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The next stop will be Kentucky for Girvin after his stirring victory in the Louisiana Derby Saturday at the Fair Grounds. He was coming off a courageous win in the Risen Star Stakes. Joe Sharp trains this speedy runner and his regular rider is Brian Hernandez Jr., who also handles prominent Kentucky Derby candidate McCraken. […] More
Gunnevera faces ten in the Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park on Saturday and the winner will punch his ticket to the Big Dance at Churchill Downs. There is 100 points on the line for the Florida Derby hero and that will guarantee a spot in the Kentucky Derby. The nine-furlong event offers a purse of […] More
The Louisiana Derby rolls into the Bayou Saturday at the Fair Grounds and the Grade 1 event at 9 furlongs offers a purse of a cool million. There is a little of something for every handicapper’s taste as there are runners that just broke their maiden competing and proven stakes winners. The winner will earn […] More
The only rule about winning the most important race in America is that there are no Kentucky Derby rules. There are many ways to skin a cat but players should know there are some methods tried and true and some that just plain don’t work. The major contenders in this year’s McCraken, Gunnevera, Tapwrit, One […] More
Secretariat and Arrogate were uttered in the same sentence Saturday after he won the $10 Dubai World Cup and the words did not come from some fledgling in racing. Arrogate was not ready for the start, was far back early but settled and rallied like a freight train. None other than Arrogate’s trainer Bob Baffert […] More
A dozen seek glory in the nine-furlong Spiral Stakes at Turfway Park on Saturday and $500,000 is on the line. Along with the solid purse, the winner of the Spiral Stakes will earn 50 points toward qualifying for the Kentucky Derby. Of the twelve entered, five have won stakes and several will be making their […] More
The opulent Dubai World Cup is on tap on Saturday at Meydan Racecourse and Arrogate didn’t scare anybody away. A total of 13 rivals will challenge the superstar in the $10 million about mile and a quarter classic. They don’t call it the Dubai World Cup for nothing as horses have gathered from around the […] More
Equine March Madness continues with three important stakes to end the month. The UAE Derby and the Spiral Stakes will be renewed on Saturday March 25 and the Sunland Derby will be run the next day. The $2 million UAE Derby at Meydan Racecourse offers a $2 million purse. It is run at a mile […] More
Malagacy grew up beating Rebel Stakes foes at Oaklawn Park on Saturday punching his ticket to the Kentucky Derby. He ran his record to a perfect three for three and earned 50 points toward making the gate at Churchill Downs the first Saturday in May. The way Todd Pletcher’s trainee Malagacy grew up Saturday is […] More
Training to win the Kentucky Derby is quite a bit different than training a horse for any other event. First off, the stage is enormous. Secondly, a trainer is dealing with horses that are maturing and getting better or regressing almost hourly. And thirdly, there is a very small margin for error. The best person […] More
The road to the Kentucky Derby varies from season to season and most players are aware there is no golden avenue that horses can take. To succeed on the road to the Kentucky Derby there were a few things that can be common to most of the Derby heroes. The spacing between the final prep […] More
Eleven rebels with a cause line up in the Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park Saturday and the race should clarify a few things about the Triple Crown picture. The Grade 2 $900,000 mile and a sixteenth event has enticed only three stakes winners but the others are hoping to make their mark on this generation. […] More
