by Ben Baugh The race just seemed to suit Well Defined’s running style. The Florida-bred son of With Distinction set the early pace and never looked back, drawing off to win the Sam F. Davis Stakes ...
by John Furgele Back in the day, the Road to the Kentucky Derby was different. Horses ran in races that offered a big purse and the 20 horses with the most earnings garnered a spot in the field. Today...
We’re still more than three months out from the first Saturday in May, but for horseracing fans it’s never too early to start thinking about the Kentucky Derby (G1). Yes, the Derby itself will las...
Trainer Kenny McPeek is no stranger to success. The conditioner’s impressive resume includes having conditioned seven millionaires. Harvey Wallbanger appears well on his way to reaching that miles...
The Withers Stakes (GIII), which will be run over Aqueduct’s main track on Saturday, is one of the oldest stakes for 3-year-olds contested in the country. Since it was first run in 1874 and won by a...
This year marks the 30th running of the Holy Bull Stakes (GII) at Gulfstream Park, the south Florida oval’s first major prep on the road to the May 4 Kentucky Derby. The 1 1/16-mile main-track test ...
by John Furgele As February approaches, it is not too early to start thinking about the first Saturday in May, which we all know is the greatest day of the year — Derby Day. The Kentucky Derby (G1) ...
War of Will kept his undefeated record on the dirt intact with a convincing 4-length score in the LeComte Stakes (G3) at Fair Grounds on Saturday, dropping his Kentucky Derby future odds to 40/1. In t...
If not for the great Secretariat, Sigmond Summer and Claiborne Farms’ Sham would have been the best 2-year-old of 1972 and best 3-year-old of 1973, thanks to his impressive California-based march to...
With it now seeming likely that the 2018 Kentucky Derby will be contested over an “off” track, the logical question becomes: How will the track condition affect the outcome of the race? As it pert...
