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Sunland Derby Draws Runners From All Over Searching for Kentucky Derby Points

March 22, 2019 Margaret Ransom Horse Racing News Kentucky Derby Road to the Roses

The $800,000 Sunland Derby (GIII) is the youngest of all the second-level, 50-point Kentucky Derby (GI) preps and while a winner of this race has yet to wear the roses in Louisville — Mine That …

Saturday's Fair Grounds card featured four graded stakes, including the Risen Star Stakes (GII) for three-year-olds.

Louisiana Derby Draws Eleven, Win Guarantees Derby Spot

March 21, 2019 Margaret Ransom Kentucky Derby Road to the Roses

Despite the fact that only two horses in history have completed the Louisiana Derby (GII)-Kentucky Derby (GI) double, the signature race of the Fair Grounds meet is still one of the most important stops on …

Classic Empire seeks to turn the tables on Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming in the Preakness Stakes (photo by Jordan Sigmon).

John Rothschild’s Kentucky Derby Contenders & Pretenders

March 19, 2019 John Rothschild Kentucky Derby Road to the Roses

I’m a horse owner and handicapper who may see things just a little differently than the average player. Each week I’ll be looking at: A few angles that will help with your Kentucky Derby selections. …

Down to the Final Derby Preps

March 19, 2019 Ray Wallin Kentucky Derby Road to the Roses

The Kentucky Derby picture is starting to get clearer, but the last round of prep races will define the field. These races often offer strong wagering opportunities for both the casual racing fan, as well …

Rebel Upsets Result in Little Change Atop Kentucky Derby Rankings

March 19, 2019 Julie Basso Horse Racing Analysis

Bob Baffert had won six Rebel Stakes (G2) in the decade of the 2010s. But he is officially 0-for-2 in 2019 after striking out with two odds-on favorites in the two $750,000 divisions of this …

Game Winner takes the 2018 Breeders' Cup Juvenile, 11/4/18. (Jordan Thomson Photo)

Kentucky Derby News & Notes: March 19, 2019

March 19, 2019 US Racing Team Kentucky Derby Road to the Roses

All the latest happenings on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, including what Kentucky Derby preps the top contenders are pointing for. Long Range Toddy, who took the first division of the split Grade 2 …

Rebel Upsets Result in Little Change Atop Kentucky Derby Rankings

March 18, 2019 Noel Michaels Kentucky Derby Road to the Roses

Bob Baffert had won six Rebel Stakes (G2) in the decade of the 2010s, but he is officially 0-for-2 in 2019 after striking out with two odds-on favorites in the two $750,000 divisions of this …

Churchill Downs (photo via www.kentucky.com).

Kentucky Derby Workout Report: March 18, 2019

March 18, 2019 US Racing Team Kentucky Derby Road to the Roses

“Breezing” generally indicates the horse was not under strong urging, while “handily” typically denotes the horse was under urging from its rider (this can vary by location). Numbers in parentheses represent the ranking among other …

Weekend Handicapping Reports

March 16, 2019 Derek Simon Handicapping Reports Horse Betting 101

Free Race Report Cards for Fair Grounds and Oaklawn Park and Santa Anita Park are now available. This includes the Rebel Stakes, which has been split into two divisions and features the return of last …

A Divided Rebel Stakes Unites Kentucky Derby Runners

March 15, 2019 Margaret Ransom Kentucky Derby Road to the Roses

Champion Game Winner Makes Seasonal Debut A week ago, as racing in Southern California reached a crisis level thanks to a staggering number of horses injured and euthanized at Santa Anita, the ripple effects of …

American Horse Racing’s Most Magical Places: The Hall of Champions

March 15, 2019 Tom Ferry Horse Racing News

On a beautiful afternoon in the spring of 2006, I walked into the Hall of Champions at the Kentucky Horse Park for the first time. A horse gazed out at me from the first stall …

Unwritten Rules of the Racetrack

March 12, 2019 Ray Wallin Horse Betting 101

I love going to the track. I especially love sitting out on the grandstand apron at Monmouth Park on a lazy, sunny Friday afternoon in the summer. We are all there for the same purpose, …

Winning Speed Figures 3-Year-Old Males: March 4 – March 10

March 12, 2019 US Racing Team Kentucky Derby Road to the Roses

Below are the top speed figures recorded during the past week in the 3-year-old male division: Horse Distance Track/Date Brisnet Beyer Haikal 1m (ft) AQU 3/9 102 95 Tacitus 1 1/16m (ft) TAM 3/9 95 93 …

Kentucky Derby News & Notes: March 12, 2019

March 12, 2019 US Racing Team Kentucky Derby Road to the Roses

All the latest happenings on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, including what Kentucky Derby preps the top contenders are pointing for. Tacitus exited his Grade 2 Tampa Bay Derby score in good shape, and …

Top 5 Kentucky Derby Contenders

March 11, 2019 Noel Michaels Kentucky Derby Road to the Roses

As we make our way toward the final round of prep races on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, things continue to sort themselves out at a very slow pace this season in the three-year-old …