Runaway Ghost captures Sunland Derby
Joe Peacock’s homebred Runaway Ghost lived up to his near 4-1 favoritism on Sunday in the $800,000 Sunland Derby (G3), taking a commanding lead in the lane at Sunland Park and easily holding the rallying […]
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All Out Blitz, New York Central top draws in 12-horse Sunland Derby
Kentucky Derby contenders assemble in New Mexico Sunday for the $800,000 Sunland Derby (G3). A qualifier worth a total of 85 points (50-20-10-5 scale) toward a berth in the first leg of the Triple Crown, […]
Bolt d’Oro gains San Felipe over McKinze via DQ after compelling battle
Saturday’s $400,000 San Felipe (G2) at Santa Anita lived up to the hype as Kentucky Derby heavyweight contenders Bolt d’Oro and McKinzie threw down and fought head-and-head the entire length of the stretch. McKinzie narrowly […]
Bolt d’Oro returns against McKinzie in San Felipe
By virtue of impressive wins in the FrontRunner (G1) and Del Mar Futurity (G1), Bolt d’Oro established himself as a top contender for the 2018 Kentucky Derby. A troubled third as the 3-5 favorite in […]
Lombo uses early speed to upset Lewis
Saturday’s $151,380 Robert B. Lewis (G3) at Santa Anita looked open on paper, and the Kentucky Derby (G1) scoring race accordingly produced an upset courtesy of Michael V. Lombardi’s Lombo. Controlling the pace in his […]
Kentucky Derby Report – Trio of preps on tap after a lull
The wait is almost over. After a couple of dark weekends, the Road to the Kentucky Derby series returns with a trio of qualifiers on Saturday, February 3. All are worth a total of 17 […]
Peace among a field of nine in Robert B. Lewis
Separated by a head in a November 23 maiden at Del Mar, Shivermetimbers and Peace will square off again in Saturday’s $150,000 Robert B. Lewis (G3) at Santa Anita, a Kentucky Derby (G1) prep offering […]