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 winner, three are grandsons of champions who’ve…
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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 doesn’t lend itself so much to a…
145TH KENTUCKY DERBY Find more on odds for the Kentucky Derby here. PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS 1 War of Will Mark Casse Tyler Gaffalione 20-1 2 Tax Danny Gargan Junior Alvarado…
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 workouts between last Thursday and Monday. MONDAY,…
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), and most recently, a runner-up performance in…
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 Derby (G1). It’s understandable that horseplayers, and…
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 comes the week before, while the final…
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 this year, their winners all look like…
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 possible defections, among other things. Here are…
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 currently stands at 40 points – the…
Some quick impressions of last weekends’ major Kentucky Derby (G1) prep races. *** Slow tracks do not necessarily mean slow horses but the winning times of the Santa Anita Derby (G1), Blue…
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 field might not have a superstar in…