Kentucky Derby News

December 10, 2021

Expert Pick of the Week: Louisiana Champions Day Classic S.

A well-matched field of eight will travel nine furlongs on the Fair Grounds main strip in Saturday’s $150,000 Louisiana Champions Day S. The event for Louisiana-bred horses is one of a slew of stakes races on the card that features the top Cajuns...

December 9, 2021

Messier seeks hat trick in Los Alamitos Futurity

An impressive winner of his past two starts, Messier will try to make it three in a row in Saturday’s $300,000 Los Alamitos Futurity (G2). Only four rivals have signed on to oppose him in the 1 1/16-mile test, including stablemate Barossa.
Both...

December 8, 2021

Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Mo Donegal

Donegal Racing’s Mo Donegal picked up 10 points on the 2022 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series following his nose triumph in the $250,000 Remsen S. (G2) at Aqueduct on December 4. The Uncle Mo colt negotiated 1 1/8 miles on the fast main...

December 4, 2021

Nest navigates wide trip in Demoiselle; Eda fights back in Starlet

Despite a wide trip at Aqueduct, 1.75-1 favorite Nest kept grinding her way to get up in Saturday’s $250,000 Demoiselle (G2). The Todd Pletcher filly had to survive an objection, like stablemate Mo Donegal in the Remsen (G2) one race earlier, to...

December 4, 2021

Mo Donegal edges Zandon in Remsen

Mo Donegal prevailed in a stretch duel and survived an inquiry to win
the $250,000 Remsen S. (G2) at Aqueduct on Saturday.
Under Irad Ortiz Jr., Mo Donegal saved ground until approaching the quarter
pole, when he was swung five wide for the stretch run....

December 2, 2021

Expert Pick of the Week: Remsen Stakes on Dec. 4

A field of eight juveniles will travel 1 1/8 miles on the Aqueduct main surface in Saturday’s $250,000 Remsen S. (G2). The nine-furlong event acts as a 2022 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series contest, with the top four finishers earning...

December 2, 2021

Demoiselle, Starlet next up on Road to Kentucky Oaks

The Road to the Kentucky Oaks stops on both the East and West Coast on Saturday, with the Demoiselle (G2) at Aqueduct and the Starlet (G1) at Los Alamitos. Each offers points to the respective top four finishers according to the 10-4-2-1 scale.
Demoiselle
The...

December 1, 2021

Zandon heads eight-horse Remsen

Kentucky Derby qualifying points will be up for grabs in
Saturday’s $250,000 Remsen S. (G2) at Aqueduct, and impressive debut winner Zandon is the likely favorite among
eight runners.
As part of the Road to the Kentucky Derby series, the 1
1/8-mile...

November 29, 2021

'All Others' 3-5 Favorite, Smile Happy 8-1 Thanks to 'Mattress Mack' at Conclusion of Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 1

With the Kentucky Derby still 23 weeks away, the
pari-mutuel field of “All Other 3-Year-Old Colts and Geldings” closed as
the 3-5 favorite in Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) and Smile
Happy was the 8-1 second choice.
          
Smile...

November 28, 2021

McPeek’s Smile Happy rolls in Kentucky Jockey Club

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021) – Trainer Kenny McPeek had to scratch Tiz the Bomb, the 3-1 morning line favorite in Saturday’s 95th running of the $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) because of a minor ailment, but Plan B worked...

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