HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Owner-breeder Willis Horton took a ride on the Kentucky Derby (G1) trail six years ago with Will Take Charge, who enjoyed an early-season success in the Rebel (G2) at Oaklawn Park. Long […]
Bill Mott has not been synonymous with the Kentucky Derby but the Hall of Fame trainer aims to change the narrative this year. Tacitus established himself as one to watch with a stakes-record setting win […]
And then there were two. Oaklawn Park‘s decision to offer a divided renewal of the 1 1/16-mile Rebel (G2) in the wake of a temporary cessation of racing at Santa Anita has paid off handsomely […]
Although the San Felipe (G2) was lost in the wake of Santa Anita’s woes, the hotly anticipated clash between champion Game Winner and Improbable remains on course – just with a change of venue to […]
by Dick Powell Well, I don’t think we saw the winner of the 2019 Kentucky Derby (G1) at Oaklawn Park in the $500,000 Southwest Stakes (G3). Not to knock the 62-1 winner Super Steed or […]
Six of the eight participants in last month’s $150,000 Smarty Jones will be joined by five “new shooters” in Monday’s $500,000 Southwest (G3) at Oaklawn Park, a 1 1/16-mile Road to the Kentucky Derby series […]
Gray Attempt stretched to two turns and held by a diminishing neck in the Smarty Jones, becoming the third consecutive wire-to-wire winner of the Kentucky Derby qualifier. He earned 10 points toward a berth but […]
The only thing hustling more than Gray Attempt at the start of his gate-to-wire score in the Smarty Jones Stakes was his jockey Shaun Bridgmohan running to catch a plane to ride Saturday at Gulfstream […]
War of Will looked good winning the Lecomte (G3) at Fair Grounds, drawing off to a four-length decision, and Mark Casse came away extremely pleased with the colt’s first race over a fast track. “I […]
Gray Attempt passed his initial stakes test in the December 22 Sugar Bowl at Fair Grounds, dominating the six-furlong event gate to wire, and was flattered when the runner-up and third-place finisher came back to […]
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