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 […]
Snapper Sinclair
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 […]
Optix Eyes Noble Indy as Who To Bet in the Louisiana Derby
by JOHN DOYLE The race goes through #2 NOBLE INDY (7/2 – KEY). I expected him on the lead last time, and believe Racing Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez made a rare tactical error […]
My Boy Jack, Risen Star top three face off in Louisiana Derby
An exciting edition of the $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2) is set for Saturday at Fair Grounds with a field of 10, including Southwest Stakes (G3) romper My Boy Jack and the top three finishers […]
Kentucky Derby Report – Favorites derailed in Risen Star, Southwest
Bravazo proved to be a game winner and My Boy Jack romped over a muddy track, but last weekend’s Risen Star (G2) and Southwest (G3) provided little clarity to the Kentucky Derby picture as favorites […]
Bravazo edges Snapper Sinclair in Risen Star upset
Bravazo continued his progression for Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas in Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds, getting up late to record his first stakes victory in the Kentucky Derby qualifier. […]
Stakes-laden Fair Grounds card offers plethora of wagering opportunities
by John Mucciolo A six-pack of stakes races will take place at Fair Grounds on Saturday, four of which are of the graded variety. I will give a look at each graded tilt: Risen Star […]
Instilled Regard back for more in Risen Star
Four weeks after dominating his rivals in the Lecomte (G3), Instilled Regard will be back in New Orleans on Saturday in the hopes of doing it again in the $400,000 Risen Star (G2) at Fair […]
High Regard for Instilled Regard Pays Off With Lecomte Win
Jerry Hollendorfer was not in New Orleans for the muffaletta. The racing Hall of Fame trainer shipped Larry Best’s Instilled Regard to Fair Grounds Race Course, and the cross-country journey paid off with a 3 […]
Principe Guilherme, Instilled Regard top full field in Lecomte
Though its been only two years since Steve Asmussen saddled stable star Gun Runner to victories in the Risen Star (G2) and Louisiana Derby (G2), it’s been a decade since the Hall of Fame trainer […]