Fearless much the best in Harlan’s Holiday
A fondness for Gulfstream Park’s main track was on display again Saturday when Fearless drew off to win the $150,000 Harlan’s Holiday S. (G3) by four lengths as the 3-5 favorite under Luis Saez. Waiting […]
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Maxfield a towering presence in nine-horse Stephen Foster; Letruska leads six in Fleur de Lis
The Stephen Foster S. (G2) and Fleur de Lis S. (G2) are the main events on a dynamite 12-race closing day program at Churchill Downs on Saturday. […]
2020 Kentucky Derby field
146TH KENTUCKY DERBY 1. Finnick the Fierce Rey Hernandez Martin Garcia 50-1 2. Max Player Steve Asmussen Ricardo Santana Jr. 30-1 3. Enforceable Mark Casse Adam Beschizza 30-1 4. Storm the Court Peter Eurton Julien […]
Tiz the Law splendid in Travers runaway
A dominant winner in all four starts this year, including the June 20 Belmont Stakes (G1), Tiz the Law delivered his most impressive performance to date posting a spectacular 5 1/2-length victory in Saturday’s $1 […]
Five points to ponder: Travers Stakes
The “Midsummer Derby” predates the Kentucky Derby (G1) in this topsy-turvy COVID-19 landscape, but Saturday’s $1 million Travers Stakes (G1) still retains a salient characteristic: pitting the established class against up-and-comers in the sophomore ranks. […]
Tiz the Law meets Uncle Chuck, Country Grammer in eight-horse Travers
Belmont Stakes winner Tiz the Law has been installed as the even-money morning line favorite in Saturday’s $1 million Travers (G1) at Saratoga. A couple of new rivals, Los Alamitos Derby (G3) winner Uncle Chuck […]
Storm the Court favored at 3-1, full field seeks Kentucky Derby points in Ohio Derby
Champion 2-year-old Storm the Court will try to reinvigorate his Kentucky Derby prospects when he lines up for Saturday’s $500,000 Ohio Derby (G3) presented by TwinSpires at Thistledown. Winless from three starts since upsetting the […]
‘Exciting’ Dr Post emerges as another Kentucky Derby hopeful for Pletcher
“He was able to overcome all that and in the end came to the wire with his ears pricked. That’s exciting.” So trainer Todd Pletcher summed up Triple Crown nominee Dr Post’s winning effort, despite […]
Green Light Go leads salty eight-horse Swale
Green Light Go will bypass Saturday’s Holy Bull (G3), which awards points toward a Kentucky Derby berth, in favor of the $150,000 Swale (G3) on the Gulfstream Park undercard. Trainer Jimmy Jerkens hopes to use […]
Chance It fights back in Mucho Macho Man
Shooting Star Thoroughbreds’ Chance It, last season’s top Florida-bred juvenile, is now poised for the Kentucky Derby (G1) trail after a gutsy victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Mucho Macho Man at Gulfstream Park. The 3-5 favorite […]