Kentucky Derby News

August 29, 2019

2019 Woodward Stakes Study Guide

A field of nine will go postward in Saturday’s $750,000 Woodward Stakes (G1) at Saratoga . Defending champ and recent Whitney Stakes (G1) runner-up Yoshida leads the cast in the “Win & You’re In” contest, which offers a starting...

August 26, 2019

Improbable returns a winner in Shared Belief

Unplaced as the post-time favorite in the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness (G1), Improbable regained the winning thread in Sunday’s $98,000 Shared Belief Stakes at Del Mar. The 3-5 favorite ran up to billing as by far the class of the small...

August 24, 2019

Code of Honor three lengths best in 150th Travers

The patience displayed by owner Will Farish and trainer Shug McGaughey with Code of Honor continued to pay off when the homebred colt rallied late to capture the $1.25 million Travers (G1) at Saratoga on Saturday, firmly putting the son of Noble Mission...

Derby News August 22, 2019

CHURCHILL DOWNS ANNOUNCES ‘ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY’ SCHEDULE

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, Aug. 22, 2019) – The official “Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve” will begin Saturday, Sept. 14 at the home of America’s greatest race as Churchill Downs stages the $200,000 Iroquois...

August 22, 2019

The 2019 Travers Stakes Study Guide

Saratoga's Mid Summer Derby
Betting the Travers Stakes
An especially competitive field of 12 three-year-olds will face off in the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday. The 1 1/4-mile event is headliner of a spectacular...

August 21, 2019

Tacitus installed as 5-2 morning line favorite in Travers

There were no late surprises when the field for the 150th running of the Travers (G1) was drawn Tuesday evening as the one dozen three-year-olds under consideration 24 hours earlier were all entered for the 1 1/4-mile 'Midsummer Derby.'
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Expert picks August 21, 2019

The 2019 Travers Stakes is the Best Bet of the Weekend

A talented and well-matched field of 12 will vie in the “Midsummer Derby” on Saturday at Saratoga. The $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) is the longest running race in America dating back to 1864. This year it features an accomplished cast...

August 20, 2019

Code of Honor, Tacitus, Tax among contenders entering Travers in peak form

Saturday’s Travers (G1) will mark the first career Grade 1 win for the three-year-old who steps up to the challenge in the “Midsummer Derby” at Saratoga.
With Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Country House and Belmont (G1) hero Sir Winston...

Expert picks August 16, 2019

The 2019 Pacific Classic is the Best Bet of the Weekend

An excellent field of 10 will vie in Saturday’s $1 million Pacific Classic Stakes (G1) at Del Mar. The marquee race of the summer meet is run on the main oval at 10 furlongs, and the “Win & You’re In” contest gives the winner...

August 16, 2019

The 2019 Pacific Classic Study Guide

A very good field of 10 will travel 1 1/4 miles on the Del Mar dirt in Saturday’s $1 million Pacific Classic (G1) . The highlight of the summer meeting boasts a quartet of millionaires in the “Win & You’re In” event, which...

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