Kentucky Derby News
March 3, 2022
Tiz the Bomb headlines John Battaglia Memorial
Magdalena Racing’s $200,000 Bourbon S. (G2) winner Tiz the Bomb led an oversubscribed field of 14 three-year-old colts and geldings that were entered in Saturday’s $125,000 John Battaglia Memorial at Turfway Park.
The John Battaglia Memorial,...
March 3, 2022
Road to the Kentucky Heats Up With Quartet of Races Saturday
With nine weeks remaining until the first
Saturday in May, several top 3-year-olds are beginning to emerge in their quest
for a spot in the starting gate for the Grade I, $3 million Kentucky Derby
presented by Woodford Reserve on Saturday, May 7.
On...
March 3, 2022
Expert Pick of the Week: 2022 Fountain of Youth Stakes
A sensational field of 12 three-year-olds is set for Saturday’s $400,000 Fountain of Youth S. (G2) at Gulfstream Park. The feature race on a huge day of racing has attracted an outstanding cast of Triple Crown prospects in the 2022 Road to the Kentucky...
March 3, 2022
Absolute Ruler seeks European Road points in Patton Stakes
Triple Crown-nominated Absolute Ruler is one of eight entrants in Friday’s Patton S. at Dundalk, a scoring race on the European Road to the Kentucky Derby. Held over a mile on Polytrack, the Patton offers points to the top four finishers on a 20-8-4-2...
March 2, 2022
Three takeaways from 2022 Rebel Stakes
The third of four Kentucky Derby qualifiers at Oaklawn Park,
Saturday’s $1 million Rebel S. (G2) awarded points on a 50-20-10-5 scale to the
top four finishers. The 1 1/16-mile race featured a massive upset.
One-eyed surprise
winner
Un Ojo,
appropriately...
March 2, 2022
Morello to get class and distance test in Gotham
Morello, a convincing winner of both starts since the Aqueduct meet
commenced last November, will get a stronger test Saturday in the $300,000 Gotham S. (G3).
Run over a one-turn mile, the Gotham awards Kentucky Derby (G1) qualifying points of 50-20-10-5...
March 2, 2022
Kentucky Oaks spots up for grabs in Davona Dale, Busher
Two three-year-old fillies will essentially clinch a spot in the May 6 Kentucky Oaks (G1) on Saturday with victories in the $200,000 Davona Dale S.
(G2) at Gulfstream Park and the $250,000 Busher S. at Aqueduct.
The Davona Dale and Busher, which are...
March 2, 2022
Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Un Ojo
Cypress Creek Equine’s Un Ojo earned 50 points on the 2022 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series following his half-length score in the $1 million Rebel S. (G2) at Oaklawn Park on February 26. Trained by Ricky Courville, the 75-1 longest shot...
March 2, 2022
Blue Trail gets up in Road to Kentucky Derby thriller at Kempton
Godolphin’s Blue Trail blew the start in Wednesday’s Road to the Kentucky Derby Conditions race at Kempton, but the favorite still got up in a three-way photo. Driven between foes late by jockey James Doyle, the Charlie Appleby pupil thrust...
March 1, 2022
Rattle N Roll makes awaited return in Fountain of Youth
Stablemate Smile Happy got his first Kentucky Derby (G1) prep in two weeks
ago, in the Risen Star (G2), and on Saturday it will be Rattle N Roll's
turn to do the same in the $400,000 Fountain of Youth S. (G2) at Gulfstream
Park.
Both colts captured...