Kentucky Derby 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 favorite Essential Quality — and…
Kentucky Derby Kentucky Derby Contenders Pedigree Analysis: Highly Motivated With the Kentucky Derby (G1) less than 1 week away, this is my last analyst of the top contenders’ pedigrees for Kentucky Derby 147. This week’s subject: Highly Motivated The Klaravich Stables homebred enters the Kentucky Derby with a career record of 5-2-2-1 and wiill try to give trainer Chad Brown… Read More
Kentucky Derby O Besos Could Join Rare Company with Kentucky Derby Win If he wins the Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 1, O Besos and his sire Orb could join rare company as just the 13th set of fathers and sons to conquer the Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs. Like Father, Like Son Like father, like son, we say, because… Read More
Kentucky Derby Kentucky Derby Contenders Pedigree Analysis: Midnight Bourbon With the Kentucky Derby (G1) less than 2 weeks away, I’m back for my second year of analyzing some of the top contenders’ pedigrees. This week’s subject: Midnight Bourbon Bred by Stonestreet Thoroughbreds and purchased as a yearling for $525,000 by Winchell Thoroughbreds, Midnight Bourbon has a career record of 7-2-2-3… Read More
Kentucky Derby Midnight Bourbon Drills Bullet Work at Churchill Downs for Kentucky Derby LOUISVILLE, KY – On a brisk Monday morning in Louisville, Winchell Thorougbreds’ multiple graded stakes-placed colt Midnight Bourbon continued his serious preparation for the May 1 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) with a swift 5-furlong move in :59.80, the fastest of 13 horses at the distance. Trained by Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen, Midnight… Read More
Kentucky Derby Kentucky Derby Contenders Pedigree Analysis: Super Stock With the Kentucky Derby (G1) less than 3 weeks away, I’m back for my second year of analyzing some of the top contenders’ pedigrees. This week’s subject: Super Stock Trained by Steve Asmussen, Super Stock is a late surprise to the Kentucky Derby picture but a welcomed one. He’s one of the… Read More
Kentucky Derby Racing Dudes Three Stars of the Week: Kentucky Derby Trail Ends in Shocker The final events along the Road to the 2021 Kentucky Derby (G1) ended in back-to-back shockers, with prices galore in both of Saturday’s prep races. That being said, was either winner’s upset enough to claim top spot in the latest Three Stars of the Week? 1. Super Stock The $1… Read More
Kentucky Derby The Magic Mike Show 264: What We Learned (Final Kentucky Derby Preps) The Magic Mike Show guys review their tickets from last Saturday’s Oaklawn Park Late Pick 4 sequence and discuss what they learned from the season’s final Kentucky Derby (G1) preps. The Magic Mike Show with Curtis “Magic” Kalleward and Mike Somich is the ultimate horse racing recap show covering all… Read More
Kentucky Derby Kentucky Derby No Lock for Concert Tour HOT SPRINGS, AR – Following his first defeat in last Saturday’s Arkansas Derby (G1), trainer Bob Baffert’s Concert Tour is reportedly no lock to enter the May 1 Kentucky Derby (G1), according to an anonymous source close to the horse’s connections. Concert Tour “came out (of the Arkansas Derby) well,… Read More
Kentucky Derby Super Stock Exits Arkansas Derby Well HOT SPRINGS, AR – Super Stock emerged in “fantastic” shape from his victory in the $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1) Saturday at Oaklawn, Steve Asmussen, the colt’s Hall of Fame trainer, said Sunday morning. Super Stock is scheduled to be flown early this week to Kentucky, Asmussen said, where the… Read More
BLINKERS OFF 510: Jim Dandy Preview and Rapid-Fire The Racing Dudes preview the $600,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2)… Read More
The Magic Mike Show 295: Saratoga Saturday Late Pick 4 Preview The Magic Mike Show guys preview and give their tickets… Read More
The Magic Mike Show 294: Saratoga Wednesday Late Pick 4 Preview The Magic Mike Show guys preview and give their tickets… Read More
BLINKERS OFF 509: Haskell Fallout, CCA Oaks Preview, and Rapid-Fire The Racing Dudes unpack last Saturday’s controversial $1 million Haskell… Read More
The Magic Mike Show 293: Del Mar Saturday Late Pick 4 Preview The Magic Mike Show guys preview and give their tickets… Read More
Bing Crosby Preview: C Z Rocket Back Out West DEL MAR, CA – Saturday’s $300,000 Bing Crosby Stakes (G1)… Read More
BLINKERS OFF 510: Jim Dandy Preview and Rapid-Fire The Racing Dudes preview the $600,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2)… Read More
The Magic Mike Show 295: Saratoga Saturday Late Pick 4 Preview The Magic Mike Show guys preview and give their tickets… Read More
Jim Dandy Preview: Will the Graveyard of Champions Claim Another Victim? SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – The $600,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2)… Read More
Vanderbilt Preview: Mischevious Alex Cuts Back in Distance SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – The older sprinters get going on… Read More
