Kentucky Derby News
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...
July 24, 2017
Abel Tasman ekes out close victory in Coaching Club American Oaks
It came down to the wire and a stewards’ inquiry before Kentucky Oaks (G1) queen Abel Tasman was declared winner of the Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) at Saratoga on Sunday.
The Quality Road filly was seeking her third straight Grade 1 score in...
July 23, 2017
Firenze Fire denies Free Drop Billy in Sanford
Firenze Fire launched his bid leaving the far turn, blowing past pacesetter Baffin to a clear lead, and held off the late charge of Free Drop Billy to score a one-length victory in the July 22 Sanford (G3) at Saratoga. Trained by Jason Servis and ridden...
July 21, 2017
Six Things to Know About Derby Runners in the Travers at Saratoga
The Travers Stakes at Saratoga and Kentucky Derby Runners
The Travers (G1), along with the preparatory Jim Dandy (G2), are the signature events for three-year-olds at Saratoga, the country's most popular and prosperous race meeting that begins July...
July 21, 2017
Turf Tests for Former Kentucky Derby Runners Fast and Accurate, Sonneteer
Kentucky Derby Runners on the Breeders' Cup Trail
The connections of this year’s leading Triple Crown runners will be focusing less on their own generation from a Breeders’ Cup perspective for this weekend’s racing, and more on...
July 16, 2017
Irap demolishes Indiana Derby, aims for Travers
For a horse who took a long time to find the winner’s circle, Irap showed that he’s really gotten the hang of it with a commanding performance in Saturday night’s $500,000 Indiana Derby (G3).
Trained by Doug O’Neill for Reddam...
July 14, 2017
Kentucky Derby Runners on the Breeders' Cup Trail for July 15
Kentucky Derby Runners on the Breeders' Cup Trail for July 15
Three-year-old superiority following the 2017 Kentucky Derby is still far from established, but one thing is clear: the form shown by the Derby contestants since the First Saturday in...
July 9, 2017
Thunder Snow wins major race in France
Three alumni of the 2017 Kentucky Derby (G1) scored notable wins over the weekend, including Thunder Snow, the UAE Derby (G2) winner who had to be pulled up early at Churchill Downs after bucking through the slop.
The Godolphin colt posted a front-running...
July 6, 2017
Kentucky Derby horses on the Breeders’ Cup Trail July 7-8
One of the best Kentucky Derby performers returns to action for the first time since the Churchill Downs classic, and his effort may signal whether he’s a genuine contender for 3-year-old championship honors.
Practical Joke has been a “nearly”...