Deterministic takes Virginia Derby as Franco wins five stakes
Road to the Kentucky Derby alumni took center stage in Saturday’s $500,000 Virginia Derby (G3) at Colonial Downs. […]
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Deterministic among dozen in final turf edition of Virginia Derby
A grass stakes-laden program Saturday will bring down the curtain on the 2024 Colonial Downs meet as well as the turf era for the day’s featured event, the $500,000 Virginia Derby (G3). First run in […]
Mystik Dan lands 150th Kentucky Derby in three-way photo
Racing fans hoping for an epic 150th edition of the Kentucky Derby (G1) on Saturday at Churchill Downs got their wish. In the closest finish for more than a quarter century, Mystik Dan hit the wire a desperate nose in front of Sierra Leone. […]
Get to know the 2024 Kentucky Derby contenders
***Updated after the scratch of Encino; post position draw with morning-line odds for Kentucky Derby 150 […]
Fierceness heavily favored in Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 6
One week after storming to a 13 1/2-length victory in the Florida Derby (G1), reigning champion two-year-old male Fierceness closed as the decisive 5-2 favorite in Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 6. […]
Fierceness makes case for Kentucky Derby favoritism in Florida Derby tour-de-force
Following a disappointing third in the Holy Bull (G3), champion two-year-old male Fierceness rebounded spectacularly in Saturday’s $1 million Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park, scoring under wraps by 13 1/2 lengths. […]
Fierceness out to rebound in Florida Derby; Ways and Means returns in Gulfstream Park Oaks
Juvenile champion Fierceness will be out for redemption when he faces his Holy Bull (G3) conqueror Hades in their rematch Saturday in the $1 million Florida Derby (G1). Favored at 1-5 in the Feb. 3 […]
Domestic Product wins betless Tampa Bay Derby thriller
What Saturday’s $400,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G3) lacked in betting it made up for, to a degree, in excitement. Delayed for the better part of an hour after a tote outage affected Tampa Bay Downs […]
Pletcher, Repole loaded in graded stakes on Holy Bull undercard
Before champion Fierceness takes the stage in the Holy Bull (G3), Scalable will represent the same connections in the Forward Gal (G3) on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks. […]
Endlessly keeps surging in Zuma Beach; Dreamfyre withstands test in Surfer Girl
Sunday’s turf stakes for juveniles at Santa Anita produced a pair of winning favorites with credentials for their respective Breeders’ Cup races over the same course and distance. […]