Tag: Kenticky Derby Prep

By Margaret Ransom Since first contested in 1981, the Tampa Bay Derby (G2) has produced two winners of the Kentucky Derby (G1) — Street Sense in 2007 and Super Saver in 2010. It has, however, …

With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, usracing.com contributor and award-winning writer Maryjean Wall recalls the freedom journey of two-time Kentucky Derby winning jockey Jimmy Winkfield. Beginning in 1919, Winkfield fled Moscow for Odessa, then Poland, and …

By Ed McNamara These are disturbing times for the world and for America, and our national race reflects the chaos. Two of the past three winners of the Kentucky Derby were disqualified, an unprecedented burst …

By Mike Farrell Todd Pletcher is hotter than a firecracker as he blazes through the graded stakes at Gulfstream Park’s championship meet. Pletcher leads all trainers at the meet with over $4 million in earnings, …

By Mike Farrell “Tempus fugit!” the Romans proclaimed several millennia ago. Yes, time seems to take flight at an even quicker pace this time of year as we replace the calendars on the wall with …

The 2020 Kentucky Derby may not have the exact same sense without tens of thousands of fans in Churchill Downs singing along to”My Old Kentucky Home,” but the background will still be at stake on …

By Margaret Ransom Saturday’s Risen Star (G2) at the Fair Grounds drew so many runners it was split into two full fields, which isn’t much of a surprise since it’s the first Kentucky Derby (G1) …

By Margaret Ransom In the early runnings of Tampa Bay Downs’ Sam F. Davis (G3), which will be contested Saturday for the 40th time, the race wasn’t really considered a serious one for trainers with …

By Mike Farrell Ahoy Mateys! It’s time to weigh anchor and set a course for Florida’s west coast. Racing fans spend most of the winter moored to Gulfstream Park where the leading riders, trainers and …

By Lynne Snierson Sophie Doyle has every reason to be protective of Street Band. She knows that by taking good care of her, the 3-year-old filly just may take her back to the Breeders’ Cup. …

Eleven are expected to head postward in Saturday’s second running of the Jeff Ruby Steaks (GIII) at Turfway Park, the Kentucky Derby (GI) prep race known previously as the Spiral Stakes, Jim Beam Stakes, Lane’s …