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2012 Horse of the Year I’ll Have Another (Flower Alley x Arch’s Gal Edith by Arch) delivered an exciting 2012 campaign that was not bested by any other horse in America. His resume includes three Grade 1 wins among which are the first two legs of the Triple Crown, the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. [...]
The seven furlongs Grade 1 King’s Bishop Stakes is the premier sprint race of the year for three-year-olds. Notable recent winners include Forestry, More Than Ready, Pomeroy, Lost in the Fog, Henny Hughes and Hard Spun. This year’s field is of tremendous quality and the winner is likely to join the hallowed list of names [...]
The crown jewel of the Summit of Speed program from Calder Racecourse is the Grade 2 Smile Sprint Handicap. The $400k race has gathered a field of 10 horses to go the six furlongs distance. I would love to tell you this is a competitive race, but Trinniberg (Teuflesberg x Bella Dorato by Goldminers Gold) [...]
The Grade 1 Preakness Stakes is always a fun and exciting race to watch. Typically, the winner of the Kentucky Derby goes to Pimlico Race Course as the huge favorite for the prestigious middle jewel of the Triple Crown. This year, quite a different situation has developed. Derby favorite Bodemeister, who ended up finishing second [...]
Welcome to the final installment of the 2012 Daily Derby News Blitz. It has been a fun pre-Derby season, with many talented colts graduating from major races all across the United States set to converge in Louisville tomorrow. The Derby boys will have to wait though, because today was all about the ladies. The [...]
As with many things, in horseracing no news is good news. That is especially the case in the two days between the drawing of post positions and Kentucky Derby day. Usually, if a major headline appears during one of those days, it is because a horse has been injured or has become ill and will [...]
The field has officially been set for the 138th Kentucky Derby! At Churchill Downs today, the post positions for the 20 Derby entrants (as well as one also-eligible runner) were drawn in front of their connections, who cringed or applauded at the various outcomes. Post positions can be a huge factor in the success of [...]
The first day of May is an exciting one if you’re a fan of horseracing, because you know the first Saturday in May can’t be far off. The 138th Kentucky Derby is only four days away! Tomorrow the field will be set. The big news of the day is that Mark Valeski‘s connections decided the [...]
Only 6 days remain until the 138th Run For The Roses, and this year’s crop is bringing plenty of excitement and intrigue. A muddy surface at Churchill Downs didn’t stop Bodemeister from turning in an impressive drill this morning. The Arkansas Derby winner stopped the clock in 0:59.48 for 5 furlongs, which ranked 2nd best [...]
After a very slow day of Kentucky Derby news, April 28 has presented us with a bevy of excellent information. Let’s break it down! It was works galore at Churchill Downs. The best move the of day goes to Grade 3 Spiral Stakes victor Went The Day Well. Campaigned by the same connections as Animal [...]
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