BRIS Arkansas Speed By Circuit April 9-15
Top Winning Speed Ratings (4/9-4/15) – 3&up Dirt Routes Horse A/S Dist Trk Date BRIS Speed City of Light 4C 1 1/8m (ft) OP 4/14 108 Powerful Ally 4C 1m (ft) OP 4/14 96 Secret […]
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Get to know the 2018 Kentucky Derby contenders
May 1 update: The field for the 144th Kentucky Derby (G1) is now set, with post positions drawn and morning-line odds assigned. Here’s your quick guide to the cast of 20, arranged in order of their […]
Poll Dancing: Why I Rank Kentucky Derby Horses the Way I do
For me, horse racing is a gambling game. Yes, it’s the sport of kings, but I’m a pauper so I’ll leave the oligarchs to sport while I try to cash a ticket. And as much […]
Hofburg works for Kentucky Derby; Magnum Moon, My Boy Jack exit final preps in good order
Florida Derby (G1) runner-up Hofburg breezed a half-mile in :49.02 at Payson Park Training Center on Sunday as he readies for the May 5 Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs. The Bill Mott-trained son of […]
Magnum Moon’s Arkansas Derby win adds to assault on Apollo
Magnum Moon’s connections aren’t scared of Apollo. When asked what he thought of the so-called Apollo curse – no horse has won the Kentucky Derby (G1) without racing as a two-year-old since Apollo in 1882 […]
Promises Fulfilled, Coach Rocks breeze at Churchill Downs
A pair of Kentucky Derby (G1) and Oaks (G1) hopefuls recorded breezes over Churchill Downs’ fast main track on Saturday. Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) victor Promises Fulfilled readied for the Kentucky Derby with a […]
Optix Sees an Arkansas Derby Upset
by EMILY GULLIKSON As the final Kentucky Derby points race, the Arkansas Derby on Saturday at Oaklawn Park will have the final word on the field for the Run for the Roses on May 5 […]
5 Things To Watch at Racing Festival of the South
It’s the final week for Arkansas Derby week to be the final week of the Oaklawn Park racing season, as the Hot Springs oval announced on Wednesday that it would run through Kentucky Derby day […]
Magnum Moon faces eight in $1 million Arkansas Derby
Relative inexperience proved no hurdle for Magnum Moon in last month’s Rebel (G2). On Saturday, the Todd Pletcher trainee will be back at Oaklawn Park seeking to add the track’s signature event, the $1 million […]
Kentucky Derby Report – Justify solidifies Kentucky Derby favoritism
Justify continued to dazzle making his first stakes attempt in the Santa Anita Derby (G1), posting a convincing wire-to-wire victory and guaranteeing himself favoritism in the Kentucky Derby. It’s been a whirlwind process for a […]