Kentucky Derby News

Harold Lerner LLC, AWC Stables, Nehoc Stables, Scott K. Akman and Paul Braverman’s Harvey Wallbanger powered home along the rail in posting a last-to-first triumph in the $350,000 Holy Bull Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park on February 2. The Ken McPeek...

R. A. Hill Stable, Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Hugh Lynch and Corms Racing Stable’s Tax surged through an opening along the inside in early stretch and held a pair of stubborn foes at bay to the wire in securing a head victory in the $250,000 Withers...

There was plenty of movement on the Kentucky Derby leaderboard this past weekend as three prep races were run in New York, Florida, and California.
Mucho Gusto (#6, 14 points), who had four points from a second-place effort in the Los Alamitos Futurity...

Klaravich Stables Inc.’s Feedback was sent off the 1-2 favorite in Saturday’s $150,000 Forward Gal Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park and didn’t disappoint with a half-length victory.
The Chad Brown pupil broke fast, sticking her neck...

Gary Barber’s Power Gal raced wide throughout Saturday’s $125,000 Martha Washington Stakes, a Road to the Kentucky Oaks points race at Oaklawn Park, before getting up in the stretch to record a half-length victory under jockey David Cohen.
The...

Harold Lerner LLC et al’s Harvey Wallbanger raced in last for the opening half-mile of the $350,000 Holy Bull Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park on Saturday. The 29-1 outsider ranged a bit closer at the six-furlong marker when in sixth, but the colt...

R. A. Hill Stable, Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Hugh Lynch and Corms Racing Stable’s TAX took a short lead nearing midstretch and gamely held off a pair of stern foes to take the $250,000 Withers Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct on Saturday. The gelded son...

Michael Lund Petersen’s MUCHO GUSTO left little doubt as to who was best in the $147,351 Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita on Saturday. The Bob Baffert trainee always traveled like a winner and finished 4 3/4 lengths clear under the...

Repole Stables’ homebred Always Shopping has been crying out for extra ground to accommodate her late-running style, and on Sunday the bay miss was given just that in the 1 1/8-mile Busanda Stakes at Aqueduct.
Run at the same distance as the May...

A tiring third when last seen in the Demoiselle (G2), Filly Joel rates as the 2-1 morning-line favorite for Sunday’s $100,000 Busanda over the same 1 1/8-mile distance at Aqueduct. But she’ll have to step up to beat 10 rivals in the Kentucky...