Race Previews

Preakness Stakes Preview: The Show Must Go On

For better or for worse, the show rolls on in Baltimore this weekend, with the Preakness Stakes (G1) drawing a field of 10. Slated as race 13 on the card the event is one of…

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Black-Eyed Susan Preview: Competitive Field Set to Throw Down

Hi Ho Pimlico! Horse racing trudges on this weekend after what has been a crazy week, but hey, at least we can now turn our attention to a big race now. This Friday’s Black-Eyed Susan Stakes has drawn a competitive field of 10 horses, which should make for a great… Read More

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Peter Pan Stakes Preview: Risk Taking Looks to Bounce Back

The racing action rolls on this weekend, with Belmont Park taking center stage, running five stakes races on their Saturday card. The Peter Pan Stakes serves as a major prep event for the upcoming Belmont Stakes (G1), which is back at its rightful place at Belmont Park this year, after… Read More

Kentucky Derby

Kentucky Derby Preview: Essential Quality Aims to Stay Perfect

LOUISVILLE, KY – Doesn’t it feel nice getting back to normal? While race officials did the best they could under enormous scrutiny last year, the Kentucky Derby (G1) isn’t the same when it’s not on the first Saturday in May, but we’re back on schedule in 2021! The major storyline… Read More

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Kentucky Oaks

Kentucky Oaks Preview: Superstar Fillies Set for a Showdown

LOUISVILLE, KY – The field is set for this Friday’s 147th Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs, the marquee event for 3-year-old fillies that serves as the female counterpart to Saturday’s Kentucky Derby (G1). A full field of 14 signed on for this year’s running, which will go off as… Read More

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Defending Champ Digital Age Headlines Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic

LOUISVILLE, KY – Klaravich Stables’ defending champion Digital Age and Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational (G1) winner Colonel Liam headline a field of nine older runners entered Tuesday for Saturday’s 35th running of the $1 million Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic (G1). The 1 1/8-mile grass test will go as the 11th race on… Read More

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Gamine Tops Field for Derby City Distaff

LOUISVILLE, KY – Michael Lund Petersen’s champion Gamine tops a field of six fillies and mares for the 35th running of the $500,000 Derby City Distaff presented by Kendall-Jackson Winery (G1) going 7 furlongs on the main track. The Derby City Distaff will go as the seventh race with a 1:56 PM… Read More

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Champion Sprinter Whitmore Looms Large Over Churchill Downs Field

LOUISVILLE, KY – Robert LaPenta, trainer Ron Moquett, and Head of Plains Partners’ Eclipse Award winner Whitmore looms large in a field of 13 for the 86th running of the $500,000 Churchill Downs presented by Ford (G1). The 7-furlong main track test goes as the 10th race Saturday with a 4:31 PM post time. Whitmore, winner of… Read More

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Got Stormy Heads Deep Field for Churchill Distaff Turf Mile

LOUISVILLE, KY – My Racehorse CA and Spendthrift Farm’s Got Stormy heads a field of seven fillies and mares for the 36th running of the $500,000 Longines Churchill Distaff Turf Mile (G2). The Longines Churchill Distaff Turf Mile will go as the day’s sixth race with a 1:14 PM post time. Trained by Mark Casse and featuring earnings of more than… Read More

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American Turf Attracts Evenly-Matched Field Including Annex, Scarlett Sky, Palazzi

LOUISVILLE, KY – LNJ Foxwoods’ undefeated Annex, along with Stuart Janney III’s Scarlett Sky and John Oxley’s Palazzi (the 1-2 finishers in the recent Transylvania [G3]) at Keeneland, top a field of 14 3-year-olds for Saturday’s 30th running of the $500,000 American Turf presented by Derby City Gaming (G2). The 1 1/16-mile grass test serves as the ninth… Read More