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Derby News October 1, 2019

Perfect Alibi faces 10 in Alcibiades at Keeneland

Perfect Alibi is the most accomplished filly entering Friday's $400,000 Alcibiades (G1), but isn't necessarily a standout in the 1 1/16-mile feature of the opening card of Keeneland's fall meet.
The Alcibiades, a 2020 Road to the Kentucky...

Horse Profile September 30, 2019

Road to the Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Eight Rings

Eight Rings earns 10 Points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby
Starlight Racing, SF Racing, LLC, Madaket Stables, LLC, Fred Hertrich III, John D. Fielding and Golconda Stables’ Eight Rings opened up a sizable edge early and never looked back en...

September 29, 2019

Innisfree continues O’Brien domination of Beresford

Heavy going at the Curragh on Sunday prompted Aidan O’Brien to withdraw two of his entrants from the Beresford (G2), but his odds-on favorite, Innisfree, was all he needed to register an amazing 19th victory (and ninth straight) in the juvenile...

September 28, 2019

Road to the Kentucky Oaks: Bast is best in Chandelier Stakes

A sluggish start and a ding-dong battle down the homestretch pushed heavy favorite Bast to her limit in Friday’s $300,000 Chandelier Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita. But when push literally came to shove, Bast clenched her teeth and battled to a tenacious...

Derby News September 28, 2019

Royal Dornoch surprises Royal Lodge on European Road to Kentucky Derby

Irish maestro Aidan O’Brien won the Royal Lodge (G2) for the seventh time on Saturday, but with his apparent third-stringer at Newmarket. The longest shot on the board in both the British and North American betting, Royal Dornoch floored favored...

September 28, 2019

Eight Rings takes gold in American Pharoah

There were no mishaps this time to stop Eight Rings from scoring an authoritative victory in Friday's $301,404 American Pharoah (G1) at Santa Anita.
A beaten odds-on favorite in the Del Mar Futurity (G1) on Labor Day when losing his...

Derby News September 26, 2019

Royal Lodge first stop on European Road to 2020 Kentucky Derby

The first points on the European Road to the 2020 Kentucky Derby are up for grabs in Saturday’s Royal Lodge (G2) at Newmarket. Aidan O’Brien has three of the eight entrants but not the top choices in the betting market. (He also has three...

September 26, 2019

O’Brien triple-handed in pursuit of 19th Beresford

One day after the Royal Lodge (G2) opens the European Road to the Kentucky Derby, the second scoring race comes in quick succession in Sunday’s Beresford (G2) at the Curragh. Aidan O’Brien has owned this mile affair, winning a total of 18...

September 26, 2019

2019 American Pharoah Stakes Study Guide

A standout field of nine two-year-old prospects will vie in Friday’s $300,000 American Pharoah Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Park. A berth in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) field on November 1 is on the line in the “Win & You’re...

September 25, 2019

Eight Rings, Collusion Illusion among nine in American Pharoah

Eight Rings lost all chance as the odds-on choice in the Del Mar Futurity (G1) earlier this month when ducking and dropping jockey Drayden Van Dyke leaving the backside chute. On Friday, the Bob Baffert-trained son of Empire Maker seeks to make amends...

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