Rich Strike ruled out of Preakness: ‘stay with our plan’ for Belmont
Kentucky Derby upsetter Rich Strike will pass on the Preakness and freshen up for the Belmont, owner Rick Dawson announced Thursday. […]
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Country House, promoted winner of 2019 Kentucky Derby, retired
Sidelined since taking the 2019 Kentucky Derby (G1) via disqualification, Country House has been retired. The announcement came in a Friday evening release from co-owner Guinness McFadden’s Blackwood Stables: “On June 27, Country House was […]
Maximum Security indisputable 3-year-old leader until further notice
by Noel Michaels The Belmont Stakes was last weekend, but the season’s best 3-year-old wasn’t running last weekend at Belmont Park, he’s running this weekend at Monmouth. Maximum Security will make his first post-Derby start […]
Belmont’s tale of trips: Rosario a key factor in rise of Sir Winston
“That was a great ride by Joel.” Thus trainer Mark Casse aptly summed up the role played by jockey Joel Rosario in Sir Winston’s Belmont S. (G1) upset. Engineering a ground-saving trip most of the […]
War of Will’s Preakness performance can’t be retrofitted onto Kentucky Derby
The 2019 Triple Crown plot took a satisfying turn in the Preakness (G1) as War of Will gained compensation for his Kentucky Derby (G1) woes. Two weeks after his athleticism averted catastrophe when Maximum Security […]
Mitchell Road, half-sister to Country House, wires Gallorette
Promoted Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Country House didn’t make it to Pimlico for the Preakness (G1), but his half-sister and stablemate, Mitchell Road, scored a clear-cut decision for connections in the $150,000 Gallorette (G3) on […]
Preakness Report: Derby follow-up, big names skipping Baltimore
Maximum Security won’t proceed to the May 18 Preakness after being disqualified in the Kentucky Derby. Country House, Code of Honor and Tacitus, who were placed 1-2-3 in the first leg of the Triple Crown, […]
Top Weekly Brisnet Speed Ratings for Stakes April 30 – May 6
A slew of runners over Kentucky Derby weekend earned triple-digit BRIS Speed ratings in stakes…but not the eventual Derby winner himself. Country House was elevated to first via the disqualification of Maximum Security, who earned […]
Get to know the 2019 Preakness contenders
***UPDATED after the draw to include post positions and morning line odds Although Saturday’s Preakness (G1) won’t feature the principals from the Kentucky Derby (G1), with the disqualified Maximum Security and promoted Country House skipping […]
Country House taken ill, to miss Preakness; Code of Honor also to skip Pimlico classic
Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Country House has been withdrawn from consideration for the middle jewel of the Triple Crown, the $1.5 million Preakness (G1) at Pimlico, on May 18. Daily Racing Form reports that Country […]