By Richard Rosenblatt Some numbers to digest as we get ready for the first of eight Kentucky Derby preps with qualifying points of 100-40-20-10 to the first four finishers of each race … The winner ...
By Ed McNamara There’s no better place to hang out than at a racetrack. In 40 years, I’ve met fascinating characters at 116 of them from Hong Kong to Berlin, from Del Mar to Saratoga. A fe...
By Noel Michaels Yes, the Southwest Stakes (G3) will take place on Saturday, and hopes are high that early Kentucky Derby (G1) favorite Essential Quality will have a smooth and successful 3-year-old d...
By Richard Rosenblatt Nearly a year ago, I was ready for a Steve Asmussen breakthrough in the Kentucky Derby. The Hall of Fame trainer was 0-for-20 in the Run for the Roses, and had a bunch of really ...
By Richard Rosenblatt With the holiday season fast approaching – along with the end of 2020 — it seems like an appropriate time to sit back, take a deep breath, and think about … the Kentuck...
By Richard Rosenblatt Just over a year ago, trainer Brendan Walsh returned to Dubai and looked on with pride as his promising 3-year-old Plus Que Parfait won the $2.5 million UAE Derby (G2) to earn a ...
By Margaret Ransom After a one-year absence, the San Felipe Stakes (G2) is back and loaded with talent, featuring a pair of unbeaten colts trained by Bob Baffert, 2-year-old champion Storm the Court a...
Kentucky Derby Preparation Races: Run over Aqueduct’s main track, the $250,000 Withers Stakes (G3) is one of the oldest stakes for 3-year-olds in the country. The race was named New York businessman...
Kentucky Derby Betting Preps: And on the road to the Kentucky Derby (G1) we go. Saturday marks the 31st running of the Holy Bull Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park, the south Florida oval’s first major ...
by Margaret Ransom Following are some stats for all of the likely starters for Kentucky Derby 145, including post position statistics, Derby records for each trainer, owner and jockey, as well as sign...
