BRIS Kentucky Speed By Circuit May 1-7
Top Winning Speed Ratings (5/1-5/7) – 3&up Dirt Routes Horse A/S Dist Trk Date BRIS Speed Bird Song 4C 1 1/16m (sy) CD 5/5 103 Big World 4F 1 1/16m (sy) CD 5/5 100 Task […]
Churchill Downs
Always Dreaming on site at Pimlico, jog scheduled
Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Always Dreaming arrived at Pimlico at 11 a.m. (EDT) Tuesday morning following a flight from Louisville. “He’s so laid back, so easy going. He has no mental issues. He’s a quiet, […]
Always Dreaming has ‘spring in his step’ morning after Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby (G1) hero Always Dreaming was reported in fine fettle on Sunday morning by trainer Todd Pletcher, who is now looking ahead to the May 20 Preakness S. (G1). “It was quite a day […]
Kentucky Derby 143 sees record all-sources handle for both race and day
The same rain and cold that plagued Kentucky Oaks Friday continued into Saturday, resulting in attendance for Kentucky Derby 143 only reaching 158,070. However, the damp, chilly conditions couldn’t stop all-sources wagering for both the […]
Pletcher lives the Kentucky Derby dream with Always Dreaming
Always Dreaming gave trainer Todd Pletcher just his second Kentucky Derby (G1) victory on Saturday when drawing off in the lane of the 143rd edition of the Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs. Kentucky […]
Way more wrong than right in 2017 Kentucky Derby
One thing I got right about this year’s Kentucky Derby is that two of the four favorites would run well and two wouldn’t. That happened, as favorite Always Dreaming won and Classic Empire ran an […]
Limousine Liberal earns first stakes victory in Churchill Downs Stakes
Katherine G. Ball’s Limousine Liberal has been knocking on the door of a stakes win for some time now, and finally got that elusive initial black-type score on Kentucky Derby Day by taking the $500,000 […]
Roca Rojo denies Believe in Bertie in Churchill Distaff Turf Mile
Sheep Pond Partners, Newport Stables and Bradley Thoroughbreds’ Roca Rojo had a war on her hands with plucky pacesetter Believe in Bertie, but the 6-5 favorite won Saturday’s $300,000 Churchill Distaff Turf Mile (G2) on […]
Arklow stays perfect on grass with American Turf upset
Arklow woke up dramatically when trying turf for the first time at Keeneland last month, and parlayed that 3 1/2-length maiden with a game, one-length score in Saturday’s $300,000 American Turf (G2) for three-year-olds at […]
Wild Shot thrives on cut back in Pat Day Mile
Wild Shot was expected to be one of Calumet Farm’s top prospects for this year’s Kentucky Derby (G1), but ultimately didn’t make the cut to join fellow homebreds Hence, Patch, and Sonneteer in the 1 […]