Thousand Words fends off Anneau d’Or in Los Alamitos Futurity
Bob Baffert continued his domination of the $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity (G2) on Saturday when Thousand Words staved off 6-5 favorite Anneau d’Or. […]
Road to the Kentucky Derby
Shotski leads all the way for Remsen upset
On an afternoon when all four graded stakes at Aqueduct were won wire-to-wire, Shotski took the preferred route to victory in posting an 8-1 upset of the $250,000 Remsen (G2) on Saturday. […]
Remsen, Demoiselle to offer qualifying points for Kentucky Derby, Oaks
Aqueduct will host its two leading juvenile stakes, the $250,000 Remsen (G2) and $250,000 Demoiselle (G2), on Saturday, with Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1) qualifying points, respectively, on the line in both nine-furlong […]
Anneau d’Or, High Velocity highlight Futurity; Donna Veloce tops Starlet
Saturday’s $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity (G2) attracted only four runners, but the Kentucky Derby qualifier promises to be an exciting race. Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) runner-up Anneau d’Or and unbeaten Bob Hope (G3) winner High […]
Silver Prospector upsets Tiz the Law in Kentucky Jockey Club
With more time in between starts, trainer Steve Asmussen felt Silver Prospector would be more of a factor in Saturday’s $300,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) at Churchill Downs. […]
Tiz the Law lays it down in Champagne romp
Like Funny Cide a New York-bred, Tiz the Law stumbled at the start and was taken back to fifth by jockey Manny Franco. Tiz the Law dominated the Champagne. […]
Dennis’ Moment easily takes Iroquois to kick off 2020 Kentucky Derby prep series
The hype surrounding Dennis’ Moment proved real in Saturday’s $200,000 Iroquois (G3) at Churchill Downs as the 2-5 favorite seized control in upper stretch and strolled in the final sixteenth under Irad Ortiz Jr. to […]
Dennis’ Moment looms an odds-on choice in Iroquois
Saturday’s $200,000 Iroquois (G3) at Churchill Downs, which kicks off the 2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby series and serves as a “Win & You’re In” prep for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), could be […]
Road to the Kentucky Derby schedule announced for 2019-20
The series of scoring races to qualify for the 2020 Kentucky Derby (G1) has a familiar look. Churchill Downs announced on Thursday the schedule for the “Road to the Kentucky Derby” beginning this fall, and […]
Kentucky Derby Report: Possible pacesetters
Pace analysis is always a key component of Kentucky Derby handicapping but determining the pacesetter in the 2019 edition involves some guesswork. Here are five candidates I’ve identified as possible pacesetters in Kentucky Derby 145: […]