A gate-to-wire victory in the final Kentucky Derby (G1) prep, plus the defection of No More Time, catapulted Encino into contention for the Run for the Roses. Encino Will Make the Derby Gate with His ...
Hades is getting one more chance to make the field for the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1). Hades has one last chance to make the Derby gate The Florida-bred gelding finished fifth after he was comprom...
Fractious at the gate, fantastic at the finish! Sierra Leone came up with a doozy of a Derby prep with a powerful victory in the $1 million Blue Grass Stakes (G1) at Keeneland on Saturday, stamping hi...
Springtime in Kentucky means Derby Fever, which soon will peak for the 150th Run for The Roses on May 4 at Churchill Downs. On Saturday, Keeneland will stage its Derby prep, the $1 million, 1 1/8-mile...
On Friday (April 5), opening day at Keeneland, eight 3-year-old fillies will assemble for the $600,000 Ashland Stakes (G1), all vying to earn points to qualify for the nation’s premier filly race, t...
Another day of Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” races is on tap Saturday at Keeneland, with a trio of all-fees paid, automatic berths on the line for the winners. The $600,000 Claiborne Breed...
A year ago, Luis Saez unseated Tyler Gaffalione for the jockey’s title at the prestigious Keeneland fall meet, winning three races on the final day for a 21-20 edge. The meet opens Friday (Oct. 6) a...
By Richard Rosenblatt If you’re following the races on Saturday, there’s a bunch of familiar names showing up at tracks around the country, from Gulfstream Park in Florida to Los Alamitos in Calif...
By Richard Rosenblatt New York Showcase Day at Belmont Park has adjusted due to rain, rain, and more rain. Set to promote its New York-breds with seven stakes races Saturday, the New York Racing Assoc...
By Richard Rosenblatt The last time we saw Soup and Sandwich at the races was on the first Saturday in May, at Churchill Downs, finishing 19th and last in the Kentucky Derby (G1), 64 ¼ lengths behind...