Ian Wilkes

Papa Dudes Free Picks for Churchill Downs 6/20/21

Happy Father’s Day to all you Dads out there and I hope you enjoy your day. Today we are going to bet Churchill Downs with a budget of $50 or so and see if we…

Race Recaps

Churn N Burn Fires All The Way Around In Pan American

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Lothenbach Stables’ Churn N Burn lived up to his name, firing strong on the front end all the way around en route to winning Saturday’s $200,000 Pan American Stakes Presented by Rood & Riddle (G2) at Gulfstream Park. Churn N Burn broke quickly from the far… Read More

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No Mo’ Spending Up in Time in Joseph Gimma

ELMONT, NY – Trainer Ian Wilkes’ No Mo’ Spending got up just in time to win Thursday’s $100,000 Joseph A. Gimma Stakes at Belmont Park. No Mo’ Spending broke from post 4 under Javier Castellano as the third choice in the field of New York-bred juvenile fillies. She raced within range of… Read More

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Ry’s the Guy Sets Track Record in Champions Day Marathon Victory

LOUISVILLE, KY – Lothenbach Stables’ Ry’s the Guy drove off in deep stretch to post a 4 3/4-length victory in the $115,400 Champions Day Marathon Overnight Stakes to kickoff Kentucky Derby week. Trained by Ian Wilkes and ridden by Chris Landeros, Ry’s the Guy covered the mile and 1/2 on a fast main track in 2:29.58 to… Read More

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Kentucky Oaks

Four Graces Wins Beaumont With Record-Setting Effort

LEXINGTON, KY – Despite being geared down late, Whitham Thoroughbreds homebred Four Graces put forth a track record-setting effort to win Friday’s $100,000 Beaumont Stakes Presented by Keeneland Select (G3). Sent from post 3 under Julien Leparoux as the well-backed 3/5 favorite in the field of five sophomore fillies, Four… Read More

Kentucky Oaks

Four Graces Goes All the Way in Dogwood

LOUISVILLE, KY – Whitham Thoroughbreds homebred Four Graces went all the way around on the lead to score a big W in Saturday’s $100,000 Dogwood Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs. Breaking from post 2 under Julien Leparoux as the 2/1 second choice on the tote, Four Graces went straight to the front… Read More

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Gentle Ruler Now 5 of 6 After 0-for-11 Start

FRANKLIN, KY – It took Gentle Ruler 12 starts and more than a year and a half of competition to win her first race, but relatively little time to rise to the level of becoming a stakes winner at the $500,000 purse level. Thursday on closing day of the RUNHAPPY… Read More

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Gentle Ruler Finishes Strongly in Robert G. Dick

WILMINGTON, DE – Morsches Stable’s Gentle Ruler finished strongly in the stretch thanks to a rail-skimming ride that helped propel her past her tiring foes in Saturday’s $200,000 Robert G. Dick Memorial Stakes (G3) at Delaware Park. Breaking from post 4 under Chris Landeros at 7/2 odds, Gentle Ruler saved ground in… Read More

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Gentle Ruler Outkicks Gaining in Keertana

LOUISVILLE, KY – Morsches Stable’s Gentle Ruler extended her in streak in her stakes debut, outkicking the heavily-favored Gaining in deep stretch to steal Saturday’s $100,000 Keertana Overnight Stakes at Churchill Downs. Breaking from the far outside post 6 under Chris Landeros at 7/1 odds, Gentle Ruler quickly settled to run two-wide in midpack… Read More

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Bourbon Resolution Bombs Away In Ben Ali

LEXINGTON, KY – It was bombs away in Saturday’s Ben Ali Stakes (G3) at Keeneland when Bourbon Lane Stable’s Bourbon Resolution stormed home convincingly, outrunning his 18/1 odds en route to his first stakes score. Breaking well from post 9 under Chris Landeros, Bourbon Resolution laid close to the early pace that the… Read More