Kentucky Derby Report: Mandaloun adds blinkers, raises game in Risen Star
Expert horse racing analyst James Scully reflects the KY Derby implications we learned from the efforts of Mandaloun and Rombauer. […]
Risen Star Stakes
Mandaloun bounces back with strong performance in Risen Star
Adding blinkers for Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star S. (G2) after a slightly disappointing third as an odds-on choice in last month’s Lecomte (G3), Mandaloun turned in a more confident effort in the 1 1/8-mile test […]
Five points to ponder: 2021 Risen Star
Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds ushers in the Kentucky Derby Championship Series with more points up for grabs. A sign of the trail’s increasing momentum toward the first Saturday in May, the […]
Midnight Bourbon, Senor Buscador among baker’s dozen entered in Risen Star
Risen Star (G2) — Race 13 (7:18 p.m. ET) Taking a big step forward from age two to three when wiring the opposition in last month’s Lecomte (G3), Midnight Bourbon will try and do it […]
Kentucky Derby Report – Four qualifiers before a week sabbatical
It was a busy weekend on the Kentucky Derby trail, with speed ruling split divisions of the Risen Star (G2), a juvenile stakes winner bouncing back in the Southwest (G3), and Bob Baffert shipping an […]
Modernist gives Mott another Derby hopeful with Risen Star division victory
Twenty-four hours after the announcement that 2019 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Country House had been officially retired, his trainer, Bill Mott, earned a virtual return trip to the big dance when Modernist prevailed in the […]
Mr. Monomoy leads all the way in first division of Risen Star
Mr. Monomoy is starting to make his own reputation. The half-brother to 2018 champion 3-year-old filly Monomoy Girl sprinted to the lead from the starting gate in Saturday’s first division of the $400,000 Risen Star […]
Risen Star: Five points to ponder
As the first 2020 Kentucky Derby (G1) scoring race worth increased points on a 50-20-10-5 basis, the Risen Star (G2) already loomed as a significant prep on the trail. Now that its distance has been […]
How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast: Risen Star Stakes 2020
The Kentucky Derby Championship Series begins Saturday at Fair Grounds with the Risen Star Stakes, which was so popular that it split into divisions with each offering 50 points to the winner. To help handicap […]
Kentucky Derby Report: Sam Davis upset, San Vicente sensation
Independence Hall entered 2020 as a top contender, but his Kentucky Derby stock took a precipitous hit when trying two turns in the Feb. 8 Sam F. Davis (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs. Sole Volante […]