Tag: Kentucky Derby Road

Kentucky Derby 144 is finally here and after months of prep race ups and downs all over the world on the road to the Triple Crown, a field of 20 horses are now ready to …

With the Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park and the Lexington Stakes at Keeneland now in the books, the final prep races have been run and theA field has more or less been set for the …

It seems that each and every weekend this spring a new horse has stepped forward in a big way to assume the title of “horse to beat” in the upcoming 144th Running of the Kentucky …

A field of 15 was entered for Saturday’s $1 million Blue Grass Stakes (GII) at Keeneland, the last main prep in the state for the Kentucky Derby (GI) down the highway at Churchill Downs in …

On the Kentucky Derby road, some contenders have switched gears and moved into the fast lane, while others have hit speed bumps or made pit stops that have allowed rivals to pass them by. There …

Trainer Todd Pletcher, who won the Kentucky Derby last year with Always Dreaming, is loaded again this year, as he goes for a third win in the Run for the Roses. Pletcher’s 3-year-olds have surged …

A full field of 12 is expected to head postward in Saturday’s inaugural running of the Jeff Ruby Steaks (GIII) at Turfway Park, this year’s rebranding of the Kentucky Derby (GI) prep race known previously …

Kentucky Derby winter book favorites Bolt d’Oro and Good Magic finally have both made their seasonal debuts, as another major round of Derby prep races has been completed, giving handicappers a slightly clearer view of …

The Kentucky Derby prep season is well underway this season, just like every winter and spring, as 3-year-olds from around the country fight for the right to occupy one of the 20 available stalls in …

Handicappers and horse racing fans are stuck in a holding pattern with just a little more than two months to go until the 144th running of the Kentucky Derby. Derby watchers are playing a waiting …

The Withers Stakes (GIII), which will be contested over Aqueduct’s main track on Saturday, is one of the oldest stakes for 3-year-olds contested in the country. Since it was first run in 1899 and won …

With the inconsistency that we have seen this year from the current 3-year-old crop and older horse division, I have been paying a bit more attention to the 2-year-old crop than usual. I love finding …