The Triple Crown races pretty-much dominate the headlines in regard to 3-year-old racehorses every spring. But cozied up between the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes is the Peter Pan Stakes. The 1 1/8-mile, $200,000 dollar Peter Pan warrants some attention as it’s an important race in the Stakes division and often acts as a pathway to the Belmont Stakes for the horses that did … Continue reading Who Wins The Peter Pan Stakes?
Two horses have been scratched from the Kentucky Derby. On Thursday RODRIGUEZ opted out and on Friday we learned that GRANDE won’t be going into the gate. So with two dropping out and only one Alternate Entry available, that leaves the 151st edition of the Kentucky Derby with 19 runners. Here is a look at the final 7 entrants in the field including the alternate- … Continue reading Who Wins The Kentucky Derby?
It begins in late summer, continues into the fall, slides into winter, and blossoms in the spring. All of the preps, the triumphs and heartache on the Road to the Kentucky Derby are in the rearview mirror. The 151st edition of the Kentucky Derby is Saturday at Churchill Downs. Here then, is a look brief look at Post Positions #8 through 14. The final six runners will be … Continue reading Kentucky Derby Preview Part II
After an exciting several months the Road To The Kentucky Derby has reached its terminus. Horse racing’s biggest moment is only days away, as the best 3-year-old Thoroughbreds are set to compete May 3rd in the $5 million dollar Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. A competitive field is lined up for the 151st edition of the Most Exciting Two Minutes In Sports, featuring horses connected … Continue reading Derby Preview Part I
Kentucky Derby Post Positions will be randomly assigned Saturday evening (4/26) at Churchill Downs. The luck of the draw is just that when you have a race with twenty horses entered. But the Post Position draw and its impact on the race seems to be far from arbitrary. To the uninitiated, the inside posts might seem favorable since racing near the rail is the shortest … Continue reading Post Position Matters
The 2025 Kentucky Derby is Saturday May 3rd. The Derby was first held in 1875 which makes it the longest continuously held major sporting event in the United States. This year is the 151st edition of the Kentucky Derby, which had been held on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs every year since 1946- the exception being 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic forced the postponement … Continue reading Some Tasty Kentucky Derby Morsels
The $400,000-dollar, Grade 3 Lexington Stakes has, in years’ past, been a last chance for a 3-year-old prospect to garner enough points to gain a spot in the Kentucky Derby. Not so this year. With just a maximum of 20 points up for grabs, the Winner of Saturday’s feature race at Keeneland will be woefully short of the cutoff to qualify for the May 3rd Run … Continue reading Who Wins The Lexington Stakes?
Barring any last-minute withdrawals, the field for Kentucky Derby 151 on May 3rd is all set. The final pieces fell into place after Tuesday’s $1.25 million dollar, Grade I Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland. In that race BURNHAM SQUARE rallied from last to catch pacesetting EAST AVENUE for the Win. RIVER THAMES ran 3rd. All three of those horses earned enough qualifying points to Run … Continue reading Here’s The Derby Field…For Now.
It’s been a bit of a dry spell since the Wood Memorial Stakes last produced a Kentucky Derby Winner. Some might even call it a drought. It was 2003 when FUNNY CIDE ran 2nd in the Wood, (to EMPIRE MAKER) and then went on to Win the Run for the Roses. That said, does Saturday’s Wood Memorial Winner- RODRIGUEZ have what it takes to make … Continue reading Can RODRIGUEZ Win The Derby?
The $750,000-dollar, Wood Memorial Stakes is Saturday at Aqueduct Park. The weather forecast calls for an 84% chance of rain with the precipitation expected to begin at about 10 a.m. The Wood is a 1 1/8-mile Kentucky Derby qualifying race that offers points to the top five finishers on a 100-50-25-15-10 scale. So, the results (on what might very well be a sloppy track) will dictate … Continue reading Is There A Mudder In The Wood?
