Bob Baffert

Medina Spirit Will be Permitted to Enter 146th Preakness Stakes

BALTIMORE, MD – 1/ST RACING and the Maryland Jockey Club announced today that Medina Spirit will be permitted to enter into the 146th Preakness Stakes (GI) to be run on […]

Podcast

The Magic Mike Show 272: Derby Fallout and Preakness Lookahead

Mike Somich is joined by Aaron Halterman and Jared Welch to review the current state of the possible Kentucky Derby DQ and discuss this weekend’s Preakness contenders. The Magic Mike […] Read More

Preakness Stakes

Medina Spirit, Concert Tour Arrive at Pimlico Without Baffert

BALTIMORE, MD – Medina Spirit and Concert Tour, candidates for Saturday’s 146th Preakness Stakes (G1), completed their journey from Churchill Downs to Pimlico Race Course Monday afternoon shortly after 2 p.m. Under […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Bob Baffert Suspended From Entering Horses at Churchill Downs

LOUISVILLE, KY – Just when the 7-time* Kentucky Derby (G1)-winning trainer Bob Baffert thought his morning couldn’t get any worse, Churchill Downs’ has suspended Bob Baffert from entering horses st Churchill […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Baffert Confirms: Kentucky Derby Winner Medina Spirit Tests Positive for Betamethasone

LOUISVILLE, KY – At an impromptu press conference held outside his barn at Churchill Downs Sunday morning, 7-time* Kentucky Derby (G1)-winning trainer Bob Baffert confirmed that Medina Spirit, who captured […] Read More

Podcast

INSTANT REACTION 🎧: Kentucky Derby Winner Medina Spirit Fails Drug Test

Racing Dudes’ own Jared Welch discusses Sunday’s breaking news of Medina Spirit, who captured last Saturday’s 147th Kentucky Derby, failing a postrace drug test, prompting Churchill Downs to suspend Hall […] Read More

Preakness Stakes

Brown Reroutes Risk Taking to Preakness Stakes

BALTIMORE, MD – In a late change of plans, the well-named colt Risk Taking will be entered Monday for the May 15 Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course, trainer Chad Brown said Friday. […] Read More

Handicapping

Papa Dudes Free Picks for Churchill Downs 5/8/21

It’s the 2nd Saturday in May at Churchill and the vibe is just a tad different than the feeling of last Saturday. But, there is some good racing so let’s […] Read More

Podcast

BLINKERS OFF 497: Kentucky Derby Recap, Betting Analysis, and Rapid-Fire

The Racing Dudes recap Saturday’s 147th running of the $3 million Kentucky Derby (G1), as well as take a look at how their betting and wagering strategies fared for the […] Read More

Triple Crown

Derby Winner Medina Spirit Leads Likely Preakness Starters

BALTIMORE, MD – Zedan Racing Stables’ Medina Spirit returned to the track pre-dawn Wednesday morning for the first time since winning Saturday’s Kentucky Derby (G1), jogging a mile around Churchill Downs under exercise rider […] Read More