Kentucky Derby News

September 4, 2016

Fillies provide history and a little bit of heartbreak

Three stakes take center stage in this week’s juvenile filly review – an historic victory at Saratoga, an upset at Del Mar and continuing perfection at Gulfstream Park.
First up is the Spinaway Stakes (G1) at Saratoga, which saw the first...

September 3, 2016

Well-regarded juveniles set for Del Mar Futurity, Hopeful

Del Mar and Saratoga will conclude their meets Labor Day with Grade 1 races for juveniles, the $300,000 Del Mar Futurity and $350,000 Hopeful Stakes. Both have produced recent Kentucky Derby winners, with Nyquist & American Pharoah prepping in the...

August 28, 2016

Arrogate crashes three-year-old picture in record-setting Travers

One year after Triple Crown champion American Pharoah was upset in the Travers (G1), Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert returned to Saratoga on Saturday and conquered the “Midsummer Derby” – with a secret weapon named Arrogate.
I...

August 28, 2016

Miss Sunset shines in Generous Portion

This week’s juvenile filly review is headlined by a pair of stakes winners in MISS SUNSET and HALONA. While the former earned her black-type credit at Del Mar, Halona got hers at Belterra Park.
Miss Sunset hooked up with I’ll Be Around from...

August 25, 2016

Exaggerator heads 14-horse Travers field

Winner of the Preakness (G1) and runner-up in the Kentucky Derby (G1), Exaggerator can lay a strong claim to divisional 3-year-old male honors with a victory in Saturday’s $1.25 million Travers (G1) at Saratoga.
Known as the “Midsummer Derby,”...

August 22, 2016

Unbeaten Bling on the Music targeting Pocahontas

The criteria is getting a bit more stringent to make this juvenile filly review, what with stakes now going for the two-year-old lasses, but there are still plenty of runners from all over the country who are impressing.
Case in point, one wouldn’t...

August 21, 2016

Espinoza: California Chrome’s better than American Pharoah now

California Chrome, the 2014 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner and Horse of the Year, transformed Saturday’s $1,001,380 Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar from a showdown into a one-horse race. By demolishing a field including three-time Eclipse Award champion...

August 15, 2016

Klimt, Gunnevera grab spotlight while others wait in wings

Around this time last August, Nyquist dominated the Best Pal (G2) at Del Mar, and Exaggerator bulled through to take the Saratoga Special (G2). Few of us would have realized it back then, but we’d just seen the future top two finishers in the 2016...

August 14, 2016

American Cleopatra following in big brother American Pharoah’s hoofsteps

The juvenile filly review was forced to take a brief hiatus, thanks to the Haskell and Whitney Handicap weekends, but it’s back in business this week and there’s one name that stands out – AMERICAN CLEOPATRA.
Being a full sister to a...

August 12, 2016

Churchill maiden winners Ever So Clever, Thirstforlife set for graded stakes debut

Saturday marks the graded stakes debuts of Ever So Clever and Thirstforlife, a pair of impressive 2-year-old maiden winners at Churchill Downs. Ever So Clever is among six runners in the $200,000 Adirondack (G2) at Saratoga and Thirstforlife faces five...

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