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 […]
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First look at horses on the bubble for 2018 Kentucky Derby
Now that the Kentucky Derby (G1) scoring races are over, and all the points have been tabulated, the field has crystallized. We now know the top 19 on the final leaderboard plus the European Road […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Good Magic seeks to rebound as Blue Grass favorite
Good Magic entered 2018 as a leading Kentucky Derby contender but lost some luster when returning with a disappointing third in the Fountain of Youth (G2). The 2-year-old champ will try to reinvigorate his prospects […]
Kentucky Derby Report – Stars come out at Santa Anita
A pair of races at Santa Anita last weekend excited fans and invigorated the 2018 Kentucky Derby picture. The San Felipe (G2) led the way Saturday with spectacular theater as Bolt d’Oro and McKinzie engaged […]
West Coast Horses Live Up to Hype; Gotham exceeds it
Justify, Bolt d’Oro, McKinzie clear choices in Derby Future Wager LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Monday, March 12, 2018) – With nothing separating McKinzie and Bolt d’Oro except the stewards’ stand, the San Felipe Stakes (G2) lived up […]