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Pedigree fun facts for 2019 Preakness
The dozen contenders expected in Saturday’s Preakness (G1) bring notable pedigrees into the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown. Although none is by a Preakness […]
Projected cast for 2019 Preakness: How the Middle Jewel is shaping up
For the first time since 1951, the principals from the Kentucky Derby (G1) are all absent from the Preakness (G1). But if the Middle Jewel […]
2019 Kentucky Derby Field with odds
145TH KENTUCKY DERBY PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS 1 War of Will Mark Casse Tyler Gaffalione 20-1 2 Tax Danny Gargan Junior Alvarado 20-1 3 […]
Final Kentucky Derby works round-up: notes and quotes from coast to coast
With the exception of Japan Road invitee Master Fencer, who continued his routine exercise at Keeneland, the other 19 Kentucky Derby (G1) contenders turned in […]
Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Win Win Win
Live Oak’s homebred Win Win Win earned his way into the Kentucky Derby (G1) field with his third-place finish in the Tampa Bay Derby (G2), […]
Don’t rely on Dosage for Kentucky Derby handicapping
While no longer as much in the spotlight, the modern Dosage system of pedigree shorthand still gets trotted out in the build-up to the Kentucky […]
Kentucky Derby works round-up for April 21
The general rule for many horsemen training toward a big race is that the last timed workout isn’t the most important. The big work often […]
Sizing up major preps for 2019 Kentucky Derby
There were seven Kentucky Derby (G1) prep races run this year that gave 100 points to the winner and with remarkably few defections so far […]
Hanson: Thoughts on the Kentucky Derby Top 25
The 2019 Road to the Kentucky Derby series is now complete and the field is somewhat set. Now comes the wait for final works and […]
State of 2019 Kentucky Derby leaderboard and horses on the bubble
After a Kentucky Derby Championship Series of preps that propelled a few under-the-radar types into the spotlight, the cutoff to make the Derby 145 field […]
Quick takes on latest round of 2019 Kentucky Derby preps
Some quick impressions of last weekends’ major Kentucky Derby (G1) prep races. *** Slow tracks do not necessarily mean slow horses but the winning times […]
How to bet the 2019 Blue Grass Stakes
The $1 million Blue Grass Stakes (G2) will be run on Saturday as race 10 at Keeneland going 1 1/8 miles on the dirt. The […]