Kentucky Derby News

July 21, 2019

Maximum Security survives inquiry in Haskell

Fans had Kentucky Derby (G1) déjà vu in Saturday’s $990,000 Haskell Invitational (G1), where Maximum Security posted a gutsy victory but had to await a stewards’ ruling regarding an incident on the far turn. Unlike his Derby...

July 19, 2019

2019 Haskell Invitational Stakes Study Guide

A strong field of seven sophomores will vie in the $1 million Haskell Invitational Stakes (G1) at Monmouth Park on Saturday. Conditioner Bob Baffert, who has saddled eight winners of the event this century, ships a colt in to challenge the top-two finishers...

Expert picks July 18, 2019

The 2019 Haskell Stakes is the Best Bet of the Weekend

Grade 1 winner MAXIMUM SECURITY will face six foes in Saturday’s $1 million Haskell Invitational Stakes (G1) at Monmouth Park. The ultra-talented colt was upset at 1-20 odds when a length second in the Pegasus Stakes last out on this oval, but he...

July 14, 2019

Derby Trail veterans Game Winner, Mr. Money shine in regional Derbys

On a busy Saturday of racing across North America, a couple of veterans from the Road to the Kentucky Derby claimed the spotlight in a pair of smaller, but nevertheless lucrative Derbys in California and Indiana.
Game Winner, sixth across the wire in...

Expert picks July 12, 2019

The 2019 Arlington Handicap is the Best Bet of the Weekend

Arlington Park plays host to four stakes on a great Saturday card, with three of those being graded events. The Arlington Handicap (G3) is the local prep for the Arlington Million (G1), and a field of 10 is entered for the competitive 1 3/16-mile turf...

July 12, 2019

2019 Arlington Handicap Study Guide

A field of ten turf stayers will go 1 3/16 miles on the Arlington Park turf in Saturday’s $150,000 Arlington Handicap (G3). The local prep for the Arlington Million (G1) is a competitive event with international flavor, and it promises to be an...

July 12, 2019

Sea Hero, oldest living Kentucky Derby winner, dies at 29

1993 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Sea Hero, who furnished one of the all-time great storylines, has died at the age of 29, the Turkish Jockey Club reports. Hitherto the oldest living Derby winner, he has passed the torch to Go for Gin, the 1994 victor who...

July 11, 2019

Game Winner preps for Travers in Los Alamitos Derby; Mr. Money drawn outside in Indiana Derby

Champion Game Winner, last seen circumnavigating Churchill Downs in a wide-trip Kentucky Derby (G1), towers over a short field in Saturday’s $150,000 Los Alamitos Derby (G3). Only three rivals have signed on for the 1 1/8-mile feature, expected...

July 6, 2019

Code of Honor much the best in Dwyer

As the promoted runner-up in the Kentucky Derby (G1), W.S. Farish’s homebred Code of Honor held a class edge in Saturday’s $250,000 Dwyer (G3) at Belmont Park, and the even-money favorite flaunted it with a convincing 3 1/4-length victory.
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July 5, 2019

Kentucky Derby runner-up Code of Honor makes return in Dwyer

Code of Honor on Saturday will make his first start since his elevation to second in the Kentucky Derby (G1) when he heads a field of six in the $250,000 Dwyer (G3) at Belmont Park. Contested over a one-turn mile, the Dwyer serves as a stepping stone...

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