Kentucky Derby News
March 21, 2019
Serengeti Empress looms large in Fair Grounds Oaks
The top-four finishers from the recent Rachel Alexandra Stakes (G2) will return to contest Saturday’s $400,000 Fair Grounds Oaks (G2), a Road to the Kentucky Oaks prep worth 100-40-20-10 points. A field of eight will go postward, led by Joel Politi’s...
March 20, 2019
Rebel Stakes gives points boost to several Derby contenders
Two divisions of the Rebel (G2), with three-fourths of the original Kentucky Derby qualifying points available in both races, ensured several horses a likely spot in the Derby starting field last Saturday at Oaklawn Park.
Division winners Long Range Toddy...
Expert picks March 20, 2019
The 2019 Louisiana Derby is the Best Bet of the Weekend
A field of 11 sophomores will go postward to contest the $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2) at Fair Grounds on Saturday. The Road to the Kentucky Derby event is the finale of a three-race graded sequence for sophomores hosted by the New Orleans venue this...
March 20, 2019
2019 Louisiana Derby Study Guide
War of Will takes aim on a Fair Grounds triple when leading a talented field of 11 in Saturday’s $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2) . The Mark Casse trainee was victorious in the Lecomte Stakes (G3) and Risen Star Stakes (G2), and aims for a third...
March 20, 2019
Mucho Gusto tops Sunland Derby, Bellafina to scratch from Sunland Park Oaks
Stable stars Game Winner and Improbable were defeated in separate divisions of the Rebel (G2) last weekend as heavy favorites, a fate Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert surely hopes won't befall Mucho Gusto in Sunday's $800,000 Sunland Park...
March 20, 2019
War of Will headlines Louisiana Derby
Gary Barber’s War of Will leads a cast of 11 three-year-olds in the lucrative $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2) at Fair Grounds on Saturday. The Road to the Kentucky Derby event offers points on a 100-40-20-10.
The bay son of War Front flashed a lot...
Horse Profile March 18, 2019
Road to the Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Long Range Toddy
Willis Horton Racing’s homebred Long Range Toddy collared heavy favorite Improbable in late stretch to capture the first division of the $750,000 Rebel Stakes (G2) at Oaklawn Park on Saturday. The three-year-old colt moved up to third on the Road...
March 18, 2019
Pioneerof the Nile, Kentucky Derby runner-up and sire of American Pharoah, dead at 13
Pioneerof the Nile, who finished a distant second to Mine That Bird in the 2009 Kentucky Derby (G1) but later sired 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, died unexpectedly Monday morning at the age of 13.
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Features March 18, 2019
Tales from the Crib: Tacitus
Prince Khalid Abdullah’s Juddmonte Farms has captured most of the world’s greatest races – including six runnings of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1), seven Breeders’ Cup events, and three editions of the Epsom Derby (G1) –...
March 17, 2019
Omaha Beach courageously denies Game Winner in second Rebel division
About an hour after Bob Baffert’s Improbable was just denied in the first division, champion stablemate Game Winner likewise lost his perfect record in the second division of Saturday’s $750,000 Rebel S. (G2). Game Winner rallied down the...
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