Kentucky Derby News

February 10, 2022

Expert Pick of the Week: 2022 Sam F. Davis Stakes

An overflow field of 13 sophomores will vie in Saturday’s $250,000 Sam F. Davis S. (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs. The 2022 Road to the Kentucky Derby event will reward the top four finishers with qualifying points on a 10-4-2-1 structure toward the...

February 9, 2022

Classic Causeway heads 13 in Sam F. Davis; Nest returns in Suncoast

Runner-up to unbeaten Smile Happy in the Kentucky Jockey
Club (G2), Classic Causeway will
open his three-year-old season in Saturday’s $250,000 Sam F. Davis S. (G3) at
Tampa Bay Downs. The Road to the Derby series qualifier awards 17 points to the
top...

February 8, 2022

Smile Happy, White Abarrio Made Co-Individual Favorites at 8-1 in Pool 3 of Kentucky Derby Future Wager; 'All Other 3-Year-Olds' Tabbed at 5-2

The third of five pools for the Kentucky Derby
Future Wager (“KDFW”) is set for its three-day stand Friday at noon with the
pari-mutuel field of “All Other 3-Year-Olds” tabbed as the clear 5-2
morning line favorite while Lucky...

February 8, 2022

Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: White Abrarrio

C2 Racing Stable and La Milagrosa Stable’s White Abarrio picked up 10 points on the 2022 Road to the Kentucky Derby series after posting a 4 1/2-length tally in the $250,000 Holy Bull S. (G3) at Gulfstream Park on Feb. 5. The three-year-old Saffie...

February 8, 2022

Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Early Voting

Klaravich Stables’ Early Voting earned 10 points on the 2022 Road to the Kentucky Derby series following his commanding 4 1/2-length romp in the $250,000 Withers S. (G3) at Aqueduct on Feb. 5. The Chad Brown trainee led in gate-to-wire fashion in...

February 7, 2022

Messier, Adare Manor dominant at Santa Anita

Odds-on favorites ran away with both features at Santa Anita on Sunday by a combined margin of 28 lengths. The 3-5 Messier was much the best in the $200,000 Robert B. Lewis (G3), and the 2-5 Adare Manor was likewise a league apart in the $196,000 Las...

February 7, 2022

312 Early Nominations to 2022 Triple Crown

A total of 312 3-year-old Thoroughbreds were made
eligible to compete in this year’s Triple Crown series when the early
nomination phase closed Jan. 29.

         
Each of the horses from the 2019 foal...

February 7, 2022

12 Pedigree fun facts: White Abarrio

White Abarrio is a grandson of North America’s pre-eminent sires of recent years, Tapit and Into Mischief. As you might have guessed, Tapit is the source of his bright gray coat.  

Here are his pedigree fun facts:

1. White Abarrio’s...

February 5, 2022

White Abarrio stars in Holy Bull; Girl With a Dream wires Forward Gal

After a checkered third in the Kentucky Jockey Club (G2), White Abarrio enjoyed a dream trip to dominate Saturday’s $250,000 Holy Bull (G3) at Gulfstream Park. 
Trained by Saffie Joseph Jr. and ridden by Tyler Gaffalione, the 6-1 chance was...

February 5, 2022

Early Voting untouchable in Withers

If Saturday's $250,000 Withers S. (G3) had been an election, it would have
been called early for 13-10 favorite Early Voting, who rocketed out of
the starting gate and left his 10 rivals toiling in the 1 1/8-mile Road to the
Kentucky Derby prep...

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