Risen Star: Five points to ponder
As the first 2020 Kentucky Derby (G1) scoring race worth increased points on a 50-20-10-5 basis, the Risen Star (G2) already loomed as a significant prep on the trail. Now that its distance has been […]
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Enforceable meets familiar rivals in divided Risen Star
As Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame infielder Ernie Banks might have said about Saturday’s Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds, let’s race two. For the first time in a quarter-century, the Risen Star will be […]
Enforceable steps forward with Lecomte win
Enforceable launched a bold bid nearing the completion of the far turn and seized command in the stretch of Saturday’s $200,000 Lecomte (G3) at Fair Grounds, rolling home to win the Kentucky Derby qualifier by […]
Lecomte: Five points to ponder
Saturday’s $200,000 Lecomte (G3) serves as the initial sifting phase for Kentucky Derby (G1) aspirants at Fair Grounds. In the process of competing for Derby points, allocated on a 10-4-2-1 scale to the respective top […]
Big cast chase Derby points in Lecomte at Fair Grounds
The Road to the Kentucky Derby series makes its first of three stops at Fair Grounds on Saturday when a maximum field of 14 will line up in the $200,000 Lecomte (G3), a 1 1/16-mile […]
2020 Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 1 opens on Thanksgiving
Pool 1 of the 2020 Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) will be offered this week beginning Thanksgiving Day and concluding Sunday at 6 p.m. (EST). […]
Balan: Breeders’ Cup Juvenile ‘might take a little while to sink in’
ARCADIA, Calif. — The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) might take a little while to sink in. If Storm the Court and Anneau d’Or were the favorites in the $2 million race Nov. 1, the Santa […]
Ten not too early Kentucky Derby contenders — Part 1
by JOE KRISTUFEK When Dennis’ Moment crossed the finish line first in the Iroquois (G3) at Churchill Downs on September 14, the Road to the 2020 Kentucky Derby series was officially underway. A total of […]
Dennis’ Moment easily takes Iroquois to kick off 2020 Kentucky Derby prep series
The hype surrounding Dennis’ Moment proved real in Saturday’s $200,000 Iroquois (G3) at Churchill Downs as the 2-5 favorite seized control in upper stretch and strolled in the final sixteenth under Irad Ortiz Jr. to […]