Kentucky Derby News

Expert picks November 21, 2019

The Red Smith Stakes is the expert pick of the week

An overflow field of 16, with two on the also-eligibles list and three entered as main-track only contestants, will vie in Saturday’s $200,000 Red Smith Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct. The 1 3/8-mile turf endeavor has attracted a well-matched cast...

November 19, 2019

Leading Thoroughbred Racing Organizations Launch Safety Coalition

Leading Thoroughbred Racing Organizations Launch Safety Coalition
Partnering together under the name Thoroughbred Safety Coalition, the group seeks to create and implement a series of significant safety, medication, operational and integrity guidelines...

Expert picks November 14, 2019

The River City Stakes Expert Pick of the Week

A well-matched field of 10 will vie in Saturday’s $150,000 River City Handicap (G3) at Churchill Downs. The grassy feature will be contested at nine panels on the lawn, and a nice group of turf performers will go postward in the fine betting event....

November 14, 2019

River City Stakes Study Guide

A field of 10 will square off in the $150,000 River City Handicap (G3) at Churchill Downs on Saturday. The feature race will be contested on the lawn at 1 ⅛ miles and is led by defending champ Mr. Misunderstood.
Here is the cast:
CULLUM ROAD
Cullum...

Horse Profile November 8, 2019

Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Independence Hall

Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Twin Creeks Racing Stable, and Robert and Kathleen Verratti’s Independence Hall moved his mark to a perfect two-for-two following his romp in the Nashua (G3) at Aqueduct on Sunday.
The Kentucky-bred juvenile...

November 7, 2019

Commonwealth Turf Cup Study Guide

What horses are running in the Commonwealth Turf Stakes?
An overflow field of 16 sophomores, two of which are on the also-eligibles list, will contest the $175,000 Commonwealth Turf Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs on Saturday. The 1 1/16 miles turf test...

Expert picks November 7, 2019

The Commonwealth Turf Stakes is the expert pick of the week

Handicapping the Commonwealth Turf at Churchill Downs
A huge field of 16 sophomores will vie in Saturday’s $175,000 Commonwealth Turf Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs. The feature attracted the top-four finishers of the recent Jefferson Cup Stakes,...

November 3, 2019

Vino Rosso surges clear in Breeders’ Cup Classic

Vino Rosso, a veteran of the 2018 Kentucky Derby, continued his ascent through the racing ranks with a dominant triumph in the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) on November 2 at Santa Anita.
Winner of the 1 1/4-mile Gold Cup at Santa Anita...

November 1, 2019

Storm the Court, British Idiom register Breeders' Cup juvenile wins

Chaos reigned in the $1.84 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) while form did otherwise in the $1.84 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) at Santa Anita on Friday. The two 1 1/16-mile features were the most points-lucrative of the 2020...

October 31, 2019

Kameko roars in Vertem Futurity Trophy

After looking as though inexperience cost him in two narrow stakes losses, Kameko put it all together with an emphatic victory in Friday’s rescheduled Vertem Futurity Trophy (G1). The mile test for two-year-olds was transferred to the Newcastle...

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