Kentucky Derby News
Expert picks November 29, 2018
Bourbon War is the weekend’s best bet
The Remsen Stakes (G2) for two-year-olds is one of four graded events on a big day of racing at Aqueduct on Saturday, and it is the contest which will play host to the Weekend’s Best Bet.
Following a score by Signalman in the Kentucky Jockey Club...
November 29, 2018
Remsen Stakes Study Guide
Seven juveniles will attempt to navigate 1 1/8 miles on the Aqueduct main surface in Saturday’s $250,000 Remsen Stakes (G2). This race has produced some strong horses in recent years and an interesting cast will each attempt to earn their first...
November 28, 2018
Enliven draws the rail in Demoiselle
Second best to longshot Oxy Lady in last month's Tempted (G3), Enliven is the likely choice in Saturday's $250,000 Demoiselle (G2) over one, 1 1/8-mile lap of the Aqueduct oval.
The Demoiselle is a Road to the Kentucky Oaks series prep, awarding...
Wagering November 26, 2018
'All Others' 6-5 Favorite, Breeders' Cup Juvenile Champ Game Winner 5-1 in Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 1
With the Kentucky Derby still 23 weeks away, the pari-mutuel field of “All Other 3-Year-Old Colts and Geldings” closed as the 6-5 favorite in Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) and the Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile...
Horse Profile November 26, 2018
Road to the Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Signalman
Road to the Kentucky Derby Horse Profile
Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes winner Signalman
As a big, immature colt by a late-developing sire in General Quarters, SIGNALMAN figured to be a work in progress, so it’s an encouraging sign that he’s...
November 25, 2018
Signalman sends message in Kentucky Jockey Club
After a troubled second in the Breeders’ Futurity (G1) and a third from post 13 in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), Signalman put it together in Saturday’s $200,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) at Churchill Downs.
Trained by Ken McPeek...
November 24, 2018
California-bred Make Happy beats boys as heavy favorite in Cattleya Sho
California-bred filly Make Happy remained perfect from two starts when bossing the boys in Saturday’s Cattleya Sho at Tokyo, the first scoring race on the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby. Sent off as the heavy 2-5 favorite, the Kazuko Yoshida colorbearer...
November 24, 2018
Liora upsets Restless Rider in Golden Rod
Two years after registering an upset with Farrell in the Golden Rod (G2) at Churchill Downs, trainer Wayne Catalano and jockey Channing Hill played spoiler again in Saturday's $200,000 renewal of the 1 1/16-mile race for two-year-old fillies.
Liora,...
November 22, 2018
Kentucky Jockey Club Study Guide
An overflow field of 16, two of which are on the also-eligible list, will contest Saturday’s $200,000 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs. The 1 1/16-miles test drew a classy cast including the horses that finished second and third...
Expert picks November 22, 2018
Receiving the Signal For the Weekend's Best Bet
The Best Bet of the Weekend comes from Churchill Downs on Saturday in the $200,000 Kentucky Jockey Club S. (G2). A sizable and competitive field is assembled for the Saturday feature and I will look to the rail post for the winner. SIGNALMAN is the top...