Tag: Kentucky Derby preps

Grade 1 $1,000,000 Arkansas Derby Oaklawn Park, April 15   Mark Casse (trainer, Classic Empire, 1st) “He just has so much ability. I knew if we could get him here that he’d be tough. He’s been …

Grade 1 $1,000,000 Santa Anita Derby Santa Anita, April 8, 2017  John Shirreffs (trainer, Gormley, 1st and Royal Mo, 3rd) “I think the key was (jockey Victor) Espinoza rating Gormley and then making his big …

It’s been 17 years since a Wood Memorial Stakes (GII) winner went on to win the Kentucky Derby (GI) (Fusaichi Pegasus) and before that there was a 19-year gap. This year, Irish War Cry and …

It was a sunny, cool and windy day at Gulfstream Park for the 71st running of the Fountain of Youth Stakes. It was good racing weather and the cooler air and lack of humidity saw …

On Saturday, races in California, New York and Florida will be run for Road-to-the-Kentucky-Derby points. The winners of each race will be awarded ten points in the fifth year of the newest qualification system that …