2020 Kentucky Derby field
146TH KENTUCKY DERBY 1. Finnick the Fierce Rey Hernandez Martin Garcia 50-1 2. Max Player Steve Asmussen Ricardo Santana Jr. 30-1 3. Enforceable Mark Casse Adam Beschizza 30-1 4. Storm the Court Peter Eurton Julien […]
Finnick the Fierce
Get to know the 2020 Kentucky Derby contenders
***UPDATED with post positions, morning-line odds, and free PPs link… The 146th Kentucky Derby (G1) is a “Run for the Roses” like no other, postponed to Sept. 5 and staged without fans due to the […]
Swiss Skydiver tests Derby mettle in 13-horse Blue Grass Stakes
Swiss Skydiver will look to join the Kentucky Derby mix in Saturday’s $600,000 Blue Grass (G2) at Keeneland. A convincing winner of the Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2), Fantasy (G3), and Santa Anita Oaks (G2) in […]
Nadal impresses winning Arkansas Derby second division with new tactics
Following wire-to-wire wins in his first three starts, Nadal displayed valuable tractability and remained perfect with a sharp three-length victory in the second division of Saturday’s $500,000 Arkansas Derby (G1). Bob Baffert won both divisions […]
Purple Martin, 3-year-old allowance highlight Apr. 4 Oaklawn card
With the Gulfstream Park Championship Meet in the books as of last weekend, Oaklawn Park will have a virtual monopoly on the stakes-level racing allowed to be held in this pandemic-stricken country over the next […]
Five points to ponder: Rebel and Jeff Ruby Steaks
Saturday’s Kentucky Derby (G1) points races, the $1 million Rebel (G2) and $250,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3), have different characteristics. The Rebel on the Oaklawn Park dirt has greater relevance for the Triple Crown trail […]
Invader looks to carry form forward in Jeff Ruby Steaks
A convincing scorer in the Feb. 14 John Battaglia Memorial S., Invader will seek his third straight win on the local Polytrack when he lines up for Saturday’s $250,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) at Turfway […]
Risen Star: Five points to ponder
As the first 2020 Kentucky Derby (G1) scoring race worth increased points on a 50-20-10-5 basis, the Risen Star (G2) already loomed as a significant prep on the trail. Now that its distance has been […]
Anneau d’Or seeks first stakes win in second division of Risen Star
The way things panned out, Anneau d’Or‘s head loss to Storm the Court in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) last November not only proved costly on the day, but was also the difference when Eclipse […]
Enforceable steps forward with Lecomte win
Enforceable launched a bold bid nearing the completion of the far turn and seized command in the stretch of Saturday’s $200,000 Lecomte (G3) at Fair Grounds, rolling home to win the Kentucky Derby qualifier by […]