Kentucky Derby News
November 26, 2015
Airoforce installed as slight favorite in deep 14-horse Kentucky Jockey Club field
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) runner-up Airoforce will make his first dirt start in Saturday’s $200,000 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs and the Mark Casse-trained colt is the slight 3-1 favorite on oddsmaker Mike Battaglia’s...
November 26, 2015
Mohaymen brings lofty reputation into Remsen Stakes
Saturday’s $300,000 Remsen Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct serves as a qualifier for the 2016 Kentucky Derby, offering points on a 10-4-2-1 sliding scale to the top four finishers, and Mohaymen is the one to beat among nine 2-year-old in the 1 1/8-mile...
Wagering November 26, 2015
Fun facts about the inaugural Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager
Kentucky Derby betting has always generated plenty of interest, but over Thanksgiving weekend, you’ll have a brand new way to forecast the Derby – by betting on which stallion will sire the winner of the 2016 “Run for the Roses.”...
November 25, 2015
Dothraki Queen faces eight in Golden Rod
Dothraki Queen arrived on the scene late to complete the trifecta in last month’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) behind division leaders Songbird and Rachel’s Valentina. On Saturday afternoon, the daughter of Pure Prize will be...
November 25, 2015
Thrilled among Pletcher-trained trio in Demoiselle
Trainer Todd Pletcher will start three of the seven juvenile fillies entered in Saturday’s $300,000 Demoiselle (G2) at Aqueduct. The 1 1/8-mile heat is a Road to the Kentucky Oaks scoring race, with 10 Oaks qualifying points going to the winner.
The...
November 21, 2015
Jet Black Magic posts upset win in Delta Downs Princess
Jet Black Magic made a sweeping move to the lead in the stretch and drew away late to post an upset win over odds-on favorite La Appassionata in Saturday’s $400,000 Delta Downs Princess (G3).
Beaten eight lengths by that rival in the local prep,...
Derby News November 21, 2015
Exaggerator edges Sunny Ridge in Delta Jackpot, jumps to second on Kentucky Derby Leaderboard
Big Chief Racing LLC’s Exaggerator took the leading rounding the first turn and gamely proved best in Saturday’s $1 million Delta Downs Jackpot (G3), winning by a neck over runner-up Sunny Ridge in the Road to the Kentucky Derby series race.
With...
November 20, 2015
Turf runners, sprinters make up light edition of Delta Downs Princess
Saturday’s $400,000 Delta Downs Princess S. (G3) will offer points — 10-4-2-1 — toward a starting berth in next year’s Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs, but the one-mile affair has come up pretty light with only seven...
November 19, 2015
Exaggerator tops $1 million Delta Downs Jackpot field
The Road to the 2016 Kentucky Derby makes a stop at Delta Downs in Vinton, Louisiana this Saturday as 2-year-olds will square off in the $1 million Delta Downs Jackpot (G3). The 1 1/16-mile race will award points toward a Kentucky Derby berth on...
November 16, 2015
An early look at Kentucky Derby Future Odds
Wynn Las Vegas released the 2016 Kentucky Derby Future Odds on November 9 and it’s no surprise to see Nyquist, the unbeaten Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner and presumptive 2-year-old male champion, listed as the early favorite. However,...