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
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos/Chelsea Durand The first Kentucky Derby prep race of the season in Louisiana will be held on January 16th, that being the $200,000 LeComte Stakes (gr. III) at Fair Grounds. The one-mile and seventy-yard race, which offers a total … Continued
© Benoit Photo Last Saturday was the kind of racing day that I always enjoy. Being that it was the first weekend of January, it wasn’t as if the racing action was particularly significant at the championship level–no grade I races were run, and no soon-to-be-crowned Eclipse … Continued
© Benoit Photo According to the Santa Anita Stable Notes for January 3rd, the highly-promising two-year-old Mor Spirit will likely run next in the February 6th Robert B. Lewis Stakes (gr. III) at Santa Anita. Trained by Bob Baffert, Mor Spirit score an impressive … 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
Breeders’ Cup Photo © The very promising maiden winner I Will Score is scheduled to return from an injury-induced layoff when he runs in a 6 1/2-furlong allowance optional claiming race at Santa Anita on January 3rd. Trained by Jerry Hollendorfer, the son of Roman Ruler … 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