Super Steed swoops in Southwest stunner at 62-1
by Dick Powell Well, I don’t think we saw the winner of the 2019 Kentucky Derby (G1) at Oaklawn Park in the $500,000 Southwest Stakes (G3). Not to knock the 62-1 winner Super Steed or […]
Southwest Stakes
Gray Attempt bids for fourth straight win against 10 in Southwest
Six of the eight participants in last month’s $150,000 Smarty Jones will be joined by five “new shooters” in Monday’s $500,000 Southwest (G3) at Oaklawn Park, a 1 1/16-mile Road to the Kentucky Derby series […]
Upcoming Stakes for February 14 – 20
The Risen Star Stakes (G2) at Fair Grounds, El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate Fields and Southwest Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn Park headline a stakes-laden Presidents’ Day weekend as points races on the Road […]
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 […]
My Boy Jack flies home in convincing Southwest win
My Boy Jack thrust himself into the Kentucky Derby picture with a decisive win in Monday’s $500,000 Southwest (G3) at Oaklawn Park. Trainer Keith Desormeaux always believed the juvenile turf stakes winner would be better […]
Mourinho likely to get more pressure in deep Southwest
Mourinho enjoyed a relatively easy trip on the front end when leading throughout in last month’s $147,000 Smarty Jones against four rivals. Things might not be as comfortable for the Bob Baffert trainee Monday when […]
Kentucky Derby & Oaks Contender Checks Ahead of 2018 Championship Series
It’s a big weekend on the Triple Crown trail, as the Kentucky Derby Championship Series begins with the Risen Star Stakes on Saturday at Fair Grounds, and the Kentucky Derby prep series concludes with the […]
Lukas confirms Bravazo for Risen Star, Kentucky Club a probable scratch
D. Wayne Lukas entered Bravazo and Kentucky Club to Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds but with Monday’s $500,000 Southwest (G3) being held at his Oaklawn Park base, the Hall of Fame conditioner […]
Sporting Chance turns in strong half-mile work
Hopeful (G1) winner Sporting Chance turned in his second published workout of the year on Monday as he geared up for an impending three-year-old debut, breezing a half-mile in a sharp :47.60 at Oaklawn park […]
This Rebel fell flat compared to the Southwest
As a general proposition, the expectation is that the closer we get to the Kentucky Derby (G1), the better the preps should turn out. This holds true especially for multiple preps held at the same […]