As a non-points race, the Illinois Derby has lost a little luster as a Kentucky Derby Prep. But this year Midnight Hawk enters the Illinois Derby with a chance of still running in Kentucky. Midnight Hawk is a surprise entrant in the Illinois Derby. This speed son of Midnight Lute has Chicago connections and will Read the full article…
An even tote-board as Bayern and Tapiture vied for 2/1 favortism. Bayern broke well and took the the early lead down the backstretch. Strong Mandate broke to the outside. Bayern set the early pace. Thundergram pressured on the outside through a half in 47 and 1/5. Bayern was never comfortable and Thundergram pressured him every step Read the full article…
A full field met the starting gate for the 2014 Blue Grass Stakes. The tote-board was spread with Bobby’s Kitten the favorite at 7/2. Pablo Del Monte broke clean from the gate and opened up an uncontested lead down the backstretch. A comfortable half mile in just under 48 seconds and remained the leader going Read the full article…
The 4th and final prep in the well-designed Arkansas road to Louisville concludes with 4 horses coming backing and facing each other for the 3rd time. The rivalry continues with Ride On Curlin, Strong Mandate and Tapiture. Bayern comes into the race looking to punch his ticket to Kentucky. Ride on Curlin is the likeable Read the full article…
An over-fill field of horses has targeted the Bluegrass Stakes in 2014. Some crazy upsets and strange fractions and running styles have populated this field the last few years. Street Sense and Dullahan, are a couple of horses who have used this as a prep to finish in the money in Louisville. All the entrants Read the full article…
California Chrome turned the Santa Anita Derby into a personal Play Pen this winter at Santa Anita. Dominating wins in the San Felipe and today in the Santa Anita Derby will likely make him the Kentucky Derby Favorite. Not much to see here folks. Dublin Up set a moderate pace and California Chrome broke a Read the full article…
Winds of 30 miles an hour and temperatures in the mid 50’s greeted the runners this afternoon for the Wood Memorial Stakes at the Big A. Early races on the card were demanding, running wide and late proved beneficial in many races on the under-card. Wicked Strong looked good in the warm up, broke clean Read the full article…
This week on Down to the Wire Candice wears a Sidney Crosby Penguins Jersey and talks about Trip Handicapping from watching video’s. We also recap the Florida Derby and Louisiana Derby. Complete previews of the Wood Memorial and Santa Anita Derby have been posted. Selections: Derbyologist: Wood Memorial: Uncle Sigh Santa Anita Derby: Candy Boy Read the full article…
The Best of the West Coast collide going 9 furlongs for this 100 points to the winner. Top 2 advance to Louisville. Sunday Silence, A. P. Indy, and Free House are memorable Santa Anita Derby winners over the years. California Chrome set the standard for the West coast horses with a big romp in the Read the full article…
Rocky III and some talented newcomers make this year’s edition of the Wood Memorial an exciting renewal. Grade 1 Status, 1 million dollar purse and The Big Apple have brought out a star-studded class in search of Derby points. They hustled up some late entrants to make this an 11 horse field. But the bottom Read the full article…