2019 Kentucky Derby Field
145TH KENTUCKY DERBY PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS 1 War of Will Mark Casse Tyler Gaffalione 20-1 2 Tax Danny Gargan Junior Alvarado 20-1 3 By My Standards Bret Calhoun Gabriel Saez 20-1 4 Gray […]
Gray Magician
Get to know the 2019 Kentucky Derby contenders
UPDATED after Tuesday’s draw with post positions, morning-line odds, and final PPs. Now that all the Kentucky Derby (G1) scoring races are in the books, and the points allocated, the field is set for the […]
Kentucky Derby Report – Wide open with four major preps remaining
Favorites aren’t winning Kentucky Derby prep races and a former $16,000 claimer, Maximum Security, continued to muddle the picture with a convincing wire-to-wire win in the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park. Maximum […]
Plus Que Parfait achieves American breakthrough in UAE Derby
U.S. shippers had compiled an 0-for-17 record in the UAE Derby (G2) – until Saturday’s $2.5 million renewal on Dubai World Cup day. The Brendan Walsh-trained Plus Que Parfait bested Gray Magician from the Peter […]
Godolphin filly Divine Image draws post 6 in UAE Derby
The only filly to win the UAE Derby (G2) so far, Khawlah (2011), sported the Godolphin colors, and Divine Image will be well backed to emulate her in Saturday’s $2.5 million renewal on the Dubai […]
Projected fields for Dubai World Cup night: Thunder Snow set for title defense; sprint stars Roy H, Stormy Liberal lead U.S. team
A robust Godolphin team captained by defending Dubai World Cup (G1) champion Thunder Snow, a deep American squad led by sprint stars Roy H and Stormy Liberal, and Japanese sensation Almond Eye loom prominently in […]
Gunmetal Gray bursts Coliseum’s bubble in Sham
Saturday’s $100,702 Sham S. (G3) at Santa Anita marked the eagerly expected stakes debut of Bob Baffert’s latest hotshot debut winner, Coliseum, who was bet down to 3-5 favoritism. But far from anointing the newcomer, […]
Coliseum tries stakes rivals in Sham
With five Kentucky Derby wins, Bob Baffert sits one short of tying Ben Jones for the most all-time. The Hall of Fame conditioner holds a strong hand of contenders entering 2019 and has a promising […]