Keeneland Preview

Alda Cuts Back in Distance for 2021 Debut in TVG Limestone Turf Sprint

LEXINGTON, KY – Wertheimer and Frere homebred Alda will start her 2021 campaign where 2020 concluded: at Keeneland. Trained by Graham Motion, Alda finished 12th in last fall’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies […]

Handicapping

Ricky’s Rockets 🚀: Gulfstream Park, Keeneland and Oaklawn Park Picks for April 8, 2021

Ricky’s Rockets🚀 stayed hot on Easter Sunday with a $478 Pick 4 and a $476.50 Pick 5, to help offset the rest of the weekend. That’s exactly the kind of […] Read More

Race Previews

Silver Dust Tops Field of Five for Ben Ali; Into Mystic Among 10 Entrants in Giant’s Causeway

LEXINGTON, KY – Tom Durant’s multiple Grade 3 winner Silver Dust tops a field of five older runners entered Wednesday for Saturday’s 90th running of the $150,000 Ben Ali going 1 1/8 miles […] Read More

Race Previews

Micheline, Brown Duo Headline Field of Six for Coolmore Jenny Wiley

LEXINGTON, KY – Godolphin homebred Micheline, winner of the Hillsborough (G2) at Tampa Bay Downs in her 2021 debut, and the graded stakes-winning duo of Etoile and Tamahere trained by Chad Brown headline a small […] Read More

Podcast

BLINKERS OFF 490: Mega Saturday Kentucky Derby Preps and Rapid-Fire

The Racing Dudes preview this weekend’s three 100-point Kentucky Derby (G1) prep races – the Santa Anita Derby (G1), the Blue Grass (G2), and the Wood Memorial (G2) – then […] Read More

Handicapping

Ricky’s Rockets 🚀: Aqueduct, Keeneland, Oaklawn Park and Santa Anita Park Picks for April 3, 2021

Ricky’s Rockets🚀 continue to stay white-hot after a great opening day at Keeneland on Friday afternoon! It was so nice to see racing return to Lexington, Kentucky with fans in […] Read More

Handicapping

Ricky’s Rockets 🚀: Keeneland, Oaklawn Park and Santa Anita Park Picks for April 2, 2021

Ricky’s Rockets🚀 started off the week/month strong at Gulfstream Park and Oaklawn Park cashing tickets (Pick 5 for over $600), but the big news is the introduction of Keeneland! Keeneland […] Read More

Race Previews

Transylvania Preview: Fire At Will Leads Field With Short Entries, Tall Talent Level

LEXINGTON, KY – Three Diamonds Farm’s Fire At Will leads a field short on entries but tall on talent level in Friday’s $150,000 Transylvania Stakes (G3) at Keeneland. The Transylvania […] Read More

Race Previews

Blue Grass Preview: Essential Quality Set for Final Prep

LEXINGTON, KY – A compact but strong field of nine 3-year-olds including Essential Quality will contest Saturday’s $800,000 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (G2) on Day 2 of Keeneland’s 2021 Spring […] Read More

Kentucky Oaks

Ashland Preview: Malathaat Returns

LEXINGTON, KY – Shadwell Stable’s undefeated Malathaat makes her long-awaited return to the races in Saturday’s $400,000 Central Bank Ashland Stakes (G1) at Keeneland. The Ashland is a 1 1/16-mile […] Read More