Brad Cox goes for an Arkansas Derby (G1) record-setting hat-trick Saturday when he saddles Timberlake in the crowning event of the Oaklawn Park season. No trainer has won the Arkansas Derby for three ...
In the run-up to the 150th Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 4, usracing.com continues with our weekly Derby Top 10 contenders. Kentucky Derby ContendersTop 10: Welcome Back, Catching Freedom Step up, or ste...
He was in dire straits entering the straight, and at the eighth pole, his situation still looked bleak. Forever Young had three lengths to make up in the final furlong of the Saudi Derby (G3), and som...
Which Fierceness will show up for the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) on March 30 at Gulfstream Park? Will it be the Fierceness who finished third in the Holy Bull (G3) to surprising Hades on Feb. 3, or...
Endlessly surged to the lead around the final turn, took charge in the stretch, and cruised to a four-length victory in the $700,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) at Turfway Park on Saturday. The 3-year-old c...
Who cares if the pace was slow, or the winning time was far from impressive: trainer Brad Cox has himself a top contender for the Kentucky Derby (G1) in Catching Freedom. With the best closing run of ...
So far, just two horses in history have completed the Louisiana Derby (G2)/Kentucky Derby (G1) double yet the Pelican State’s premier prep for the Run for the Roses still is one of the most importan...
Saturday’s Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) at Turfway Park is a Kentucky Derby (GI) prep that’s been contested under many different incarnations over the years. It previously was known as the Spiral Stakes,...
The career of Noted takes another interesting twist Saturday when the multiple-stakes winning colt runs on artificial surface for the first time in the $700,000 Jeff Ruby Stakes (G3) at Turfway Park. ...
The Fair Grounds’ long stretch tests stamina, and the 1 3/16-mile Louisiana Derby (G2) is only 110 yards shorter than the Kentucky Derby (G1). In recent years, running in New Orleans’ marquee prep...