BRIS Kentucky Speed by Circuit November 19-25
Top Winning Speed Ratings (11/19-11/25) – 3&up Dirt Routes Horse A/S Dist Trk Date BRIS Speed Unmatchable 3C 1m (ft) CD 11/21 104 Leofric 5H 1 1/8m (ft) CD 11/23 102 Conquest Windycity 5G 1m […]
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Signalman prevails in Kentucky Jockey Club
After solid placings in the Breeders’ Futurity (G1) and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) earlier in the fall, Signalman reversed form with Knicks Go and earned his first career stakes win on Saturday in the $200,000 […]
Knicks Go to receive plenty of respect in Kentucky Jockey Club
After outperforming expectations in his last two outings, Knicks Go appears likely to go favored in Saturday’s $200,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) at Churchill Downs. The 1 1/16-mile event for two-year-olds serves as a “Road […]
Pool 1 of Kentucky Derby and Sire Future Wagers begin on Thanksgiving
The first pool of the 2019 Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) opens Thanksgiving Day and runs through 6 p.m. (EST) on Sunday, and trainer Bob Baffert has seven of the individual wagering interests, including undefeated […]
Game Winner lives up to his namesake in Breeders’ Cup Juvenile
Game Winner was put to the test in Saturday’s $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) but proved too tough for rivals in the end, rallying to the lead in deep stretch and edging away to […]
Breeders’ Cup works round-up: Juveniles put through their paces ahead of Future Stars Friday
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) contender Complexity exercised a half-mile in :49.32 Saturday on a fast main track at Belmont Park. “He looks like he came out of the Champagne (G1) in good order,” trainer Chad Brown […]
Breeders’ Cup implications: Kentucky prep races
The final preps are in the books for the 14-race Breeders’ Cup program on November 2-3 at Churchill Downs. Here are some quick thoughts on the Kentucky prep races: Breeders’ Cup Kentucky Implications Keeneland Alcibiades […]
Knicks Go to face different circumstances following Breeders’ Futurity romp
The scratch of wire-to-wire Hopeful (G1) winner Mind Control from the Breeders’ Futurity (G1) created an opportunity for Knicks Go, who wasn’t pressured establishing manageable splits of :23.67, :47.59 and 1:12.68. And with BRIS E1 […]
Knicks Go keeps going in 70-1 Breeders’ Futurity upset
Knicks Go delivered a 70-1 upset in Saturday’s $500,000 Breeders’ Futurity (G1), performing like an odds-on favorite as he sprinted clear at the start and drew off sharply through the stretch in a 5 1/2-length […]
Pace and running style critical in Breeders’ Futurity
by Dick Powell The Breeders’ Futurity (G1) will be run at Keeneland on Saturday for two-year-olds going 1 1/16 miles on the main track. The winner of this “Win & You’re In” Challenge series contest […]