John Oxley’s Classic Empire, the unanimous Eclipse Award selection as 2016’s champion 2-year-old and a three-time Grade 1 winner, has been established as the 4-1 morning-line favorite in a field […]
Steven Sarkowsky and Marty and Pam Wygod’s Paradise Woods has been installed as the 5-2 morning-line favorite in a field of 14 3-year-old fillies and one also-eligible entered Tuesday for […] Read More
The Thoroughbred Racing Dudes preview the 143rd running of the $2 million Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs. Blinkers Off provides weekly insights into the world of horse racing, including race […] Read More
Undoubtedly, this week is all about the Kentucky Oaks on Friday and the Kentucky Derby on Saturday; these two races are the staples of the season each and every year. […] Read More
Post position matters no matter the race, but in the Kentucky Derby, it’s magnified in a huge way. With 20 horses loaded into one gate, post position analysis is an important […] Read More
LOUISVILLE, KY – Godolphin Racing’s Thunder Snow exited quarantine on Tuesday morning and made his first visit to the main track at Churchill Downs during the special training period reserved for […] Read More
LOUISVILLE, KY – Whitham Thoroughbreds’ McCraken worked five furlongs in 1:00.80 and Kendall Hansen, Skychai Racing, and Bode Miller’s Fast and Accurate worked five furlongs in 1:01.20 in company for the […] Read More
LAUREL, MD – Calling it “perfect,” trainer Graham Motion gave multiple Grade 2 winner Irish War Cry his only work before the May 6 Kentucky Derby on Sunday at the […] Read More
LOUISVILLE, KY – The multiple Eclipse Award winning conditioner, Todd Fletcher, came into Derby season with many possibilities for the Run for the Roses. As the race loomed closer, his […] Read More
LOUISVILLE, KY – The 2-year-old champion Classic Empire and the Grade 1 Florida Derby runner-up State of Honor could bring a lifelong dream to the Mark Casse barn in the […] Read More