Girvin launches winning move in Risen Star
Girvin powered to the lead in midstretch and drew clear in Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star (G2), scoring by two lengths at Fair Grounds. Brian Hernandez Jr. was up on the Joe Sharp-trained colt, who was […]
Road to the Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby Report February 22: Two turns no problem for One Liner in Southwest
One Liner looked terrific winning the February 20 Southwest (G3) at Oaklawn Park, drawing off to a 3 ½-length decision. He received a career-best 101 BRIS Speed rating trying two turns for the first time, […]
Guest Suite back for more, Mo Town among new shooters in 14-horse Risen Star
Guest Suite leads the way as the top five return from the January 21 Lecomte (G3) and Mo Town is one of three stakes winners making their first appearance in a Kentucky Derby qualifier this […]
Zakaroff posts 48-1 stunner in El Camino Real Derby
Zakaroff found a seam entering the stretch and closed best of all to record a massive upset in Saturday’s $245,000 El Camino Real Derby (G3) at Golden Gate Fields, paying nearly $100 to win the […]
Sheer Flattery installed as 7-5 favorite in seven-horse El Camino Real Derby
Saturday’s $200,000 El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate Fields is the first of two U.S. prep races in the Road to the Kentucky Derby series contested over a synthetic track (along with the March […]
Kentucky Derby Report February 15: McCraken begins in good order
McCraken picked up where he left off last fall, comfortably winning the February 11 Sam F. Davis (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs. The unbeaten colt isn’t flashy, scoring by less than two lengths in the […]
Kentucky Derby Report January 25: Guest Suite wins but must run faster
Guest Suite made his first start in a Kentucky Derby qualifier a winning one, rallying to take the January 21 Lecomte (G3) at Fair Grounds by a 1 ¼-length margin over a muddy track. The […]
Uncontested, Warrior’s Club can flatter McCraken in Smarty Jones
Oaklawn Park’s opening weekend features a Kentucky Derby qualifier, Monday’s $150,000 Smarty Jones, and a field of eight will square off in the one-mile event that awards points on a 10-4-2-1 basis to the top […]
Kentucky Derby Report January 11: Gormley, American Anthem receive high marks for Sham
Early-season Kentucky Derby preps often have little impact, with top contenders typically waiting for bigger races down the road, but this year’s Sham (G3) appears different. Gormley and American Anthem put on a show that […]
Gormley returns, American Anthem tries stakes foes in Sham
Gormley didn’t fire in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), weakening to seventh as the 5-1 third choice, and Grade 1-winning colt will look to rebound when opening his 3-year-old campaign in Saturday’s $100,000 Sham (G3) […]