For the most part, the $750,000 dollar, Grade 2 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct has been a predictable race on the road to the Kentucky Derby. Case in point, 11 of the last 12 Winners have started at single-digit odds, including nine who offered odds less than 9-2. One reason why the Wood Memorial is so predictable is that it tends to be Won by similar horses … Continue reading Wood Winning Angles
The New York State road to the 2023 Kentucky Derby reaches its terminus Saturday. Aqueduct Park will host the Empire State’s premier Kentucky Derby prep race- the $750,000 dollar Grade 2 Wood Memorial Stakes. The race is contested at 1 ⅛ miles on the main track at the Queens facility. The Wood was a Grade 1 from 1973 to 1994, and again from 2002 to 2016. There … Continue reading The Wood Memorial
Saturday’s Grade 1, $1.25 million dollar Arkansas Derby will be the 33rd official prep race on the road to the 2023 Kentucky Derby as well as the final one at Oaklawn Park. The 1 1/8-mile race attracted a field of eleven 3-year-olds who will compete for the 100-40-30-20-10 points that go to the top five eligible finishers. Here is a look at the entrants. 1. BOURBON BASH … Continue reading Who Wins The Arkansas Derby ?
The Road to the Kentucky Derby takes its final pass through Oaklawn Park on Saturday when the track hosts the $1.25 million dollar, Grade 1 Arkansas Derby. The field of 3-year-olds will travel 1 ⅛ miles on the main track in search of the prestigious Win that also includes maximum Derby qualifying points. Historically, there have been many great horses that have Won this marque event of the … Continue reading Arkansas Derby Historical Talent
The Florida Derby is Saturday at Gulfstream Park. This contest has, astonishingly, produced 24 Kentucky Derby Winners. That’s right—between 1953 and 2017, a span of 65 years, the Florida Derby (G1) produced the Kentucky Derby Winner on two dozen occasions, a record of success unequaled by any other Road to the Kentucky Derby prep race. The race has barely changed since its inaugural running in … Continue reading The Florida Derby
Saturday’s Grade 2, $1 million dollar Louisiana Derby is the final official prep races at Fair Grounds on the 2023 road to the Kentucky Derby. The 1 3/16-mile race attracted a field of twelve 3-year-olds who will compete for the 100-40-30-20-10 points that go to the top five eligible finishers. Here is a look at the field. 1. SHOPPER’S REVENGE [ML 12-1] Trainer: Steve Asmussen. Jockey: … Continue reading Who Wins The Louisiana Derby ?
The Road to the Kentucky Derby will take a big turn on Saturday with the running of the $1 million dollar, Grade 2 Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds. Two hundred Kentucky Derby qualification points are up for grabs in the 1 3/16-mile race, divided in 100-40-30-20-10 fashion among the first five finishers. The Winner is all but guaranteed a spot in the Derby starting gate, and the … Continue reading Louisiana Derby; Let History Be Your Guide
The road to the Kentucky Derby via Fairgrounds reaches its end on Saturday with the $1 million dollar, Grade 2 Louisiana Derby. The entrants will travel 1 3/16 miles in this race, making the Louisiana Derby the longest Derby prep. The Louisiana Derby is one of the oldest Derby prep races, first held back in 1894. Since 1973, the race has been run as a Grade 2, … Continue reading Louisiana Derby Historical Winners
The Grade 3, $400,000 dollar Tampa Bay Derby is Saturday. It is the second of two official prep races at Tampa Bay Downs on the road to the Kentucky Derby. The 1 1/16-mile race has a full field of twelve 3-year-olds who will compete for the 50-20-15-10-5 points that go to the top five finishers that are eligible. Here’s a look at those entrants. 1. LORD … Continue reading Who Wins The Tampa Bay Derby ?
The Road to the Kentucky Derby heads south this Saturday to Tampa Bay Downs, which hosts the $400,000, Grade 2 Tampa Bay Derby. In addition to the lucrative purse, this 1 1/16-mile race has a total of 100 Derby qualifying points up for grabs, with 50 going to the Winner, 20 to 2nd, 15 to 3rd, 10 to 4th, and 5 to 5th. The Tampa Bay Derby was first held in … Continue reading The Tampa Bay Derby
