Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
According to the Oaklawn Report for January 8th, there is a “50-50” chance that the promising three-year-old Whitmore will run in the $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes on January 18th at Oaklawn Park. Trained by Ron Moquett, the son of Pleasantly Perfect–who breezed … Continued
The field passes under the Twin Spires for the first time in the 1943 Kentucky Derby Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress Welcome to the first in a series of articles chronicling the Kentucky Derby journey of Richard Keith, … Continued
Tom’s Ready training at Keeneland in October 2015 – Keeneland Photo On the first Saturday of 2016, a large group of newly-turned three-year-olds with Kentucky Derby aspirations turned in workouts at racetracks across the country–here’s a quick rundown of the … Continued
During the final days of 2015, several contenders for the $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes turned in workouts at Oaklawn Park as they gear up for the first Kentucky Derby prep race of the Oaklawn meet. The most prominent worker was Discreetness, winner … Continued
The Oaklawn-based trainer Jinks Fires is already poised for a run down the Kentucky Derby trail with his promising three-year-old Discreetness, but according to the Oaklawn Report for December 29th, Discreetness might not be the most talented of Fires’ potential Derby … Continued
The impressive two-year-old Synchrony, who won a 7 1/2-furlong allowance race at Churchill Downs last time out, is expected to make his next start in the $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes at Oaklawn Park on January 18th. On December 17th, Synchrony gave the track … Continued
Knights Key, the promising two-year-old colt profiled in a recent article here on The Turf Board (click here to read), is scheduled to make his next start in the $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes on January 20th at Oaklawn Park. The … Continued
Ride On Curlin, who finished second behind California Chrome in the 2014 Preakness Stakes (gr. I), returned to the work tab at Churchill Downs this morning after a long absence. The son of Curlin started off this year with an … Continued
The Big Beast (inside) finishing second in the Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (gr. I). Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos Far Right, the talented three-year-old that won the Smarty Jones Stakes and Southwest Stakes (gr. III) during the winter at Oaklawn Park, will … Continued
The once-beaten American Pharoah stamped himself as the favorite to win the 141st Kentucky Derby (gr. I) when he drew off with powerful strides to score a decisive victory in the $1,000,000 Arkansas Derby (gr. I) on April 11th at Oaklawn Park. With … Continued