BRIS New York Speed By Circuit April 3-9
Top Winning Speed Ratings (4/3-4/9) – 3&up Dirt Routes Horse A/S Dist Trk Date BRIS Speed Send It In 5G 1 1/4m (ft) AQU 4/8 110 Are We Not Men 6G 1m (my) AQU 4/7 […]
Irish War Cry
Quick thoughts on the current Kentucky Derby Top 20
Next Saturday’s Arkansas Derby (G1) is sure to shake up the Kentucky Derby (G1) leader board a tad more, but in general the field for the 143rd running of the American classic is nearly complete, […]
Irish War Cry, Miss Sky Warrior are Kentucky Derby, Oaks bound
Irish War Cry and Miss Sky Warrior were both doing well one day after their respective victories in the Wood Memorial Stakes (G2) and Gazelle Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct on Saturday. Irish War Cry rebounded […]
Irish War Cry rebounds in a big way in Wood Memorial
Irish War Cry hit a high in early February with a victory over Gunnevera and champion Classic Empire in the Holy Bull (G2), but trainer Graham Motion was anxious to avoid a return to Gulfstream […]
Pletcher sends out Battalion Runner in eight-horse Wood Memorial
A major factor on the Kentucky Derby trail in recent weeks, Todd Pletcher will try to secure another berth with Battalion Runner in Saturday’s $750,000 Wood Memorial (G2) at Aqueduct. The gray colt will square […]
Wood Memorial: Irish War Cry drills toward rebound, Battalion Runner confirmed
Holy Bull (G2) hero Irish War Cry, who shipped back from Florida to trainer Graham Motion’s Fair Hill base early last week, signaled his well-being with a six-furlong drill in 1:13.40 on Sunday. The winner […]
Dutrow catches Wood Memorial hopeful Mo Town breezing five furlongs
Grade 2 winner Mo Town took a spin around Payson Park in Florida on Saturday for trainer Tony Dutrow, who clocked the bay son of Uncle Mo breezing five furlongs in 1:02. “He went very, […]
Kentucky Derby Report March 8: Gunnevera, J Boys Echo surprise with convincing wins
Whether upsets or injuries, the 2017 Kentucky Derby season has been topsy-turvy to say the least. Last weekend’s Fountain of Youth (G2) and Gotham (G3) added to the mayhem as Gunnevera and J Boys Echo […]
Kentucky Derby winners don’t take bad losses in next-to-last prep
The Kentucky Derby hopes of El Areeb and Irish War Cry took a significant hit last Saturday when they were beaten badly as heavy favorites. Supporters haven’t necessarily given up – horses rebound from disappointing […]
Blue Grass shaping up to be most interesting of Kentucky Derby preps
El Areeb and Irish War Cry were heavy favorites in their respective Kentucky Derby (G1) preps at the weekend, and both suffered ignoble defeats, primarily for trying to do something they hadn’t been doing of […]