Batten Down tops Bourbon Flight; Oaks trail alumnae return in Seneca Overnight
A quartet of stakes for sophomores highlights the Saturday card at Churchill Downs. […]
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Trikari narrowly best in Belmont Derby; Domestic Product wins big in Dwyer
Trikari produced the biggest stakes upset of Kentucky Derby weekend when capturing the American Turf (G2) as a 47-1 chance. With only four rivals lining up against him in Saturday’s $727,500 Belmont Derby (G1) at […]
Belmont Derby attracts five; trio of Europeans take on She Feels Pretty in Belmont Oaks
the schedule would see those features back loaded on the latter half of the program. That’s not the case, however, with Saturday’s 11-race card at Aqueduct, as three of the four stakes are sprinkled throughout the card having gone with five or fewer entries. […]
Hades, Domestic Product among Pegasus field of eight
A pair of three-year-olds who made their mark in classic preps in Florida over the winter will look to get back into winning form in the $150,000 Pegasus S., a 1 1/16-mile prep for next […]
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 […]
Derby spot on line for Hades in Lexington; Grade 1 talent runs deep in Jenny Wiley
The 2024 Road to the Kentucky Derby series comes to an end Saturday when Keeneland hosts the $400,000 Lexington (G3). However, among the field of 10, only Hades would benefit from the 20 Kentucky Derby […]
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 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 […]
Sierra Leone, Impel favored in Kentucky Derby, Oaks Future Wager pools
Seven weeks out from the 2024 Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs, bettors are having trouble landing on a clear favorite, as evidenced by the results of Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 5. […]
Sierra Leone rises to individual favoritism in Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 4
An eye-catching rally carried Sierra Leone to victory in Saturday’s Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds and to favoritism in Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 4. […]