Kentucky Derby News

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...

June 5, 2018

Mr. Fitz’s honor roll: from Triple Crown winners Gallant Fox and Omaha to 1950s stars Nashua and Bold Ruler

Continued from the biographical introduction in Part 1, “They called him Mr. Fitz: remembering Hall of Famer Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons”
Mr. Fitz’s horsemanship carried him through those lean times, along with a reputation for impeccable...

June 5, 2018

Justify compares to these three Triple Crown winners

Of 12 Triple Crown runners, who does Justify compare to?
You could mention color, running style, historical reputation, or any number of points in trying to equate a Triple Crown candidate, like Justify, with any of the previous 12 winners of the series...

June 5, 2018

Two longshots to consider betting in the Belmont Stakes

Longshots to bet in the Belmont Stakes
Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1) wunderkind JUSTIFY is surely the one to beat as he takes aim on an historic Triple Crown achievement with a Belmont Stakes win at Belmont Park. There is no doubt that...

June 5, 2018

Justify draws the rail and installed as 4-5 favorite in Belmont Stakes 150

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....

June 1, 2018

They called him Mr. Fitz: remembering Hall of Famer Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons

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...

May 31, 2018

Comparing the Triple Crown trails of Justify and American Pharoah

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...

May 31, 2018

Justify Returns to the Track to Jog One Mile; Bravazo Breezes for Belmont Stakes

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...

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