Five points to ponder: Louisiana Derby
The Kentucky Derby (G1) is postponed to the first Saturday in September, the Arkansas Derby (G1) is shifted to the first Saturday in May, the Blue Grass (G2) and Sunland Derby (G3) are off, and […]
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Overflow field vies in Louisiana Derby; Finite towers over Fair Grounds Oaks rivals
The most crowded place at Fair Grounds on Saturday will be the starting gate for the $1 million TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby (G2), which attracted an overflow field of 3-year-olds in the first Road to the […]
Baffert reaches 3,000 wins with Thousand Words in Robert B. Lewis
Thousand Words continued to build his Kentucky Derby credentials in Saturday’s $100,000 Robert B. Lewis (G3) at Santa Anita, gamely prevailing by three-quarters of a length, and the unbeaten 3-year-old delivered Hall of Fame trainer […]
Five points to ponder: Withers, Holy Bull, Robert B. Lewis
Saturday’s trio of Kentucky Derby (G1) points races have features in common, so we’ll combine the analysis of the Withers (G3) at Aqueduct, Holy Bull (G3) at Gulfstream Park, and Robert B. Lewis (G3) at […]
Thousand Words faces five in Robert B. Lewis
Very game when edging Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) runner-up Anneau d’Or by a neck after a prolonged stretch duel in the Los Alamitos Futurity (G2) in December, Thousand Words will be favored to follow up […]
American Pharoah juveniles: Maven for Royal Ascot; Lady Eli’s half named Princesa Caroline
This American Pharoah juvenile round-up features three categories of updates – racing, works, and more names. Maven had been ticketed for Royal Ascot since his Aqueduct debut score, so it was a plot twist to […]
American Pharoah colt Horus Bird entered at Dundalk Friday – plus round-up of his latest named juveniles
The first runner sired by Triple Crown winner American Pharoah could take to the track at Dundalk Friday. Aidan O’Brien has Horus Bird among a handful of his entries in the opener, a five-furlong maiden […]