Kentucky Derby News

April 28, 2020

Triple Crown head-to-head: Count Fleet vs Seattle Slew

In anticipation of the virtual Kentucky Derby: Triple Crown Showdown, we're analyzing several intriguing head-to-head match-ups. This installment of the series pits Count Fleet against Seattle Slew.
Why Count Fleet vs Seattle Slew?
Pace makes...

April 27, 2020

Where did the Triple Crown winners prep?

As we look forward to the virtual “Kentucky Derby: Triple Crown Showdown,” let’s review how the 13 Triple Crown winners prepped at the beginning of their sophomore seasons. This exercise reveals changes in both geography and timing.
Triple...

Expert picks April 27, 2020

Expert Pick of the Week: Arkansas Derby 2nd Division

A well-matched field of 11 sophomores will go postward in the second division of the $500,000 Arkansas Derby (G1) at Oaklawn Park on Saturday. The marquee event at the meeting is a vital race on the 2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby, with points being distributed...

April 27, 2020

Triple Crown head-to-head: Citation vs Secretariat

In anticipation of the virtual Kentucky Derby: Triple Crown Showdown, we're analyzing several intriguing head-to-head match-ups. This installment of the series pits Citation against Secretariat.
Why Citation vs Secretariat?
Generally cited as...

April 26, 2020

Ranking the Triple Crown Winning Jockeys

The first-ever virtual “Kentucky Derby” will be broadcast on NBC on May 2 when the 13 Triple Crown winners will square off in a simulated race. This wildly entertaining showdown features some of the most renowned Thoroughbreds that ever set foot...

April 26, 2020

Triple Crown head-to-head: Whirlaway vs Assault

In anticipation of the virtual Kentucky Derby: Triple Crown Showdown, we’re analyzing several intriguing head-to-head match-ups. This installment of the series pits Whirlaway against Assault.
Why Whirlaway vs Assault?
Although significant horses...

April 26, 2020

Venetian Harbor, British Idiom top draws in dynamite Fantasy

The Kentucky Oaks has been postponed from May 1 until Sept. 4, but 3-year-old fillies will still compete this Friday in the $400,000 Fantasy (G2) at Oaklawn Park.
Originally scheduled for April 10, the Fantasy remains a major Oaks qualifier, awarding...

April 26, 2020

Arkansas Derby split: Charlatan in first division; Nadal, Wells Bayou in second

Saturday’s Arkansas Derby (G1) offers the immediate opportunity of scoring Kentucky Derby points, on an otherwise uncertain racing landscape in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus a total of 22 sophomores crowded the entry box. Oaklawn Park responded...

April 25, 2020

Triple Crown head-to-head: Gallant Fox vs Omaha

In anticipation of the virtual Kentucky Derby: Triple Crown Showdown, we’re analyzing several intriguing head-to-head match-ups. This first installment of the series pits Gallant Fox against his son Omaha.
Why Gallant Fox vs Omaha?
As the only father/son...

Derby News April 24, 2020

Previewing the Virtual Kentucky Derby: Triple Crown Showdown

Thanks to computer simulation technology, the 13 Triple Crown winners will square off in a virtual “Kentucky Derby” to be broadcast by NBC on May 2. Fans will have an opportunity to vote for their favorite to win, donate to COVID-19 relief,...

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