Wells Bayou returns in competitive Louisiana spot
Wells Bayou, the star of the 2020 Louisiana Derby (G2), will make a long-awaited return to action in the $125,000 Louisiana Stakes (G3). […]
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Gufo, Decorated Invader, Domestic Spending get rematch in Hollywood Derby
Previewing Del Mar racing with the Hollywood Derby, Seabiscuit H. and Jimmy Durante S. who is running and what are the implications? […]
Silver Dust the horse to fear in upgraded Louisiana
While securing its first ever Grade 1 race will have to wait at least another year, Fair Grounds did receive good news last month from the American Graded Stakes Committee, which elevated the $100,000 Louisiana […]
Analyze It, Catholic Boy renew rivalry in Belmont Derby; 10 set for contentious Belmont Oaks
Saturday is Stars and Stripes Day at Belmont Park and five graded stakes, including a pair of important Grade 1 turf tests for 3-year-olds, will be offered on the 11-race program. The $1.2 million Belmont […]
Hawkish, Analyze It gear up as Belmont Derby field takes shape
Saturday’s $1.2 million Belmont Derby Invitational (G1), the centerpiece of a five-stakes extravaganza on “Stars and Stripes Day,” is shaping up to be a terrific renewal. According to NYRA publicity, the 1 1/4-mile inner turf […]
Get to know the 2018 Belmont contenders
All eyes will be on Justify as he seeks to complete a Triple Crown sweep in Saturday’s 150th running of the Belmont S. (G1). Can he follow in the hoofsteps of Bob Baffert’s last Kentucky Derby […]
Baffert exuding confidence in Justify’s Triple Crown bid: ‘Belmont will be easier’
The morning after Kentucky Derby (G1) star Justify preserved his unbeaten record in the Preakness S. (G1), by the smallest margin of his career so far – a half-length – Hall of Fame trainer Bob […]
Justify stars in Derby; Baffert barn provides edge for Preakness
Justify proved his superiority winning the Kentucky Derby by a 2 ½-length margin and will head to Baltimore as an odds-on favorite for the second jewel of the American Triple Crown, the $1.5 million Preakness […]
My Boy Jack Enters Pantheon of Kentucky Derby Underlays
by SCOTT SHAPIRO Justify and Mendelssohn may have had the most hype leading into the 2018 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, but those watching the wagering on America’s most famous horse race could not […]
Breeders’ Cup Classic, and return to Churchill Downs, in the cards for Mendelssohn
U.A.E. Derby (UAE-G2) romper Mendelssohn came out of his last-place run in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby (G1) in good order, according to head traveling lad Pat Keating, and boarded a Sallee Horse Van Sunday morning at […]