Kentucky Derby News
May 7, 2017
Kentucky Derby Follow-Up: Always Dreaming, But Few Others, Bound for Preakness
ALWAYS DREAMING (1st)/TAPWRIT (6th)/PATCH (14th)– They were up and at ‘em early at the Todd Pletcher barn Sunday morning following the outfit’s smashing tally in Kentucky Derby 143 Saturday accomplished by the stable’s talented...
Derby News May 6, 2017
Jockey Quotes from the 143rd Running of the Longines Kentucky Oaks
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, May 5, 2017):
Mike Smith, rider of Abel Tasman (1st) — “Immediately after her second-place finish in the Santa Anita Oaks, we (Smith and trainer Bob Baffert) both realized she probably needed a slight blinker. She...
Derby News May 6, 2017
Trainer Quotes from the 143rd Running of the Longines Kentucky Oaks
Bob Baffert, trainer of Abel Tasman (1st) — “It’s just exciting to win the Kentucky Oaks. We’d like to have a horse in the Derby but I’m so happy for the China Horse Club. They trusted me with the filly. And ‘Big Money’...
Derby News May 6, 2017
Abel Tasman Wins the 143rd Longines Kentucky Oaks in Front of Rain-Soaked Crowd 105,100 Brave Coldest Oaks Day Since 1940 Just Shy of Setting the All-Time All-Sources Wagering Record
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (May 5, 2017) – Fans braved an all-day rain and the coldest Oaks Day since 1940 as Abel Tasman captured the 143rd running of the $1 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (Grade I) at Churchill Downs Racetrack. The dreary weather,...
Pedigree fun facts May 6, 2017
Fun facts about 2017 Kentucky Derby contender pedigrees
After summing up the pedigree connections between the 2017 Kentucky Derby (G1) contenders and gladiators of Derbies past, let’s look at some additional fun facts about their ancestry.
In post position order:
1. Lookin at Lee descends...
May 6, 2017
Five questions Kentucky Derby 143 can answer
There are a number of questions the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby can answer, but let’s keep it simple and look at five.
1 – In 2016, trainer Keith Desormeaux and jockey Kent Desormeaux just missed becoming the first trainer/jockey siblings...
May 6, 2017
Kentucky Oaks Follow Up Notes
ABEL TASMAN – An authoritative, last-to-first victory by China Horse Club and Clearsky Farms’ Abel Tasman in Friday’s Longines Kentucky Oaks is the latest example of why the world’s most prominent owners seek out Bob Baffert to...
May 6, 2017
Always Dreaming captures Kentucky Derby 143
Always Dreaming just made his stakes debut in the Florida Derby (G1) on April 1, and one race later was crowned victor of Kentucky Derby 143 after pulling off in the stretch to score under jockey John Velazquez.
Giving trainer Todd Pletcher just his second...
Derby News May 6, 2017
Churchill Downs Stakes Recap & Quotes: Humana Distaff
PAULASSILVERLINING PREVAILS IN HUMANA DISTAFF
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, May 6, 2017– Juddmonte Farms’ Paulassilverlining moved past pacesettingSuper Humor on the far turn and then held off a prolonged bid from Breeders’ Cup winner Finest...
May 6, 2017
Roca Rojo Edges Believe in Bertie to Win Churchill Distaff Turf Mile
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, May 6, 2017) – Sheep Pond Partners, Newport Stables and Bradley Thoroughbreds’ Roca Rojo (IRE) edged a game Believe in Bertie by a head to win the 32nd running of the $300,000 Churchill Distaff Turf Mile (GII) for...