Todd Pletcher

Louisiana Derby Preview: My Boy Jack Looks to Prove Himself on a Fast Track

A field of 10 Kentucky Derby hopefuls will take flight in the 105th running of the Grade 2, $1 million Louisiana Derby, scheduled as the 11th race on a 14-race […]

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Derby Trail Tracker: How Many Points To Make the Derby Gate?

As we travel down the Kentucky Derby trail, the best 3-year-old horses are clicking off points in order to run under the twin spires at Churchill Downs on the first […] Read More

Race Recaps

Magnum Moon Eclipses Foes In G2 Rebel

HOT SPRINGS, AR – Robert and Lawana Low’s Magnum Moon grabbed the lead through the far turn and drew off convincingly down the stretch, eclipsing his foes in front of a record crowd […] Read More

Race Recaps

Hedge Fund Scores Big In $300,000 Essex

HOT SPRINGS, AR – WinStar Farm’s homebred Hedge Fund finally got his first stakes score, drawing off late to take Saturday’s $300,000 Essex Handicap at Oaklawn Park. Breaking well from the rail under […] Read More

Race Recaps

Ivy Bell Makes The Grade In G2 Inside Information

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Mathis Stable and Madaket Stables’ Ivy Bell overcame a rough start and tight running room to win her first graded stakes event in Saturday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Inside Information […] Read More

Race Previews

Rebel Stakes Preview: Heavy Hitters Invade Oaklawn Park

The Road to the 2018 Kentucky Derby pushes on this weekend with the Grade 2, $900,000 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park. Last week, the entire racing world got a big […] Read More

Podcast

BLINKERS OFF 286: Rebel Stakes Preview and Derby Madness

The Thoroughbred Racing Dudes preview the Grade 2, $900,000 Rebel Stakes (this weekend’s Kentucky Derby prep race from Oaklawn Park), then introduce a new bracket challenge called Derby Madness and […] Read More

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

Podcast

BLINKERS OFF 284: Kentucky Derby Prep Previews and Rapid-Fire

The Thoroughbred Racing Dudes preview three Kentucky Derby prep races – the Grade 3, $300,000 Gotham Stakes from Aqueduct, the Grade 2, $400,000 Tampa Bay Derby from Tampa Bay Downs, […] 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