Compared to last year’s pandemic-prolonged Road to the Kentucky Derby that stretched through the summer, this year’s trail feels like we’re on a fast track to Churchill Downs. Already the final destination is in sight, […]
Lexington S. (G3) – Race 9 (5:30 p.m. ET) Qualifying races for the Kentucky Derby will conclude this weekend, and Saturday’s $300,000 Lexington S. (G3) at Keeneland will award a combined 34 points (20-8-4-2) to […]
Undefeated juvenile champion Essential Quality has been installed as the 3-1 morning line favorite for Pool 5 Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW). It is the last pari-mutuel future wager on offer for the 2021 Kentucky […]
Hot Rod Charlie had never set the pace in any of his six starts prior to Saturday’s $1 million TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby (G2), but proved unbeatable when leading most of the way in the 1 […]
“At this point of your three-year-old year, you either get better or you get beat.” Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen summed up the Kentucky Derby (G1) picture in general, and the state of Saturday’s […]
Louisiana Derby (G2) — Race 14 (6:44 p.m. ET) The three best three-year-old colts that have run at Fair Grounds in New Orleans this winter have been, in alphabetical order, Mandaloun, Midnight Bourbon, and Proxy. […]
Based in large part on a stunning victory in the San Felipe (G2), Life Is Good closed as the 2-1 overall favorite in Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 4, cementing his reputation as the horse […]
Expert horse racing analyst James Scully reflects the KY Derby implications we learned from the efforts of Mandaloun and Rombauer. […]
Adding blinkers for Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star S. (G2) after a slightly disappointing third as an odds-on choice in last month’s Lecomte (G3), Mandaloun turned in a more confident effort in the 1 1/8-mile test […]
Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds ushers in the Kentucky Derby Championship Series with more points up for grabs. A sign of the trail’s increasing momentum toward the first Saturday in May, the […]
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