Lynch Sticking With Routine for Gotham Favorite El Areeb
With El Areeb training strongly, Cathal Lynch has made the decision to run the colt in Saturday’s Gotham Stakes at Aqueduct.
O’Neill “Very Excited” About Gotham Contender So Conflated
Trainer Doug O’Neill, owner Reddam Racing, and jockey Mario Gutierrez are back on the Kentucky Derby trail with So Conflated.
El Areeb Works Sharp Half-Mile at Laurel
Coady Photography The promising Kentucky Derby contender El Areeb, whose next start is currently up in the air, signaled that he is continuing to thrive when he breezed a half-mile in a rapid :47.80 on February 18th at Laurel Park. The son of … Continued
Handicapping the “Big Apple/Bluegrass” Pick 4
Wavell Avenue winning the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I) at Keeneland – Breeders’ Cup Photo © On April 9th, Aqueduct and Keeneland will host a special “Big Apple/Bluegrass” Pick 4 featuring top-notch graded stakes races at both tracks. The Aqueduct … Continued
Linda Rice Discusses Matt King Coal and the Wood Memorial
The up-and-coming three-year-old Matt King Coal, who is one of the fastest colts on the Derby trail in terms of Beyer speed figures, completed his preparations for the April 9th Wood Memorial (gr. I) at Aqueduct when he breezed seven furlong … Continued
Adventist Ready for a Rematch in the Wood Memorial
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos/Chelsea Durand The promising three-year-old Adventist hasn’t had the best luck in his two previous Kentucky Derby prep races, finishing third with troubled trips in both the Withers Stakes (gr. III) and the Gotham Stakes (gr. III), but the … Continued
Shagaf, Flexibility Complete Wood Memorial Preparations
Flexibility (background) finished second to Mohaymen in the Remsen Stakes – Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos/Chelsea Durand One week before the $1 million Wood Memorial (gr. I) at Aqueduct, trainer Chad Brown sent out his talented three-year-olds Shagaf and Flexibility to breeze a half-mile together … Continued
Kentucky Derby Countdown: 3-18-16
Breeders’ Cup Photo © Today marks a milestone–it’s just 50 days until the 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby! Here’s the latest news on the road to the Derby… Fields Coming Together for Derby Prep Races With just over seven weeks remaining … Continued
Today’s Best Races: March 12, 2016
Breeders’ Cup Photo © A great day of racing awaits later this afternoon, led by a pair of grade I races at Santa Anita and two major Kentucky Derby prep races! To help keep track of all the fantastic stakes and maiden … Continued
Chad Brown Enjoys Good Week with Shagaf, My Man Sam
Trainer Chad Brown’s leading Kentucky Derby hopeful Flexibility may have disappointed when fourth in the Withers Stakes (gr. III) on Saturday, but Brown still found success last weekend with Shagaf and My Man Sam, a pair of promising winners that are bound for stakes … Continued