Kentucky Derby News

August 8, 2020

Historical Jockey Profile: Rosie Napravnik

In a career that spanned just a decade, and voluntarily ended at the top of her game in 2014, Rosie Napravnik scored breakthroughs as a female jockey in a male-dominated sport. The first woman rider to win the Kentucky Oaks (G1) and two Breeders’...

August 8, 2020

Tiz the Law ready to hit the road for Kentucky after sparkling Travers score

Tiz the Law will head to Churchill Downs as potentially one of the shortest-priced Kentucky Derby (G1) favorites in years after a resounding, hometown victory in Saturday's $980,000 Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga.
Enjoying a three-wide stalking...

Features August 7, 2020

Tales from the Crib: Uncle Chuck

A late-developing Bob Baffert youngster rockets into the Kentucky Derby (G1) picture in the nick of time. That story line has become familiar since Justify’s incredible Triple Crown run in 2018, but Uncle Chuck is taking it to new extremes.
Indeed,...

Expert picks August 6, 2020

Expert Pick of the Week: Travers Stakes

The signature event of the Saratoga meeting will take place on Saturday when eight sophomores travel 1 1/4 miles in the $1 million Travers S. (G1). The 2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby series event will reward the top-four finishers with qualifying...

August 6, 2020

Art Collector faces full field in Ellis Park Derby

Blue Grass (G2) winner Art Collector will make his final prep for the Sept. 5 Kentucky Derby in Sunday’s $200,000 Ellis Park Derby. Worth points a combined 85 points (50-20-10-5 scale) to the top four finishers, the penultimate qualifier in the...

August 5, 2020

Tiz the Law a strong favorite in eight-horse Travers

Tiz the Law has been made the even-money favorite for Saturday's $1 million Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga, the 1 1/4-mile 'Midsummer Derby' which for the first time serves as a prep for the Sept. 5 Kentucky Derby (G1).
The once-beaten...

Wagering August 5, 2020

Tiz the Law 9-5 Morning Line Favorite in Pool 7 Kentucky Derby Future Wager

Sackatoga Stable’s $1 million Belmont Stakes (Grade I) winner Tiz the Law continues to be top of mind with many horseplayers and was made the 9-5 morning line favorite for the final pool of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (“KDFW”), which...

Horse Profile August 5, 2020

Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Thousand Words

Albaugh Family Stables LLC and Spendthrift Farm LLC’s Thousand Words broke best and never looked back en route to a score in the $98,000 Shared Belief S. at Del Mar. The two-time graded stakes victor completed 1 1/16 miles on the fast...

Features August 2, 2020

Tales from the Crib: Art Collector

There’s something apropos about a colt named Art Collector liking to appraise himself in the mirror as a youngster. But the name of this Kentucky Derby (G1) contender has greater resonance, expressing historic legacies in both his pedigree and upbringing. ...

Horse Profile August 1, 2020

Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Pneumatic

Winchell Thoroughbreds’ Pneumatic picked up 20 qualifying points on the 2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series following his 2 1/4-length triumph in the $155,000 Pegasus S. at Monmouth Park. Ridden by Joe Bravo, the sophomore clocked 1...

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