McCraken breezes ahead of Blue Grass
Leading Kentucky Derby (G1) candidate McCraken worked five furlongs in 1:00 under Brian Hernandez Jr. over a fast track at Keeneland on Monday in advance of his final prep for the Derby, the $1 million […]
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Kentucky Derby contenders Classic Empire, McCraken resume breezing
Champion Classic Empire and undefeated McCraken, both leading Kentucky Derby (G1) contenders who encountered recent setbacks, hope to put all of that behind them as they returned to the worktab at Palm Meadows this weekend. […]
Fifty Five rallies from far back to win Florida Oaks
Fifty Five, down 15 lengths after a half-mile, surged late to deny odds-on favorite La Coronel the win in Saturday’s $155,000 Florida Oaks (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs. The 4-1 third choice in a field […]
McCraken to skip Tampa Bay Derby
Leading Kentucky Derby (G1) contender McCraken will bypass the Tampa Bay Derby (G2) on March 11 due to a minor ankle issue. The problem was diagnosed following a half-mile workout at Palm Meadows on Monday. […]
Kentucky Derby Report February 15: McCraken begins in good order
McCraken picked up where he left off last fall, comfortably winning the February 11 Sam F. Davis (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs. The unbeaten colt isn’t flashy, scoring by less than two lengths in the […]
McCraken serves notice establishing new track record in Sam F. Davis
A week after juvenile champion Classic Empire faltered launching his 3-year-old campaign, McCraken confirmed his credentials as a leading Kentucky Derby contender returning a winner in Saturday’s $250,000 Sam F. Davis (G3) at Tampa Bay […]
Upset pick in Sam Davis
The first round of the $25,000 Kentucky Derby Dream Bet got underway last weekend with a trio of Kentucky Derby prep races and TwinSpires.com players still have 13 opportunities to qualify for the second round […]
McCraken returns versus eight Sam Davis foes
McCraken opens his 3-year-old campaign in Saturday’s Sam F. Davis (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs, squaring off against eight rivals in the Kentucky Derby qualifier worth a combined 17 points (10-4-2-1 scale). The Ian Wilkes-trained […]