Kentucky Derby News
March 27, 2021
Crazy Beautiful surges into Kentucky Oaks picture in Gulfstream Park Oaks
Crazy Beautiful will head to the April 30 Kentucky Oaks at
Churchill Downs with momentum following a sharp last-to-first win in Saturday’s
$200,000 Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2), breaking through for her first stakes
victory.
Kenny McPeek trains the...
March 25, 2021
Fourteen set for Japan Road finale in Fukuryu Stakes
The Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby concludes with Saturday’s Fukuryu S. at Nakayama. None of the three previous winners in the series will line up, so the about 1 1/8-mile test will produce a new leader with its 40-16-8-4 points structure.
Although...
Expert picks March 25, 2021
Expert Pick of the Week: 2021 Jeff Ruby Steaks
A full field of 12 will aim to receive qualifying points in the $250,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) at Turfway Park on Saturday. The 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series event will reward the top-four finishers with points on a 100-40-20-10...
March 25, 2021
The Derby Dispatch: Thursday, March 25, 2021
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Saturday will arguably be one of the most action-packed days thus far on the Road to Kentucky Derby 147 with a quartet...
Horse Profile March 24, 2021
Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Hot Rod Charlie
Roadrunner Racing, Boat Racing, and William Strauss’ Hot Rod Charlie picked up 100 points on the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby series following his two-length victory in the $1 million TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds on March...
March 24, 2021
Crazy Beautiful faces six in Gulfstream Park Oaks
Davona Dale S. (G2) runner-up Crazy Beautiful has been established as a slight 5-2 morning line favorite in Saturday’s $200,000 Gulfstream Parks Oaks (G2). She will meet six rivals in the 1 1/16-mile race.
A major qualifier for the Kentucky Oaks...
March 24, 2021
Greatest Honour installed as 6-5 choice for 11-horse Florida Derby
Winner of the Fountain of Youth S. (G2) and Holy Bull S. (G3), Greatest Honour will receive his final Kentucky Derby tune-up in Saturday’s $750,000 Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park. The 6-5 morning line favorite will face 10 rivals from post...
March 23, 2021
Three Takeaways from the 2021 Louisiana Derby
The first of eight major Kentucky Derby qualifiers, Saturday’s $1 million TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby (G2) awarded points on a 100-40-20-10 scale to the top four.
Here are three Louisiana Derby takeaways.
Hot Rod Charlie revs it up in final Kentucky...
Wagering March 23, 2021
Champion Essential Quality Made 3-1 Morning Line Favorite in Final Kentucky Derby 147 Future Wager Pool
Godolphin’s undefeated champion colt Essential Quality was made the 3-1 morning line favorite in the field of 24 betting options for Pool 5 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (“KDFW”) that will span Friday-Sunday.
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Features March 23, 2021
Tales from the Crib: Greatest Honour
Given Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey’s methodology, you’d expect Greatest Honour to be a case study in the virtue of patience. And so it is – but with a rather different twist. Greatest Honour is here because of the determination...