Get to know the 2020 Kentucky Derby contenders
***UPDATED with post positions, morning-line odds, and free PPs link… The 146th Kentucky Derby (G1) is a “Run for the Roses” like no other, postponed to Sept. 5 and staged without fans due to the […]
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Kentucky Derby Report: Scintillating Travers display for Derby favorite
Tiz the Law emerged as a Kentucky Derby contender when romping in the Champagne Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park last October. He’s won four stakes since, none more impressive than a 5 1/2-length blowout in […]
Tiz the Law splendid in Travers runaway
A dominant winner in all four starts this year, including the June 20 Belmont Stakes (G1), Tiz the Law delivered his most impressive performance to date posting a spectacular 5 1/2-length victory in Saturday’s $1 […]
Five points to ponder: Travers Stakes
The “Midsummer Derby” predates the Kentucky Derby (G1) in this topsy-turvy COVID-19 landscape, but Saturday’s $1 million Travers Stakes (G1) still retains a salient characteristic: pitting the established class against up-and-comers in the sophomore ranks. […]
Tiz the Law meets Uncle Chuck, Country Grammer in eight-horse Travers
Belmont Stakes winner Tiz the Law has been installed as the even-money morning line favorite in Saturday’s $1 million Travers (G1) at Saratoga. A couple of new rivals, Los Alamitos Derby (G3) winner Uncle Chuck […]
Two turns could benefit Modernist, Mystic Guide in Peter Pan
A no-show off a three-month break in the June 20 Belmont Stakes (G1), Modernist will look to right his Kentucky Derby (G1) prospects this week, possibly in Thursday’s $100,000 Peter Pan Stakes (G3) on opening day of the Saratoga meet. […]