Kentucky Derby News

150TH BELMONT STAKES

PP
 
HORSE
 
TRAINER
 
JOCKEY
 
ML ODDS

1
 
Justify
 
Bob Baffert
 
Mike Smith
 
4-5

2
 
Free Drop Billy
 
Dale Romans
 
Robby Albarado
 
30-1

3
 
Bravazo
 
D....

Farm boy has a fondness for horses, tries his hand at being a jockey until he gets too big, goes on to become a Hall of Fame trainer with a record number of wins in Triple Crown races.
Bob Baffert? No, James E. “Sunny Jim” Fitzsimmons, the...

When Justify crossed the wire first in the Preakness (G1), setting up an opportunity for a Triple Crown in the Belmont Stakes (G1), it was inevitable that comparisons would be drawn between he and American Pharoah, who gloriously ended a 37-year drought...

Undefeated Kentucky Derby (Grade I) and Preakness Stakes (GI) winner Justify returned to the Churchill Downs racetrack Thursday morning for a one-mile jog following his half-mile breeze in :46.80 Tuesday as he continued training for the 1 ½-mile...

Why, a Triple Crown of course.
Justify is seeking to give trainer Bob Baffert a second Triple Crown sweep in just three years, and this after a 37-year drought between Affirmed’s successful bid in 1978 and American Pharoah’s 2015 triumph.
Winning...

As unbeaten Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness (G1) winner Justify aims for an historic Triple Crown sweep in the June 9 Belmont S. (G1), thoughts turn to his forebears who made history themselves. If the typical pedigree write-up makes your eyes glaze...

Can Woody Stephens and Tapit provide clues on Hofburg and Justify in the Belmont Stakes?
As Woody Stephens was to trainers in the 1980s, so it appears Tapit is to stallions in the 2010s when it comes to being a dominating figure in the Belmont Stakes...

We all know about the 12 colts that entered the Belmont Stakes (G1) with a chance at a Triple Crown sweep that succeeded. Will Justify be 'Lucky 13' or will he join a list that currently numbers 20 of those that missed reaching the mountaintop?
A...

With all the attention currently focused on Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Justify’s bid for Triple Crown glory in the June 9 Belmont Stakes (G1), it’s easy to forget there were 19 other hopefuls who took part in the...

Kentucky Derby (Grade I) and Preakness (GI) winner Justify galloped 1 ½ miles Saturday morning at Churchill Downs with Humberto Gomez in the saddle as the undefeated colt continued preparing for the June 9 Belmont Stakes (GI).
“I couldn’t...