Tales From the Crib

A full field of 14 three-year-olds will run 1 1/16 miles over the Fair Grounds main surface in Saturday’s $250,000 Lecomte S. (G3).

A cast of eight newly turned three-year-olds will travel 1 1/16 miles on the Oaklawn Park dirt in Saturday’s $250,000 Smarty Jones S.

A compact field of five sophomores will go 1 1/16 miles over the Fair Grounds dirt in Saturday’s $125,000 Gun Runner S.

When Marty Wygod passed away just several days after Resilience’s breakout victory in the Wood Memorial (G2), his tale evolved into one of legacy.

Trainer Steve Asmussen's comments on Track Phantom are similar to those of Chris Baccari, who raised the colt for breeder/co-owner Breeze Easy.

When Japanese dirt star Copano Rickey won the Fukuryu S., there was no Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby. But when his son T O Password won the same race, it earned him a Derby invitation.

As a fourth-generation homebred, Stronghold is essentially a member of Eric (“Rick”) and Sharon Waller’s family.

Normally a horse representing Klaravich Stables and trainer Chad Brown would garner plenty of attention, but Domestic Product is entering the Kentucky Derby (G1) somewhat under the radar.

From the legendary Deep Impact to Equinox, the world’s best racehorse of 2023, Northern Farm has set a standard of excellence in Japan while scaling ever greater heights on the international stage.

Families both human and equine loom large in the tale of Kentucky Derby (G1) contender Honor Marie.