Kentucky Derby 143 Trainer Quotes
Todd Pletcher, Always Dreaming (1st), Tapwrit (sixth), Patch (14th) (A very emotional Todd Pletcher shedding tears of joy) “I knew we had a big shot with this horse and I was hoping it would happen. […]
Mike Maker
Bigger Picture looks to be on right side of any Elkhorn photo
Bigger Picture perhaps needed a bigger nose the first time he ran at Keeneland. Last October, in the Sycamore (G3) over 1 1/2 miles, the Mike Maker-trained gelding just missed to Renown in a tight […]
Enterprising surges up rail in Muniz Memorial
Maxis Stable’s Enterprising saved ground throughout and rallied to prove best along the inside in the latter stages of the $300,000 Muniz Memorial (G2) at Fair Grounds, scoring by a hard-fought neck over 9-5 favorite […]
Fast and Accurate wins Spiral, gives Hansen second shot at Derby
Dr. Kendall Hansen campaigned the eponymous Hansen to a two-year-old title in 2011 and a Kentucky Derby (G1) run the following year. He could make a reappearance at Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in […]
En Hanse stretches back out for Battaglia Memorial
After a convincing victory in the February 11 WEBN, En Hanse has been installed as the slight 5-2 favorite in Saturday’s $100,000 John Battaglia Memorial at Turfway Park. The 1/16-mile Polytrack race serves as a […]
Enterprising, Honorable Duty prevail on Risen Star undercard
Despite a bump at the start and a wide trip around both turns, Honorable Duty proved himself a horse on the rise by taking the $122,500 Mineshaft H. (G3), a prep for the April 1 […]
Taghleeb tough in McKnight; Suffused all class in La Prevoyante
Fresh off a course record-setting performance in the two-mile H. Allen Jerkens on December 31, Michael M. Hui’s Taghleeb had no difficulty shortening up a half-mile to take Saturday’s $200,000 W.L. McKnight H. (G3) back […]
I’m a Chatterbox makes seasonal bow in Houston Ladies Classic
Multiple Grade 1-winning millionaire I’m a Chatterbox headlines a seven-distaffer field entered for Sunday’s $400,000 Houston Ladies Classic at Sam Houston. The chestnut daughter of Munnings will be looking to give trainer Larry Jones his […]
Past winners Twilight Eclipse, Charming Kitten square off in W.L. McKnight
Turf stakes feature prominently on Saturday’s Pegasus World Cup (G1) undercard at Gulfstream Park, highlighted by a pair of 1 1/2-mile fixtures born across town at the former Calder Race Course (now Gulfstream Park West). […]
Granny’s Kitten anchors Mena stakes triple at Fair Grounds
Jockey Miguel Mena guided home three stakes winners on Saturday’s “Road to the Derby Kickoff” program at Fair Grounds. While Hawaakom ushered in the trend in the $73,500 Louisiana S. on the main track, a […]