Kentucky Derby Prep Race

Blended Citizen Takes G3 Jeff Ruby Steaks

FLORENCE, KY – Greg Hall and Sayjay Racing’s Blended Citizen needed every inch of the Turfway Park stretch to prevail just in time to take Saturday’s Grade 3, $200,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks. Unhurried […]

Kentucky Derby

Derby Trail Tracker: The Big Two Heat Up Pace

The action on the Kentucky Derby Trail was fast and furious over a half-hour’s time last Saturday. I think that the Santa Anita stewards’ decision in the Grade 2 San Felipe […] Read More

Race Recaps

Bolt d’Oro Awarded Controversial G2 San Felipe

ARCADIA, CA – The buildup was worth the wait, as Bolt d’Oro and McKinzie engaged in the far turn and battled the length of the stretch, then had the result settled by a […] Read More

Race Recaps

Enticed Walks Home Victorious In G3 Gotham

SOUTH OZONE PARK, NY – Godolphin Racing’s homebred Enticed took the lead with a powerful sweep through the far turn, then walked home the final furlong en route to victory in Saturday’s Grade […] Read More

Race Recaps

Quip Quick To Conquer G2 Tampa Bay Derby

OLDSMAR, FL – WinStar Farm’s homebred Quip found himself the quickest horse in the field en route to conquering Saturday’s Grade 2, $400,000 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby at Tampa Bay Downs. Breaking alertly […] Read More

Race Previews

San Felipe Stakes Preview: McKinzie Primed to Become Top Derby Contender

It’s showdown time Saturday at Santa Anita, as top Kentucky Derby prospects McKinzie and Bolt d’Oro head a field of eight sophomores in the Grade 2, $400,000 San Felipe Stakes […] Read More

News

Kentucky Derby-Bound Mendelssohn Targeting Dundalk Return

DUNDALK, IRELAND – The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf winner Mendelssohn, one of trainer Aidan O’Brien’s nominations for the Kentucky Derby in May, is likely to make his reappearance in the Listed […] Read More

Race Previews

Tampa Bay Derby Preview: Vino Rosso Ready to Step Up

A field of 11* will line up to take a major step toward the Kentucky Derby in the Grade 2, $400,000 Tampa Bay Derby, which serves as the centerpiece of […] Read More

Race Previews

Gotham Stakes Preview: Field of Nine Set for One Turn Mile

History will be made Saturday at Aqueduct when nine horses spring from the gate in the Grade 3, $300,000 Gotham Stakes. For the first time ever in the Kentucky Derby […] Read More

Triple Crown

Derby Trail Tracker: Early Speed Reigns Supreme

The chalk dust fog of dominating favorites which once shrouded the Kentucky Derby Trail has fully cleared, with two consecutive unpredictable turns taking us on roller coaster-like loop de loops. […] Read More