Following one of the great Saturday’s of the 2019 Kentucky Derby Prep Season, four more horses have earned their way into the May 4th field, should they stay healthy and choose to run. Using recent history as a benchmark, the cutoff to get in the Top 20 usually ranges between 21 and 30 points. But this year the threshold continues to increase with only the … Continue reading Derby Runners…So Far.
As part of the final wave of qualifying races for the 2019 Kentucky Derby, Saturday’s Grade 2, $750,000 Wood Memorial Stakes carries qualifying points on a 100-40-20-10 scale, awarded to the top four finishers. This race has a field of 11, of which only TACITUS and HAIKAL have already secured enough points to start in the KD on the first Saturday in May. Here is a full-field analysis … Continue reading Answer In The Form Of A Question
The 2019 WOOD MEMORIAL STAKES is one of three Prep Races this weekend offering major qualifying points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. It is the final Derby Prep in New York. This Grade 2 contest awards KD points to the top four finishers on a 100-40-20-10 scale, guaranteeing the Winner and possibly the runner-up a spot in the Churchill Downs starting gate on May fourth. … Continue reading The Wood Field
The Kentucky Derby is less than five weeks away. This Saturday brings us the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct Park, the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland, and the Santa Anita Derby. Each of these contests awards KD points on a 100-40-20-10 scale, which assures the top two finishers a chance to Run For The Roses on May fourth. The Wood Memorial Stakes New York’s premier KD Prep Race is contested … Continue reading The Road Continues…
Who’s next? The Winner of Saturday’s Grade 1, Million Dollar Florida Derby will be guaranteed a spot in the gate at Churchill Downs on May 4th. Up for grabs are Derby Qualifying Points distributed on a 100-40-20-10 scale to the Top 4 finishers. The Mile & 1/8 Race is the 14th, and final race on the card. It has a scheduled Post Time of 6:30 … Continue reading Florida Derby Picks
Here is a brief look at the field entered for the Million Dollar, Grade One, Florida Derby which is being contested this Saturday at Gulfstream Park. 1. HIDDEN SCROLL (5-2) Jockey: Javier Castellano Trainer: Bill Mott Career record: 2 starts – 1 win – 0 seconds – 0 thirds 2. CURRENT (15-1) Jockey: Manny Franco Trainer: Todd Pletcher Career record: 6 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 2 thirds … Continue reading Florida Derby Field
The Derby Trail continues with a stop at Gulfstream Park this Saturday for the Florida Derby. In recent history, no KD Prep-Race has produced more Kentucky Derby Winners than this Grade 1, Million Dollar Contest. MONARCHOS (2001), BARBARO (2006), BIG BROWN (2008), ORB (2013), NYQUIST (2016), and ALWAYS DREAMING (2017) all used their Florida Derby triumphs as springboards to glory on the first Saturday in May, so if you’re looking for a horse who can … Continue reading Florida Derby
The Major 2019 Kentucky Derby Prep-Races begin Saturday, when the Fair Grounds hosts the Grade 2, $1 Million Dollar Louisiana Derby, offering qualifying points on a 100-40-20-10 basis to its first four finishers. It is run at a distance of a Mile & 1/8 with a scheduled Post Time of 6:13 Eastern Time. WAR OF WILL is squarely the horse to beat, as he has already taken the local Lecomte … Continue reading The Louisiana Derby
Two-time Louisiana Derby winning jockey Rosie Napravnik is pictured in the winner’s circle with PANTS ON FIRE in 2011. The Kentucky Derby is less than seven weeks away, and the final round of Prep Races kicks off this Saturday in New Orleans. The Louisiana Derby at the Fairgrounds offers KD qualifying points and a hefty purse for 3-year-old Derby hopefuls, including WAR OF WILL, COUNTRY HOUSE, and SPINOFF. To get ready for this … Continue reading Louisiana Derby By The Numbers
The Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC) and The Stronach Group, which operates Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields reached a historic agreement on March 16th that will serve to protect the safety and welfare of horses and riders in the Golden State. This collective mandate enacts the most stringent medication policy in North America. Santa Anita, Golden Gate and the TOC have agreed to the following initiatives for racing and … Continue reading Santa Anita Update
