Kentucky Derby News

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...

August 1, 2020

Hopeful Growth emphatically turns tables in Monmouth Oaks

Donning blinkers after a fifth in the Delaware Oaks (G3), Hopeful Growth responded to reverse form comprehensively in Saturday’s $212,000 Monmouth Oaks (G3). The 11-1 shot swamped Delaware Oaks winner Project Whiskey in the stretch and drew off...

August 1, 2020

Thousand Words upsets Honor A. P. in Shared Belief

Thousand Words grabbed the early lead and fended off multiple challenges to register an upset in Saturday's $98,000 Shared Belief Stakes, the final West Coast prep for the Sept. 5 Kentucky Derby (G1).
Under Abel Cedillo, the Bob Baffert-trainee...

July 30, 2020

Lucrezia takes on Delaware Oaks alumnae in Monmouth Oaks

The top six finishers from the July 4 Delaware Oaks (G3) renew rivalry in Saturday’s $200,000 Monmouth Oaks (G3), but three new opponents, led by Lucrezia, add more depth to the Monmouth Park feature. Added as a scoring race on the Road to the Kentucky...

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