Kentucky Derby News
August 10, 2017
Run Away tops Best Pal
Eight juveniles have been entered to go 6 1/2 furlongs on Saturday at Del Mar in the $200,000 Best Pal Stakes (G2), and Run Away will try to live up this name for trainer Simon Callaghan.
The bay colt is unbeaten in two career starts, breaking his maiden...
Derby News August 7, 2017
Can You Answer These 10 Questions About Derby Winners and Del Mar?
In celebration of the Del Mar race meet, who hosts the Breeders' Cup later this year, learn the history of the Kentucky Derby runners who enjoyed some time at the beach!
The Kentucky Derby in spring may not always seem closely linked to California’s...
August 6, 2017
Colonelsdarktemper records initial stakes victory in West Virginia Derby
Colonelsdarktemper seized the advantage breaking from the starting gate and led all the way in the $750,000 West Virginia Derby (G3) at Mountaineer, notching his first stakes victory with a one-length decision. An allowance winner at Churchill Downs in...
August 5, 2017
Gunnevera and Gun Runner Target the Winner's Circle
After two hectic days last weekend which did little to clarify the pecking order among Derby runners, things are a bit quieter for the first weekend of August – apart from two “guns.”
Gunnevera, who at one time was close to favoritism...
August 4, 2017
Patch, Lookin At Lee top field in West Virginia Derby
Two Kentucky Derby (G1) veterans, Lookin At Lee and Patch, highlight a field of 11 three-year-olds that will compete Saturday in the $750,000 West Virginia Derby (G3) at Mountaineer.
Not only are Lookin At Lee and Patch seeking their first graded stakes...
July 31, 2017
Girvin rallies in climactic Haskell finish
In a climactic finish fought out by Kentucky Derby (G1) alumni, Brad Grady’s Girvin got up on the wire to deny McCraken and Practical Joke in Sunday’s $1,010,000 Haskell Invitational (G1) at Monmouth Park.
The Haskell is a “Win and...
July 29, 2017
Good Samaritan upends Always Dreaming, Cloud Computing in Jim Dandy
What was expected to be a two-horse battle between Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Always Dreaming and his Preakness (G1) conqueror Cloud Computing in Saturday's $588,000 Jim Dandy (G2) at Saratoga instead turned into a runaway victory by Good Samaritan,...
July 28, 2017
Irish War Cry heads seven-horse Haskell
The $1 million Haskell Invitational (G1) at Monmouth Park serves as important event on calendar for 3-year-olds and Sunday’s race has added importance due to the wide-open state of the division. Always Dreaming, who is entered in Saturday’s...
July 28, 2017
Eight Triple Crown Players Return to Face Each Other This Weekend
After a few weeks of baby steps, the path to the Breeders’ Cup, and potential greatness, for the Triple Crown 3-year-olds gets into full stride this weekend.
The $600,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) at Saratoga and the $1 million Haskell Invitational...
July 26, 2017
Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming meets Preakness foe Cloud Computing in Jim Dandy
Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Always Dreaming, eighth to Cloud Computing when last seen in the Preakness (G1), will seek a measure of revenge against that foe Saturday at Saratoga in the $600,000 Jim Dandy (G2).
A win in 1 1/8-mile Jim Dandy can give either...