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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 […]

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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

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Medina Spirit Gives Baffert 7th Kentucky Derby Win

LOUISVILLE, KY – Medina Spirit fought back after briefly relinquishing the lead to Mandaloun in the stretch to post a half-length to win the 147th running of the $3 million Kentucky Derby (G1) presented […] Read More

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King Fury to Scratch from Kentucky Derby

LOUISVILLE, KY – Fern Circle Stables, Three Chimney’s Farm and Magdalena Racing’s King Fury will be scratched from the Kentucky Derby due to a fever, according to trainer Kenny McPeek. “King Fury spiked a 104-degree fever this afternoon […] Read More

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2021 Kentucky Derby Pace Thesis & Picks

LOUISVILLE, KY – The crowd noise that creates a wall of sound engulfing Churchill Downs will return this year as the 20 thoroughbreds make their turn for home in America’s […] Read More

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McIngvale Placing $2M Derby Bet at Churchill Downs to Maximize Money Going to Horsemen, Track

LOUISVILLE, KY – Jim McIngvale, the colorful Houston furniture magnate and horse owner known as “Mattress Mac,” will make the largest wager in Kentucky Derby (G1) history Saturday on unbeaten […] Read More

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Essential Quality Draws Post 14, Named 2/1 Favorite for Kentucky Derby

LOUISVILLE, KY – Godolphin homebred Essential Quality drew post 14 and was named the 2/1 morning line favorite for Saturday’s $3 million Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs. The undefeated […] Read More

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The Magic Mike Show 268: What We Learned & Updates on Kentucky Derby, Oaks

The Magic Mike Show guys review and discuss their good (and bad) picks and plays from last Saturday’s Late Pick 4 sequence at Golden Gate Fields. Then they discuss the […] Read More

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Keepmeinmind, Dynamic One Sharpest of Friday Workers for Kentucky Derby, Oaks

LOUISVILLE, KY – On a cool Kentucky morning, a total of 17 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1) horses put in their final timed workouts before next weekend’s editions […] Read More

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Why We HATE Your Kentucky Derby Pick – 2021 Edition

Do you have your Kentucky Derby (G1) horse picked? Guess what: we hate him! If you get on Twitter, Facebook, or any horse racing message board, then you know where […] Read More