Five points to ponder: Louisiana Derby
The Kentucky Derby (G1) is postponed to the first Saturday in September, the Arkansas Derby (G1) is shifted to the first Saturday in May, the Blue Grass (G2) and Sunland Derby (G3) are off, and […]
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Overflow field vies in Louisiana Derby; Finite towers over Fair Grounds Oaks rivals
The most crowded place at Fair Grounds on Saturday will be the starting gate for the $1 million TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby (G2), which attracted an overflow field of 3-year-olds in the first Road to the […]
Modernist gives Mott another Derby hopeful with Risen Star division victory
Twenty-four hours after the announcement that 2019 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Country House had been officially retired, his trainer, Bill Mott, earned a virtual return trip to the big dance when Modernist prevailed in the […]
Risen Star: Five points to ponder
As the first 2020 Kentucky Derby (G1) scoring race worth increased points on a 50-20-10-5 basis, the Risen Star (G2) already loomed as a significant prep on the trail. Now that its distance has been […]
Anneau d’Or seeks first stakes win in second division of Risen Star
The way things panned out, Anneau d’Or‘s head loss to Storm the Court in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) last November not only proved costly on the day, but was also the difference when Eclipse […]