It was 2015 and thoroughbred horse racing had not had a Triple Crown winner in 37 years, which was AFFIRMED in 1978. AMERICAN PHAROAH won the KD in 2015 and went on to win The Preakness and Belmont Stakes to end that drought. Fast forward three years to 2018, it had been 136 years since a horse named APOLLO was not raced as a two … Continue reading JUSTIFY WINS THE DERBY
I’m prepared to lay it on the line and put de moola where de mouth is, but first….I have mentioned MY BOY JACK here in my last couple of posts, in regard to a certain group of Binghamton southsiders with whom MBJ will be a sentimental favorite for them, and they will wager accordingly. I am also aware that they gathered at the grave of … Continue reading Post Time
Let us celebrate the 100 year anniversary of EXTERMINATOR Winning The Kentucky Derby! He was the long-shot winner back in May of 1918, at odds of 30 to 1. Which coincidentally is the morning line of MY BOY JACK in this years race. EXTERMINATOR was owned by Willis Sharpe Kilmer of Binghamton, who gained his wealth an notoriety selling Swamp Root, a magic elixir said … Continue reading Binghamton’s Own Derby Champion
I would have sworn the KD post positions weren’t drawn until the Wednesday prior to the race. And if it was changed this year, why wasn’t I informed ?! But seriously, here’s the entire field by post position, along with some pertinent information. #1 FIRENZE FIRE. Trainer: Jason Servis. Jockey: Paco Lopez. Morning Line 50-1. Post position did no favors for this long-shot as he draws … Continue reading Full Derby Field
Here are the next five qualifiers based on the points they earned during The Kentucky Derby Prep Races. BOLT d’ORO (104 points) Part of the west coast contingent. This horse has won four out of his career five starts, including two Grade 1 Stakes Races. His morning line odds will certainly reflect this. The KD jockey merry-go-round continues here as JJ Castellano gets off of … Continue reading More Horse Profiles
Just a week away from ‘The Most Exciting Two Minutes In Sports’. So while I won’t make any daring picks until after post positions are drawn on Wednesday I will offer up a brief profile of each expected entrant. These will be in order of the points the horses accumulated during the prep-race season- AKA The Road To The Derby. MAGNUM MOON. (150 points) This … Continue reading Horse Profiles
Here is the prospective field for this years Run For The Roses. Things are apt to change in the next 10 days. Already the waste of a gate GRONKOWSKI has dropped out due to an infection of some kind, and another qualifier QUIP is passing on The Derby and will focus on The Preakness Stakes. The field should be solidified by weeks end and post … Continue reading Kentucky Derby Field
There will be some big frequent flyers at Churchill Downs come Kentucky Derby weekend. BIG as in over seven feet tall and weigh around 1000 pounds. But the vast size of the horses does not keep them from logging millions of air miles annually, as the horses and their connections pursue the fame and fortune that looms in big races such as The Kentucky Derby. … Continue reading Air Horse One
Over the last six years there has been a tiered point system in place to determine which three year-olds qualify to run in America’s greatest race. In select races at designated tracks across the country and around the world, horses race to earn a spot in the starting gate on the first Saturday in May. The top four finishers in each race earn points. For … Continue reading The Road To The Kentucky Derby
It’s been 45 years since Secretariat, the massive chestnut colt that seemed to have been chiseled by God himself, came thundering around the final turn at Churchill Downs. He didn’t start out well that day, as was his wont. After the half mile he was 11th in a field of thirteen. (small by today’s standard fields of twenty) His legendary jockey Ron Turcotte said after … Continue reading A Run For The Ages
