Triple Crown

Preakness Stakes Update: Always Dreaming Takes to the Pimlico Track

BALTIMORE, MD – Kentucky Derby champion Always Dreaming got acquainted with the racing surface at Pimlico Race Course on Wednesday morning during a light jog in preparation for a scheduled […]

Kentucky Derby

Favored Always Dreaming Cruises in Kentucky Derby 143

LOUISVILLE, KY – Always Dreaming shook clear at the 1/2-mile pole, opened a daylight advantage, and cruised to a 2 3/4-length victory to win the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby. Trained […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Kentucky Derby 143 Post-Race News Conference with Always Dreaming Connections

LOUISVILLE, KY – Derby fans weathered rainstorms and unseasonably cold temperatures to watch post-time favorite Always Dreaming win the 143rd Kentucky Derby over a sloppy track. Attendance of 158,070 was […] Read More

Podcast

BLINKERS OFF 234: Kentucky Derby 143 Preview

The Thoroughbred Racing Dudes preview the 143rd running of the $2 million Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs. Blinkers Off provides weekly insights into the world of horse racing, including race […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Thunder Snow Makes First Visit to Churchill Downs, Kentucky Oaks Update

LOUISVILLE, KY – Godolphin Racing’s Thunder Snow exited quarantine on Tuesday morning and made his first visit to the main track at Churchill Downs during the special training period reserved for […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

The 5 Best Kentucky Derby Winners of the 2000s

So many great memories came back to life when making a list that, by the time it was done, this became my favorite article of all-time. I’m sure there will […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Kentucky Derby Update: McCraken, Fast and Accurate Work

LOUISVILLE, KY – Whitham Thoroughbreds’ McCraken worked five furlongs in 1:00.80 and Kendall Hansen, Skychai Racing, and Bode Miller’s Fast and Accurate worked five furlongs in 1:01.20 in company for the […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Irish War Cry ‘Perfect’ in Only Pre-Derby Work Sunday at Fair Hill

LAUREL, MD – Calling it “perfect,” trainer Graham Motion gave multiple Grade 2 winner Irish War Cry his only work before the May 6 Kentucky Derby on Sunday at the […] Read More

Podcast

BLINKERS OFF 232: 2nd Annual Jon White Interview

The Thoroughbred Racing Dudes bring back Jon White, Santa Anita odds-maker and long-time horse racing journeyman, who gives his thoughts on the upcoming Kentucky Derby and Oaks. Blinkers Off provides […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Kentucky Derby Update: Malagacy and Battalion Runner out of Derby

LOUISVILLE, KY – The multiple Eclipse Award winning conditioner, Todd Fletcher, came into Derby season with many possibilities for the Run for the Roses. As the race loomed closer, his […] Read More