Improbable, Game Winner drill for Rebel clash
Although the San Felipe (G2) was lost in the wake of Santa Anita’s woes, the hotly anticipated clash between champion Game Winner and Improbable remains on course – just with a change of venue to […]
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Santa Anita plans to resume live racing March 22; San Felipe among stakes canceled
Live racing is scheduled to return to Santa Anita March 22, The Stronach Group officials told Daily Racing Form and Blood-Horse Sunday, if all goes well with the main track under the microscope. Bill Finley […]
Kentucky Derby Report – Code of Honor rebounds, Bourbon War finishes fast
Code of Honor orchestrated a turnaround in Saturday’s Fountain of Youth (G2), shrugging off a well-beaten fourth earlier in the Gulfstream Park meet to post a 9-1 upset, and the 50-point prize virtually guarantees a […]
Fields set for Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 3, Kentucky Oaks Future Wager
Odds-maker Mike Battaglia has installed “All Other 3-Year-Olds” (#24) as the early 4-1 choice in the field for Pool 3 of the 2019 Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW). The individual interests are led by reigning […]
Kentucky Derby Report: Fountain of Youth begins key stretch
Many stakes-winning juveniles have waited until March to open their three-year-old campaigns and a growing sense of anticipation surrounds the next two weekends as major Kentucky Derby prospects will return in the Fountain of Youth […]
Game Winner, Improbable, Instagrand work as Santa Anita surface comes under scrutiny
The unbeaten trio of Game Winner, Improbable, and Instagrand geared up Monday for their projected showdown in the March 9 San Felipe (G2) on the Kentucky Derby (G1) trail. But the workouts took place against […]
Kentucky Derby Report: War of Will keeps rolling at Fair Grounds
They call him Wow because of his physical stature and War of Will has been king of Fair Grounds this winter. He added his second straight Kentucky Derby qualifier when posting a 2 1/4-length victory […]
Mutuel field, Game Winner close as favorites in Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager
The mutuel field (#24) or “All Other 3-Year-Olds” wagering interest in Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) closed as the 5-2 favorite when betting concluded on Sunday at 6 p.m. (ET). While […]
Kentucky Derby Report – Favorite falters in Holy Bull
All hope isn’t lost but Maximus Mischief’s Kentucky Derby prospects took a severe hit in Saturday’s Holy Bull (G2). The odds-on favorite looked poised to strike but came up empty after turning for home, weakening […]
Seventeen Baffert trainees among 362 early Triple Crown nominations
Bob Baffert surpassed fellow Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas with 15 Triple Crown race wins when Justify swept the Belmont Stakes and the two-time Triple Crown-winning trainer will look to pad his record in […]