Runaway Ghost captures Sunland Derby
Joe Peacock’s homebred Runaway Ghost lived up to his near 4-1 favoritism on Sunday in the $800,000 Sunland Derby (G3), taking a commanding lead in the lane at Sunland Park and easily holding the rallying […]
Road to the Kentucky Derby
Magnum Moon Another Assault on Apollo Curse
No Kentucky Derby (G1) winner has been unraced as a two-year-old since Apollo in 1882, but 136 years of the so-called Apollo Curse could receive a stern test this year as both Justify and Magnum […]
My Boy Jack, Risen Star top three face off in Louisiana Derby
An exciting edition of the $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2) is set for Saturday at Fair Grounds with a field of 10, including Southwest Stakes (G3) romper My Boy Jack and the top three finishers […]
Magnum Moon overwhelms Rebel foes in third start
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Trainer Todd Pletcher has a new contender for the Kentucky Derby (G1) in Magnum Moon, who successfully stepped up to stakes company Saturday at Oaklawn Park, winning the $900,000 Rebel (G2) […]
Connections of Solomini, Sporting Chance hope for cleaner runs in Rebel
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — One horseman didn’t like a disqualification, another didn’t like that there wasn’t one. Though Jimmy Barnes, assistant to trainer Bob Baffert, and Hall of Fame conditioner D. Wayne Lukas have turned […]
West Coast Horses Live Up to Hype; Gotham exceeds it
Justify, Bolt d’Oro, McKinzie clear choices in Derby Future Wager LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Monday, March 12, 2018) – With nothing separating McKinzie and Bolt d’Oro except the stewards’ stand, the San Felipe Stakes (G2) lived up […]
Quip fires off layoff in Tampa Bay Derby
The formerly maligned Kentucky Jockey Club (G2), held last November at Churchill Downs, has turned out to be key race after all. One week after Promises Fulfilled upset the Fountain of Youth (G2) exiting Churchill […]
World of Trouble looks to stretch his speed in Tampa Bay Derby
World of Trouble produced one of the more impressive displays turned in by a three-year-old this young season when taking the $125,000 Pasco over seven furlongs by nearly 14 lengths on January 20, but the […]
Firenze Fire faces eight in Gotham
Grade 1 hero Firenze Fire returns to Aqueduct on Saturday for the $300,000 Gotham Stakes (G3) going a mile under jockey Manual Franco. The race is part of the Championship portion of the Road to […]
Firenze Fire, McKinzie work; Exclamation Point impresses in second win
The Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) on Saturday at Gulfstream Park wasn’t the only Kentucky Derby (G1) action taking place over the weekend. A number of contenders put in their final major works ahead of […]