Kentucky Derby News

April 3, 2016

Oscar Nominated upsets Spiral, will have to be supplemented to Kentucky Derby

Oscar Nominated rallied wide into contention on the far turn and wore down Azar in deep stretch, posting a 23-1 upset in Saturday’s $500,000 Spiral (G3) at Turfway Park. The Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifier offered 50 points to the winner, but...

April 3, 2016

Nyquist romps in Florida Derby, Mohaymen weakens to fourth

Nyquist proved much the best in Saturday’s $1 million Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park, leading wire-to-wire in a 3 ¼-length decision, and likely assured himself favoritism at Churchill Downs on May 7 in the Road to the Kentucky Derby...

April 3, 2016

Japan's UAE Derby Winner Lani Arrives at Churchill Downs

Japan’s UAE Derby winner Lani arrived at Churchill Downs at 2:55 p.m. ET on Sunday following a 5 ½-hour van ride from Chicago and was bedded down in Barn 17, which will be his home for the next five weeks as the 3-year-old prepares to compete...

Derby News April 2, 2016

Go Maggie Go joins Kentucky Oaks leaderboard with GP Oaks triumph

Saturday’s Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) sported not only a $250,000 purse, but 100 points to the winner toward a starting berth in the May 6 Kentucky Oaks (G1).
The 1 1/16-mile race was the first in the Championship portion of the Road to the Kentucky...

Derby News April 2, 2016

Wonderment wires Bourbonette Oaks to debut on KY Oaks leaderboard

Magdalena Racing and Chris Sterbenz’s Wonderment posted a gate-to-wire victory on Saturday in the $100,000 Bourbonette Oaks (G3) at Turfway Park with jockey Cornelio Velasquez in the irons.
The gray daughter of Cosmonaut easily drew off in the stretch...

April 1, 2016

Oversubscribed field of 14 entered in Bourbonette Oaks

Although 14 fillies were entered in Saturday’s $100,000 Bourbonette Oaks (G3) at Turfway Park, only 12 will be allowed to start in the one-mile affair.
On the line is 50 points to the winner toward a starting berth in the May 6 Kentucky Oaks (G1)...

April 1, 2016

Gomo, Off the Tracks headline Gulfstream Park Oaks

Alcibiades (G1) winner Gomo and undefeated Off the Tracks are the top draws in Saturday’s $250,000 Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) sending a field of seven 1 1/16 miles. The race is the first on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks offering up points on a 100-40-20-10...

April 1, 2016

Airoforce seeks to rebound in Spiral

Airoforce stamped himself as a Kentucky Derby (G1) contender when capturing the Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) at Churchill Downs in late November, but the Mark Casse-trained colt disappointed when opening the year with a well-beaten 10th as the favorite in...

April 1, 2016

Leading Kentucky Derby contenders Mohaymen & Nyquist square off in Florida Derby

Saturday’s $1 million Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park is a final major prep in the Road to the Kentucky Derby series, awarding points on a 100-40-20-10 scale to the top four finishers, and the 1 1/8-mile race features an unprecedented match-up...

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