Girvin launches winning move in Risen Star
Girvin powered to the lead in midstretch and drew clear in Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star (G2), scoring by two lengths at Fair Grounds. Brian Hernandez Jr. was up on the Joe Sharp-trained colt, who was […]
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Kentucky Derby Report February 22: Two turns no problem for One Liner in Southwest
One Liner looked terrific winning the February 20 Southwest (G3) at Oaklawn Park, drawing off to a 3 ½-length decision. He received a career-best 101 BRIS Speed rating trying two turns for the first time, […]
Guest Suite back for more, Mo Town among new shooters in 14-horse Risen Star
Guest Suite leads the way as the top five return from the January 21 Lecomte (G3) and Mo Town is one of three stakes winners making their first appearance in a Kentucky Derby qualifier this […]
Hanson’s WinStar Fantasy Derby Dozen
Like Ed DeRosa and my other Brisnet/TwinSpires colleagues, I’ll be participating in the 2017 WinStar Fantasy Derby contest. In forming my stable I’ve attempted to achieve a semblance of balance, both geographic and in experience […]
Kentucky Derby Report January 25: Guest Suite wins but must run faster
Guest Suite made his first start in a Kentucky Derby qualifier a winning one, rallying to take the January 21 Lecomte (G3) at Fair Grounds by a 1 ¼-length margin over a muddy track. The […]
A Day At the Races: From the Windy City to the Big Easy, Nicolle Neulist visits Fair Grounds
words & pictures by NICOLLE NEULIST As a Chicago racing devotee, I watch a lot of Fair Grounds on simulcast because watching it feels familiar: I know so many of the voices, the riders, the […]
BRIS Louisiana Speed By Circuit January 16-22
Top Winning Speed Ratings (1/16-1/22) – 3&up Dirt Routes Horse A/S Dist Trk Date BRIS Speed Hawaakom 7G 1 1/16m (my) FG 1/21 102 Princess Erindelle 4F 1m (my) FG 1/21 92 Evan’s Calling 7G […]
Guest Suite joins Kentucky Derby trail with Lecomte win
Farish and Kilroy’s homebred Guest Suite rallied to the lead in midstretch and won going away by 1 ¼ lengths in Saturday’s $200,000 Lecomte (G3) at Fair Grounds, picking up 10 points toward a Kentucky […]
Potential wet track a variable in wide-open Lecomte
As was the case at Oaklawn Park earlier this week for the Smarty Jones, there’s a strong possibility of an off track for the next Kentucky Derby (G1) prep on the schedule. That would be […]