The series of scoring races to qualify for the 2020 Kentucky Derby (G1) has a familiar look. Churchill Downs announced on Thursday the schedule for the “Road to the Kentucky Derby” beginning this fall, and […]
Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen and jockey Tyler Baze teamed up to sweep Sunday’s TwinSpires Ellis Park Juvenile and Debutante. Each stakes is likely to furnish contenders for the Road to the 2020 Kentucky […]
Churchill Downs revealed the official logo of Kentucky Derby 146 on Thursday. The Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve will be held on May 2, 2020 and the logo celebrates the excitement and anticipation that […]
Joel Politi’s Serengeti Empress grabbed command of Friday’s 145th running of the $1,237,500 Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs soon after the start, turned back a game late run from Liora in the stretch and […]
CLICK FOR THE 2019 KENTUCKY OAKS POST-RACE TRANSCRIPT JOCKEY QUOTES FROM THE 145TH RUNNING OF THE KENTUCKY OAKS Friday, May 3, 2019 Jose Ortiz, rider of Serengeti Empress (1st) “She’s such a fast filly. She […]
145TH KENTUCKY OAKS PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS 1 Out for a Spin Dallas Stewart Irad Ortiz Jr. 15-1 2 Chocolate Kisses Mark Casse Julien Leparoux 20-1 3 Lady Apple Steve Asmussen Ricardo Santana Jr. […]
Lady Apple continued her ascension in the three-year-old filly ranks and stamped her Kentucky Oaks ticket in Friday’s $500,000 Fantasy (G3) at Oaklawn Park, closing fast up the rail to post a one-length win. The […]
The jury remains out on who may pose the most serious threat to Bellafina in next month’s Kentucky Oaks (G1). Perhaps the answer might emerge from Friday’s $500,000 Fantasy (G3) at Oaklawn Park, the last […]
by Teresa Genaro New Yorker Mike Repole arrived at Aqueduct on Saturday with an entourage of 50 friends and family members. He had horses entered in each of the last five races, four of them in […]
by Jeremy Balan While there may still be a question as to if she’s the best 3-year-old filly in the country, there’s no doubt how Bellafina ranks among the West Coast contingent after the $400,000 […]