Five points to ponder: Louisiana Derby
The Kentucky Derby (G1) is postponed to the first Saturday in September, the Arkansas Derby (G1) is shifted to the first Saturday in May, the Blue Grass (G2) and Sunland Derby (G3) are off, and […]
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Overflow field vies in Louisiana Derby; Finite towers over Fair Grounds Oaks rivals
The most crowded place at Fair Grounds on Saturday will be the starting gate for the $1 million TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby (G2), which attracted an overflow field of 3-year-olds in the first Road to the […]
Max Player surges late to win Withers
Max Player rallied to win going away by 3 3/4 lengths in Saturday’s $250,000 Withers (G3) at Aqueduct, picking up 10 points toward a Kentucky Derby berth in his stakes debut. The Linda Rice-trained colt […]
Five points to ponder: Withers, Holy Bull, Robert B. Lewis
Saturday’s trio of Kentucky Derby (G1) points races have features in common, so we’ll combine the analysis of the Withers (G3) at Aqueduct, Holy Bull (G3) at Gulfstream Park, and Robert B. Lewis (G3) at […]
Shotski to meet seven in Withers
The second of four Kentucky Derby qualifiers at Aqueduct in 2020, Saturday’s $250,000 Withers (G3) has attracted Remsen (G2) winner Shotski. He tops a field of eight sophomores in the 1 1/8-mile race. As part […]