Kentucky Derby News

June 29, 2018

The Queen’s Plate is Canada’s Kentucky Derby

Saturday features the 159th running of the Queen’s Plate at Woodbine in Toronto, and 16 colts, fillies and geldings have been entered in the contest.
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The race is the first leg of the Canadian...

June 24, 2018

Justify’s breeders score major victory at Royal Ascot

Breeding Triple Crown winner Justify would have been enough to make it a stellar year for John Gunther and his daughter Tanya, who plans the matings for their mares. But the proprietors of Glennwood Farm just achieved another milestone. Only 10 days after...

June 20, 2018

Speculating upon Justify’s possible path to the Breeders’ Cup

Justify capped a Triple Crown sweep with a 1 ¾-length victory in the Belmont Stakes, winning the 1 ½-mile event over a fast track after taking the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in the slop, and connections have an investment to protect after...

June 14, 2018

Churchill Downs Unveils Kentucky Derby 145 Logo

LOUISVILLE, KY (Thursday, June 14, 2018) – Churchill Downs Racetrack today unveiled the official Kentucky Derby 145 logo. Featuring racing Thoroughbreds, the logo brings to life the thrill of the most exciting two minutes in sports. The 145th running...

Derby News June 10, 2018

Gronkowski’s Belmont effort boosts European Road to Kentucky Derby; Mendelssohn eyes Dwyer

When Gronkowski beat all but unbeaten Triple Crown winner Justify in the Belmont S. (G1), his bold runner-up effort was a boost to the inaugural European Road to the Kentucky Derby.
Originally based in England with trainer Jeremy Noseda, Gronkowski topped...

June 10, 2018

Justify’s ‘triple crown’ of virtues

As we celebrate Justify’s Triple Crown, it’s worth emphasizing the unprecedented manner of his sweep of the Kentucky Derby (G1), Preakness (G1), and Belmont S. (G1).
Unlike the 12 previous Triple Crown winners, who built upon the solid foundation...

June 9, 2018

Belmont Stakes 150 Preview

Justify has answered every question in a whirlwind 4-month, 5-race career, and now the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner faces the Test of the Champion.
The undefeated dual classic winner is the 4-to-5 morning line favorite to win the Belmont...

June 9, 2018

Justify wires Belmont Stakes 150 to become 13th Triple Crown champion

As if becoming only the 13th Triple Crown winner in racing history is not exclusive enough, JUSTIFY's Belmont Stakes (G1) win on June 9 at Belmont Park inducted him into even more exclusive company.
In sweeping the Kentucky Derby (G1), Preakness...

June 7, 2018

2018 Belmont Stakes Study Guide

The 150th running of the Belmont Stakes (G1) is finally here and all eyes will be on Justify as he seeks to complete a Triple Crown sweep. The undefeated chestnut is seeking to help Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert join fellow Hall of Famer 'Sunny...

June 6, 2018

Making Money with Justify in the Belmont Stakes

Bets to make while including Justify
Unbeaten star JUSTIFY is sure to be an odds-on favorite for the 150th Belmont Stakes (G1). The superb colt was assigned the rail post on Tuesday evening and will aim to become just the second unbeaten Triple Crown...

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