Trainer Todd Pletcher sent his Kentucky Derby (G1) contingent out for their final major moves under the Twin Spires at Churchill Downs on Friday. “This was an important day and we got perfect conditions. All […]
Trainer Todd Pletcher’s quartet of Kentucky Derby (G1) hopefuls, who all arrived at Churchill Downs from Florida Monday afternoon, each galloped 1 3/8 miles over a sloppy surface at the Louisville track Tuesday morning. “They […]
Due to rainy conditions and a sloppy track, there was nothing more than routine exercise Monday morning for most of the Kentucky Derby (G1) contenders currently stabled at Churchill Downs. The only Derby entrant to […]
Bravazo, Calumet Farm’s homebred winner of the Risen Star (G2), breezed six furlongs in 1:15.40 over a fast track Friday morning in advance of the May 5 Kentucky Derby. Working in company with stablemates Take […]
Magnum Moon’s connections aren’t scared of Apollo. When asked what he thought of the so-called Apollo curse – no horse has won the Kentucky Derby (G1) without racing as a two-year-old since Apollo in 1882 […]
A pair of Kentucky Derby (G1) and Oaks (G1) hopefuls recorded breezes over Churchill Downs’ fast main track on Saturday. Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) victor Promises Fulfilled readied for the Kentucky Derby with a […]
Unique Bella looked like a 1-5 shot at nearly every point of the Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) except the beginning and the end. Last year’s champion female sprinter – making her first start outside California […]
One week after Audible nearly set the bar with his 107 Brisnet Speed Rating for winning the Florida Derby, Justify raised it several points with a Santa Anita Derby tour de force that earned a […]
In the aftermath of Saturday’s three-prep bonanza, trainers gave Sunday morning updates while discussing plans for their Kentucky Derby (G1) contenders. Bob Baffert’s unbeaten Justify, who gave his Hall of Fame trainer an eighth Santa […]
by Teresa Genaro The cheering started at about the eighth-pole. It got louder by the sixteenth-pole. And by the time Vino Rossi hit the wire three lengths ahead of Enticed in the $1 million Wood […]
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