Quip back for Hal’s Hope
Winner of the Tampa Bay Derby (G2) and second in the Arkansas Derby (G1), Quip hasn’t been seen under silks since bobbling at the start and weakening to last in the Preakness Stakes over a […]
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Wicked Indeed installed as 9-5 favorite in Mine That Bird Derby
No qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby will be offered but Sunday’s $100,000 Mine That Bird Derby at Sunland Park remains an interesting affair for three-year-olds. Wicked Indeed has been installed as the 9-5 morning […]
Kentucky Derby Report – Risen Star kicks off Championship Season
The Road to the Kentucky Derby series hasn’t featured much star power since the beginning of the New Year but it’s still early in the process. Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds marks […]
Needs Supervision faces deeper field in Rachel Alexandra
Needs Supervision made a smooth transition to stakes company in the Silverbulletday last month, stretching her win skein to three, and she’ll try to carry her momentum forward against a talented cast of rivals in […]
Well Defined leads all the way in Sam F. Davis
Well Defined sped forward at the break and led unopposed throughout the $250,000 Sam F. Davis (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs, adding his name to the Kentucky Derby picture with a 2 ¾-length decision. Kathleen […]
Baffert sends Coliseum, Dessman to San Vicente
Sunday’s $200,000 San Vicente (G2) doesn’t serve as a qualifier but could have Kentucky Derby implications due to the presence of Coliseum and Dessman. Bob Baffert will use the seven-furlong race as a possible stepping-stone […]
Bellafina listed at 2-5 in Las Virgenes
After opening the year with an 8 1/2-length thrashing in the Santa Ynez (G2), Bellafina will be heavily favored against four rivals in Saturday’s $200,000 Las Virgenes (G2) at Santa Anita. Flavien Prat rides the […]
Kentucky Derby Report – Favorite falters in Holy Bull
All hope isn’t lost but Maximus Mischief’s Kentucky Derby prospects took a severe hit in Saturday’s Holy Bull (G2). The odds-on favorite looked poised to strike but came up empty after turning for home, weakening […]
Knicks Go faces nine in Sam F. Davis
Knicks Go made a mark last fall, winning the Breeders’ Futurity (G1) and finishing second in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), and the gray colt will open his three-year-old season in Saturday’s $250,000 Sam F. […]
Gunmetal Gray, Mucho Gusto highlight Robert B. Lewis
Sham (G3) winner Gunmetal Gray and Los Alamitos Futurity (G1) runner-up Mucho Gusto rate as top contenders in Saturday’s $150,000 Robert B. Lewis (G3) at Santa Anita. Six are entered and the 1 1/16-mile race […]