Kentucky Derby News
October 2, 2020
O’Brien relies on St Mark’s Basilica in Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere
With the ground listed as very soft Friday, and likely to turn heavy in the next couple of days, only six juveniles were declared for Sunday’s Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (G1) at ParisLongchamp. The about 7-furlong test is a scoring race on the European...
October 2, 2020
Simply Ravishing draws away late to romp in Alcibiades
Simply Ravishing lived up to her name in the final quarter-mile of Friday's $350,000 Alcibiades Stakes (G1) at Keeneland, extending the lead she'd had from the start to 6 1/2 lengths at the wire of the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Oaks prep.
Trained...
Expert picks October 1, 2020
Expert Pick of the Week: Breeders’ Futurity
A total of five graded stakes races, with three of the Grade 1 variety, top a blockbuster Saturday of racing at Keeneland Race Course. One of the headliners is the $400,000 Breeders’ Futurity (G1), which will pit nine juveniles traveling 1 1/16...
Expert picks September 30, 2020
Expert Pick of the Week: Preakness Stakes
An excellent field of 11 sophomores will go postward to contest the final leg of the Triple Crown at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday. The 145th running of the $1 million Preakness (G1) highlights a huge day of racing at the Baltimore venue, and the winner...
September 30, 2020
Study Guide: 2020 Preakness Stakes
The Triple Crown wraps up on Saturday with the $1 million Preakness (G1) at Pimlico. Normally the middle leg of the three-race series, this year's Preakness will conclude the 2020 classics after being postponed from May...
September 30, 2020
Asmussen, Cox have top contenders for Breeders’ Futurity, Alcibiades
Steve Asmussen and Brad Cox have both won multiple editions of the Kentucky Oaks, but the leading Churchill Downs trainers are both seeking their first Kentucky Derby victory. They will send out early hopefuls for the 2021 Run for the Roses in Saturday’s...
Pedigree fun facts September 29, 2020
Pedigree fun facts: 2020 Preakness Stakes
If Art Collector can topple Kentucky Derby (G1) star Authentic in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes (G1), he would elevate sire Bernardini to an exclusive club.
Bernardini, the victor of the 2006 Preakness, stands to become the 10th winner of the Pimlico...
September 28, 2020
Kentucky Derby winner Authentic draws post 9 in 11-horse Preakness Stakes
Kentucky Derby (G1) hero Authentic will break from post 9 in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico, where he’s tabbed as the 9-5 favorite on the morning line. Hall of Fame rider John Velazquez will be back aboard the once-beaten colt....
September 27, 2020
Get Her Number, Princess Noor snare 2021 Derby, Oaks points at Santa Anita
The turf-to-dirt angle was the way to go in Saturday's $301,000 American Pharoah Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita as Get Her Number and Rombauer ran one-two in the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby series prep.
An 8-1 chance off a fourth-place finish...
Horse Profile September 26, 2020
Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: High Definition
Smith, Magnier, Tabor, and O’Brien’s High Definition earned 10 points on the 2021 European Road to the Kentucky Derby following his victory in the Beresford S. (G2) at the Curragh on September 26. The juvenile was three-parts of a length clear...