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Owendale Victorious in Ohio Derby

NORTH RANDALL, OH – Rupp Racing’s Owendale made good on the support that made him the favorite, splitting horses in the stretch and fighting past slowing foes to win Saturday’s $500,000 Ohio […]

Podcast

BLINKERS OFF 387: Ohio Derby Preview and Rapid-Fire

The Racing Dudes preview Saturday’s $500,000 Ohio Derby (G3) at Thistledown, then give rapid-fire picks for some of the remaining graded stakes races around the country, including the United Nations […] Read More

Race Previews

Ohio Derby Preview: Owendale Looks to Build Resume in Wide Open Division

The $500,000 Ohio Derby (G3) is set for this Saturday at Thistledown, drawing 7 horses looking to gain a valuable victory in what is a wide open 3-year-old division. The […] Read More

Podcast

BLINKERS OFF 312: Ohio Derby Recap

The Thoroughbred Racing Dudes’ content editor Curtis “Magic” Kalleward is joined by Mike Somich, host of the Coast To Coast YouTube series, to recap the weekend’s major stakes races from […] Read More

News

Racing Dudes Three Stars of the Week: Core Beliefs Takes Home Ohio Derby

It was Derby Day in both Ohio and Minnesota last weekend as big-time racing hit the small tracks at Thistledown and Canterbury Park. Of course, Belmont and Santa Anita ran […] Read More

Race Recaps

Core Beliefs Outlasts Lone Sailor in G3 Ohio Derby

NORTH RANDALL, OH – Gary Broad’s Core Beliefs launched a strong rally in the stretch and took over midway to the wire, then showed courage by outlasting the 3-2 favorite Lone Sailor for his […] Read More

Race Previews

Ohio Derby Preview: Flameaway, Lone Sailor Get Class Relief

A full field of 12 are set for this Saturday’s Grade 3, $500,000 Ohio Derby at Thistledown. 2018 marks the 84th running of the race, which is the state of […] Read More

News

Irap Edges Girvin to Win G3, $500,000 Ohio Derby

NORTH RANDALL, OH – The 83rd running of the Grade 3, $500,000 Ohio Derby Saturday at JACK Thistledown Racino came right down to the wire, with Irap getting up by […] Read More

News

Ohio Derby Preview: Several Kentucky Derby Runners Look to Rebound

The complexion of Saturday’s Grade 3, $500,000 Ohio Derby at JACK Thistledown Racino changed on Wednesday when trainer Mike Maker entered the Grade 3 JACK Cincinnati Casino Spiral Stakes winner […] Read More

Handicapping

Racing Dudes Three Stars of the Week

1. Melatonin 2. Mo Tom There was no replay available for this race other than Blood Horse or the Daily Facing Form. This is a major fail by Thistledown as […] Read More