Wild On Ice upsets Sunland Park Derby; Flying Connection wins Sunland Park Oaks
The Road to the Kentucky Derby took an unexpected twist when Wild On Ice sprung a 35-1 upset in the Sunland Park Derby (G3). […]
Road to the Kentucky Derby
Kingsbarns dominates Louisiana Derby on front end
It was a newsworthy Saturday for Todd Pletcher-trained three-year-olds. Hours after juvenile champion and Kentucky Derby (G1) favorite Forte was duly entered for next week’s Florida Derby (G1), Kingbarns ran away from 11 rivals in […]
Derma Sotogake tops Japanese superfecta in UAE Derby
Under a masterful change of tactics by jockey Christophe Lemaire, Derma Sotogake wired Saturday’s $1 million UAE Derby (G2), and the 100-point windfall will put the Japanese colt in the starting gate for the Kentucky […]
O’Brien, O’Neill, Baffert take on five Japanese runners in UAE Derby
The winners of the first three races on the Japanese Road to the Kentucky Derby meet this weekend – in Dubai, rather than at home. Instead of contesting this Saturday’s final Japanese Derby qualifier, the […]
Henry Q braces for California challengers in Sunland Park Derby
Trainer Todd Fincher will wield a capable home team against challengers from Southern California on Sunday in both the $600,000 Sunland Park Derby (G3) and $300,000 Sunland Park Oaks. The 1 1/8-mile Derby and 1 […]
Instant Coffee favored in Louisiana Derby; Fair Grounds Oaks attracts five
Trainer Brad Cox has dominated Fair Grounds’ series of Kentucky Derby (G1) preps this winter and will look to make it a sweep by sending out three contenders in Saturday’s $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2). […]
Odds-on Tapit Trice comes from the clouds in Tampa Bay Derby
Tapit Trice was bet down to 1-2 favoritism in Saturday’s Tampa Bay Derby (G2), a fans’ vote of confidence that the highly-regarded blueblood would punch his ticket to the Kentucky Derby (G1). […]
Tapit Trice favored to win stakes debut in Tampa Bay Derby
Tapit Trice will look to give trainer Todd Pletcher a sweep of the Kentucky Derby (G1) preps at Tampa Bay Downs this winter when he lines up as the likely favorite in Saturday’s $350,000 Tampa […]
Congruent surges from last to first in John Battaglia Memorial; Botanical romps in Cincinnati Trophy
A last-to-first rally carried Congruent to a decisive victory in Saturday’s John Battaglia Memorial S. at Turfway Park. […]
Longshot Raise Cain surprises in Gotham, Shidabhuti rallies in Busher
Raise Cain made his trip from Kentucky to the Big Apple worthwhile on Saturday with an upset, come-from-behind victory in the $300,000 Gotham (G3) at Aqueduct. Sent off at 23-1 in a seemingly wide-open field […]