Kentucky Derby News

March 6, 2020

Wagering Suspended on O Seraphina for Kentucky Oaks Future Wager

Wagering on O Seraphina (#17), a 7 ¼-length maiden winner two weeks ago at Oaklawn Park, has been suspended for the Kentucky Oaks Future Wager, which opens its three-day run Friday at noon (all times Eastern).
O Seraphina, owned in partnership...

March 5, 2020

Baffert duo set to clash in San Felipe

Which colt is Bob Baffert's leading Kentucky Derby (G1) contender? Is Honor A. P. a legitimate Derby threat? These questions and possibly more will be answered in the $400,000 San Felipe (G2) at Santa Anita, arguably the most intriguing of the...

March 5, 2020

Kentucky Derby Update: The Derby Dispatch for Thursday, March 5

Action on the Road to the Kentucky Derby will heat up Saturday with a trio of Championship Series races on tap. All three races will award the Top 4 finishers points on a 50-20-10-5 scale.
  The three races are scheduled to run within a half hour...

March 5, 2020

Donna Veloce’s the one to beat in Santa Ysabel

Just denied in last fall’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) and Starlet (G1), Donna Veloce won’t have to deal with either of her victorious rivals as she returns in Sunday’s $100,000 Santa Ysabel (G3). The Santa Anita feature...

Expert picks March 5, 2020

Expert Pick of the Week: Gotham Stakes

A talented field of 11 sophomores will travel one-mile in Saturday’s $300,000 Gotham (G3) at Aqueduct. The 2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series contest offers points on a 50-20-10-5 basis to the top-four finishers.
Recent maiden winner...

Wagering March 4, 2020

Holy Bull Winner Tiz the Law Made 8-1 Early Individual Favorite in Pool 3 of Kentucky Derby Future Wager; Opens Friday, Closes Sunday

Sackatoga Stable’s $250,000 Holy Bull (Grade III) winner Tiz the Law, who has been the talk of the Road to the Kentucky Derby since his brilliant victory in the $500,000 Champagne Stakes (GI) in early October, is the 8-1 individual favorite in Pool...

Derby News March 4, 2020

Road to Kentucky Derby Condition Stakes Study Guide

A compact field of five will travel 1 mile on the synthetic surface at Kempton on Wednesday in the $80,000 Road to the Kentucky Derby Conditions S. The 2020 European Road to the Kentucky Derby event will reward the top-four finishers with points...

Derby News March 4, 2020

Chares outfoots Tango in Road to the Kentucky Derby Race at Kempton

Still unbeaten after capturing Wednesday’s Road to the Kentucky Derby Conditions S. at Kempton, Chares could well have Derby dreams – but probably in Hong Kong next year rather than Churchill Downs in May.
The €710,000 Arqana Arc Sale...

March 4, 2020

Mischevious Alex, Untitled top draws in 11-horse Gotham

A pair of front-running specialists, Mischevious Alex and Untitled, rate as serious win contenders in Saturday’s $300,000 Gotham (G3) at Aqueduct. Eleven 3-year-olds will contest the Road to the Kentucky Derby series qualifier, which awards points...

March 4, 2020

Lake Avenue, Maedean back for the Busher; Ring Leader tries two turns in Honeybee

A pair of Road to the Kentucky Oaks series qualifiers, the $250,000 Busher Invitational at Aqueduct and $300,000 Honeybee (G3) at Oaklawn Park, will be offered this Saturday. Both races are worth a combined 85 points to the top four finishers (50-20-10-5...

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