Kentucky Derby News

March 20, 2019

Rebel Stakes gives points boost to several Derby contenders

Two divisions of the Rebel (G2), with three-fourths of the original Kentucky Derby qualifying points available in both races, ensured several horses a likely spot in the Derby starting field last Saturday at Oaklawn Park.
Division winners Long Range Toddy...

Expert picks March 20, 2019

The 2019 Louisiana Derby is the Best Bet of the Weekend

A field of 11 sophomores will go postward to contest the $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2) at Fair Grounds on Saturday. The Road to the Kentucky Derby event is the finale of a three-race graded sequence for sophomores hosted by the New Orleans venue this...

March 20, 2019

2019 Louisiana Derby Study Guide

War of Will takes aim on a Fair Grounds triple when leading a talented field of 11 in Saturday’s $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2) . The Mark Casse trainee was victorious in the Lecomte Stakes (G3) and Risen Star Stakes (G2), and aims for a third...

March 20, 2019

Mucho Gusto tops Sunland Derby, Bellafina to scratch from Sunland Park Oaks

Stable stars Game Winner and Improbable were defeated in separate divisions of the Rebel (G2) last weekend as heavy favorites, a fate Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert surely hopes won't befall Mucho Gusto in Sunday's $800,000 Sunland Park...

March 20, 2019

War of Will headlines Louisiana Derby

Gary Barber’s War of Will leads a cast of 11 three-year-olds in the lucrative $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2) at Fair Grounds on Saturday. The Road to the Kentucky Derby event offers points on a 100-40-20-10.
The bay son of War Front flashed a lot...

Horse Profile March 18, 2019

Road to the Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Long Range Toddy

Willis Horton Racing’s homebred Long Range Toddy collared heavy favorite Improbable in late stretch to capture the first division of the $750,000 Rebel Stakes (G2) at Oaklawn Park on Saturday. The three-year-old colt moved up to third on the Road...

March 18, 2019

Pioneerof the Nile, Kentucky Derby runner-up and sire of American Pharoah, dead at 13

Pioneerof the Nile, who finished a distant second to Mine That Bird in the 2009 Kentucky Derby (G1) but later sired 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, died unexpectedly Monday morning at the age of 13.
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Features March 18, 2019

Tales from the Crib: Tacitus

Prince Khalid Abdullah’s Juddmonte Farms has captured most of the world’s greatest races – including six runnings of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1), seven Breeders’ Cup events, and three editions of the Epsom Derby (G1) –...

March 17, 2019

Omaha Beach courageously denies Game Winner in second Rebel division

About an hour after Bob Baffert’s Improbable was just denied in the first division, champion stablemate Game Winner likewise lost his perfect record in the second division of Saturday’s $750,000 Rebel S. (G2). Game Winner rallied down the...

Horse Profile March 17, 2019

Road to the Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Omaha Beach

Fox Hill Farm’s Omaha Beach picked up 37.5 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby with his game tally in the second division of the $750,000 Rebel Stakes (G2) at Oaklawn Park on Saturday. The improving colt held off champion Game Winner late in...

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