derby Top 10 contenders. Rankings will be updated periodically as Derby preps with qualifying points are contested. The $400,000 Risen Star (G2) at the Fair Grounds on Saturday kicks off the ‘championship serie...
Quick out of the gate, No More Time led from the start and never gave in when challenged for a 1 ¼-length victory in the $250,000 Sam F. Davis (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday, moving onto the road to the Kentucky Derby (G1). “He’s a small horse with a big heart,’’ trainer Jose […...
In the earliest runnings of Tampa Bay Downs’ Sam F. Davis Stakes (G3), which will be contested this year for the 44th time, it wasn’t typically considered a serious race for trainers with legit sophomores headed toward the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs. All that changed, however, in t...
The 45th edition of the $250,000 Sam F. Davis (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday may be the toughest challenge yet for horseplayers betting on Kentucky Derby (G1) prep races. The 1 1/16-mile Sam F. Davis on dirt offers Derby qualifying points of 20-10-6-4-2 to the first five finishers. Let’s cons...
In the runup to the 150th Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 4, usracing.com continues with our Derby Top 10 contenders. Rankings will be updated periodically as Derby preps with qualifying points are contested. A pair of 9-1 long shots, an 11-1 surprise winner, and an odds-on favorite ineligible to run in ...
Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher led all trainers with 54 horses nominated for the Triple Crown, 15.6% of the total number of 346 early nominations, it was announced Tuesday. Mike Repole, who led all owners with 20 early nominations, owns Fierceness. The Triple Crown races begin with the $5 million Kentu...
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