Kentucky Derby Report – Lecomte in the spotlight
The Road to the Kentucky Derby series runs through Fair Grounds this weekend with the $200,000 Lecomte (G3) at a mile and 70 yards. A competitive field of 14 is set, with a lukewarm 9-2 […]
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Lecomte, Silverbulletday next stops on Road to the Kentucky Derby and Oaks series
by JOHN MUCCIOLO A six-pack of stakes action will take place at Fair Grounds on Saturday. The $200,000 Lecomte (G3) for three-year-olds leads the way and attracted an overflow field of 15 for the main-track […]
Breeders’ Cup works round-up: Juveniles put through their paces ahead of Future Stars Friday
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) contender Complexity exercised a half-mile in :49.32 Saturday on a fast main track at Belmont Park. “He looks like he came out of the Champagne (G1) in good order,” trainer Chad Brown […]
Breeders’ Cup implications: Kentucky prep races
The final preps are in the books for the 14-race Breeders’ Cup program on November 2-3 at Churchill Downs. Here are some quick thoughts on the Kentucky prep races: Breeders’ Cup Kentucky Implications Keeneland Alcibiades […]
Cairo Cat scratches out upset score in Iroquois, takes home Kentucky Derby points and Breeders’ Cup berth
by Scott Shapiro In the first of 35 Road to the Kentucky Derby points races leading up to the 2019 “Run for the Roses,” it was longshot Cairo Cat running down even-money favorite Tight Ten […]
Asmussen duo looms large in 12-horse Iroquois
The Road to the Kentucky Derby series kicks off Saturday with the $150,000 Iroquois (G3) at Churchill Downs, the first of 35 races that determine preference for a 20-horse field in the first leg of […]
Call Paul rings up Saratoga Special win
CALL PAUL suffered a bumpy stretch run in Sunday’s $180,000 Saratoga Special Stakes (G2) but that didn’t stop the bay juvenile from pulling off the one-length victory under jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. Sent off the […]
Call Paul heads short but salty Saratoga Special
Todd Pletcher and Steve Asmussen are each well-represented by a pair of 2-year-olds but Call Paul deserves top billing in Sunday’s $200,000 Saratoga Special (G2). Based at Monmouth Park with Jason Servis, the bay colt […]