A year ago, Mystik Dan pulled off an upset in the Southwest Stakes (G3) over a muddy track at 11-1 odds and went on to win the Kentucky Derby (G1) at even longer odds (18-1). Could there be another Derby winner lurking in Saturday’s 1 1/16-mile, $1 million Southwest at Oaklawn Park? Grade 1 winner...
Gun Runner won his first two races before fading to fourth in a Grade 2 event that ended his 2-year-old season. At 3 he won four stakes (Risen Star, Louisiana Derby, Matt Winn, Clark) but came up short in the 2025 Kentucky Derby, Haskell Stakes, Travers Stakes, Pennsylvania Derby and Breeders’ Cup...
It was a good day at Kentucky Downs for Hall of Fame trainers Todd Pletcher and Steve Asmussen. Cogburn went wire to wire for a 3 ¼-length victory in the $2 million Ainsworth Turf Sprint (G2) on Saturday, giving Asmussen the likely favorite for the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) at Del Mar on Nov...
Shortening the distance of the Jaipur Stakes (G1) did not lessen trainers’ and owners’ enthusiasm for the turf sprint Saturday at Saratoga on the Belmont Stakes (G1) undercard. The race attracted an overflow field of 16 with starters limited to 12. That put Grooms All Bizness, Outlaw Kid, Americ...
Program Trading outdueled Naval Power in the final furlong and won the $1 million Turf Classic (G1) for 4-year-olds and up by a head on Saturday at Churchill Downs prior to Kentucky Derby (G1). The 4-year-old ridgling is now 3-for-3 in Grade 1s (5-of-6 overall), having won the Saratoga Derby as a 3-...
The 150th Kentucky Derby (G1) is Saturday, May 4, at Churchill Downs, offering a record $5 million purse. The field is limited to 20 starters based on Derby qualifying points from dozens of prep races. TRACK PHANTOM We know he’s fast, but can he hold on for a mile-and-a-half? Track Phantom has s...
It looked like his long drought in the Kentucky Derby was about to end on May 7, 2022. Epicenter surged to the front in upper stretch and looked like the winner until the final strides. That’s when 80-1 shot Rich Strike spurted by along the inside to devastate Steve Asmussen. Asmussen is 0-for-25 ...
Emerging 2-Year-Old Talents Trained by Legends Set to Shine in $200,000 Saratoga Special (G2) Ahead of Kentucky Derby Journey A trio of 2-year-olds trained by Hall of Famers could be taking an early step onto the long road to the Kentucky Derby in Saturday’s $200,000 Saratoga Special (G2). The 6 1...
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