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Expert picks November 27, 2020

Expert Pick of the Week: Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes

A field of nine fine juvenile prospects will go postward in Saturday’s $200,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) at Churchill Downs. The 1 1/16-mile event offers qualifying points on the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby on a 10-4-2-1 basis to the top four...

Derby News November 26, 2020

Godolphin’s Lemon Pop intrigues in Cattleya Stakes on Japan Road to Kentucky Derby

The Japan Road to the 2021 Kentucky Derby begins in Saturday’s Cattleya Stakes at Tokyo, and Godolphin has a good-looking prospect in Lemon Pop. A smart winner of a newcomers’ race here Nov. 7, the Kentucky-bred bids to follow up against 10...

November 25, 2020

Grade I Winner Simply Ravishing Tops Saturday's $200,000 Golden Rod

Harold Lerner LLC, Magdalena Racing and Nehoc Stables’ $350,000 Alcibiades (Grade I) winner Simply Ravishing will lead a field of 10 promising juvenile fillies that were entered in Saturday’s $200,000 Golden Rod (GII) at Churchill Downs.
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Wagering November 25, 2020

Four horses to bet in the first round of Kentucky Derby future wagers

Horseplayers will have an opportunity to lock in enticing odds on their favorite Kentucky Derby (G1) contenders thanks to a pair of future wager pools open for betting Thursday through Sunday.
Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 1 and the Kentucky Derby...

November 25, 2020

Study Guide: 2020 Clark Stakes

The final week of racing at the Churchill Downs fall meet is highlighted by the $500,000 Clark (G1). The 1 1/8-mile race has drawn a deep and competitive field with lots of logical contenders for handicappers to consider, setting the stage for enticing...

November 19, 2020

Study Guide: 2020 Chilukki Stakes

The Churchill Downs fall meet continues on Saturday with the $100,000 Chilukki (G3). Held over a mile on the main track, the competitive race has drawn eight fillies and mares, including former Road to the Kentucky Oaks standout Finite.
New Roo

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November 18, 2020

Which Breeders' Cup Juvenile starters will qualify to the Kentucky Derby?

The $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) ranks as North America’s most prestigious race for 2-year-olds. It’s also an important steppingstone toward the Kentucky Derby, taking place six months before the “Run for the Roses”...

Expert picks November 18, 2020

Expert Pick of the Week: Chilukki Stakes

A total of nine fillies and mares will go postward in the $100,000 Chilukki Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs on Saturday. The well-matched field lacks a clear standout in what looks to be a mostly wide-open affair.
Fox Hill Farms’ Whoa Nellie comes...

November 12, 2020

Expert Play of the Week: Mrs. Revere Stakes

A talented field of seven sophomore fillies will travel 1 1/16 miles on the Churchill Downs turf in Saturday’s $200,000 Mrs. Revere (G2). The grassy headliner features a well-matched group lacking a standout, in what could be a very good betting...

November 11, 2020

Study Guide: 2020 Mrs. Revere Stakes

Graded stakes action returns to the Churchill Downs fall meet with the $200,000 Mrs. Revere (G2), a 1 1/16-mile grass race slated to take place on Saturday. The race has drawn a small but competitive field of seven 3-year-old fillies.
Hendy Woods

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