Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
During the summer meet at Del Mar, plenty of two-year-old colts stamped themselves as future Breeders’ Cup and Triple Crown contenders by scoring impressive victories. Some–such as Nyquist–are already well-known, but there are many others that are still flying under the … Continued
Keeneland Photo Sticksstatelydude, the promising two-year-old that broke his maiden in impressive fashion at Saratoga earlier this summer, will make his stakes debut on Saturday in the $500,000 Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity (gr. I) at Keeneland. The son of First Dude had been entered … Continued
Who’s ready to start looking for the 2016 Kentucky Derby winner? :) The first maiden special weight of the Del Mar meet for 2yo colts is scheduled to be held this evening! The race is the fourth on the card, … Continued
On this day nine years ago, the legendary Barbaro won the 2006 Kentucky Derby (gr. I) in dominating fashion, drawing off to win by 6 1/2 lengths over an excellent field that included Jazil, Lawyer Ron, and Showing Up. Relive … Continued
It has been thirty-seven years since Affirmed won the eleventh and most recent Triple Crown in racing history, and newly-crowned Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner American Pharoah will face a steep challenge if he is to become the dozenth horse to … Continued
Louisiana Derby (gr. II) winner International Star and Gotham Stakes (gr. III) winner El Kabeir have both been scratched from the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), leaving a field of eighteen horses to contest the 141st renewal of the … Continued
Arkansas Derby (gr. I) winner American Pharoah has drawn post 18 in the 141st running of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) and has been installed as the morning line favorite at 5-2. His stablemate, the unbeaten … Continued
In the days before the running of the Kentucky Derby, there are always plenty of questions being asked about the race, its long history, and the horses entered in the race. To help provide some answers (and help you impress your friends … Continued
A total of 22 horses have been entered in the 141st running of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), including an unexpected longshot entry named Tale of Verve. With only 20 horses allowed to start in the Derby, … Continued
When handicapping the Kentucky Derby, it’s always fun to check out unusual statistics and tidbits in regard to the race. For example, almost everyone knows that Secretariat ran the fastest Derby in history (1:59.40 seconds in 1973), just as almost everyone knows that Monarchos is … Continued