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March 18, 2019

Rebel Upsets Result in Little Change Atop Kentucky Derby Rankings

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

March 18, 2019

Kentucky Derby Workout Report: March 18, 2019

March 16, 2019

Weekend Handicapping Reports

March 15, 2019

A Divided Rebel Stakes Unites Kentucky Derby Runners

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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 …

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 …

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

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 …

Kentucky Derby Workout Report: March 11, 2019

March 11, 2019 US Racing Team Kentucky Derby Road to the Roses

Buyer Beware! Spotting Bad Claims at the Racetrack!

March 9, 2019 Derek Simon Horse Racing Analysis

I think it’s very important that we bettors remember that our goals and the goals of the participants in the sports we’re wagering on are typically very different. Yeah, we all want to win — …

Tampa Bay Derby Draws Field of 11

March 8, 2019 Margaret Ransom Kentucky Derby Road to the Roses

A field of 11 sophomores is expected for Saturday’s $400,000 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby (GII), the main event of the Tampa Bay Downs winter racing season. The 1 1/16-mile race offers 50 points to …

Kentucky Derby Trail: Who’s Hot and Who’s Not

March 7, 2019 Noel Michaels Kentucky Derby Road to the Roses

We’re two months out from the Kentucky Derby, Gulfstream’s Fountain of Youth (G2) is in the books, and we’re now heading up to the biggest weekend of the season so far with three major Kentucky …

Sadness at Santa Anita: What is the Solution?

March 7, 2019 John Furgele Horse Racing News

If you’re a sports fan, you’ve had this conversation with your friends thousands of times, I’m sure. It goes something like this: “Why can’t Johnson stay healthy?” Another way of saying it goes something like, …

Gotham Matches East and West Coast Kentucky Derby Contenders

March 7, 2019 Margaret Ransom Kentucky Derby Road to the Roses

Since the initial running of the Gotham Stakes (GIII) in 1953, first at Jamaica Racetrack and now at Aqueduct, a lot of really good horses have reached the winner’s circle, including Native Dancer, Jaipur, Dr. …

Rebel Upsets Result in Little Change Atop …

Mar 18, 2019

Bob Baffert had won six Rebel Stakes (G2) in the …
Kentucky Derby Workout Report: March 18, 2019

Mar 18, 2019

“Breezing” generally indicates the horse was not under strong urging, …
Weekend Handicapping Reports

Mar 16, 2019

Free Race Report Cards for Fair Grounds and Oaklawn Park …
A Divided Rebel Stakes Unites Kentucky Derby …

Mar 15, 2019

Champion Game Winner Makes Seasonal Debut A week ago, as …
American Horse Racing’s Most Magical Places: The …

Mar 15, 2019

On a beautiful afternoon in the spring of 2006, I …