Kentucky Derby News
December 19, 2020
Senor Buscador much the best in Springboard Mile
Senor Buscador utilized an eye-catching turn of foot, accelerating past rivals on the far turn, and drew off impressively to capture Friday’s $200,000 Springboard Mile S. at Remington Park. A convincing winner in both career starts, Senor Buscador...
December 19, 2020
Spielberg catches The Great One, extends Baffert’s Futurity win streak
Spielberg rallied to nail The Great One in the final stride of Saturday’s $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity (G2), registering his first stakes victory in the Road to the Kentucky Derby series qualifier.
The 2-year-old colt extended Hall of Fame trainer...
Expert picks December 18, 2020
Expert Pick of the Week: Los Alamitos Futurity
A compact field of six 2-year-olds will travel 1 1/16 miles in Saturday’s $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity (G2), a 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series event, with the top-four finishers earning points on a 10-4-2-1 basis.
Trained...
December 17, 2020
Red Flag the one to beat in Los Alamitos Futurity
Red Flag will make his first start in a Kentucky Derby qualifier when he lines up for Saturday’s $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity (G2). A smashing winner of the Nov. 15 Bob Hope S. (G3) at Del Mar, the 2-year-old colt will face five rivals in his...
December 16, 2020
Unbeaten Alain Barows romps in Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun
An unbeaten colt starred in Wednesday’s Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun at Kawasaki, but it was Alain Barows, not hot favorite Dualist, who romped to the top of the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby leaderboard. The speedy son of Henny Hughes led at every...
December 15, 2020
Outadore switches to dirt for Springboard Mile
Following a third in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1), Outadore will join the Kentucky Derby trail in Friday’s $200,000 Remington Springboard Mile at Remington Park. The Wesley Ward-trained colt has been installed as the 3-1 morning line...
December 14, 2020
Dualist brings perfect record to Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun
The Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby continues in Wednesday’s Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun at Kawasaki. Although no runners from the first scoring race, the Nov. 28 Cattleya Stakes, are involved, the metric mile affair could launch other promising...
December 6, 2020
Varda rallies for Starlet upset
Varda, the least fancied of trainer Bob Baffert's three entries in the $300,500 Starlet Stakes (G1), sprung an upset in the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Oaks series prep at Los Alamitos on Saturday, giving Baffert his fourth consecutive win in the...
December 5, 2020
Brooklyn Strong rallies for Remsen; Malthaat remains unbeaten in Demoiselle
Brooklyn Strong joined the Kentucky Derby picture with an upset win in Saturday’s $150,000 Remsen S. (G2), wearing down favored pacesetter Ten for Ten to post a neck decision over a sloppy Aqueduct track.
The New York-bred gelding stepped up to...
December 3, 2020
Known Agenda to make stakes debut in Remsen; Malathaat tops Demoiselle
Known Agenda is among five runners seeking Kentucky Derby qualifying points in Saturday’s $150,000 Remsen S. (G2) at Aqueduct. The chestnut colt will make his stakes debut for Todd Pletcher after breaking his maiden over the track.
By Curlin, Known...