Fair Grounds‘ road to the Kentucky Derby reaches its terminus Saturday with the $1 million dollar, Grade 2 Louisiana Derby. The Louisiana Derby is one of the oldest Derby prep races, first held back in 1894. The field will travel 1 3/16 miles on dirt in this race, making the Louisiana Derby the longest Derby prep. Since 1973, the race has been run as a Grade 2. … Continue reading Talented Louisiana Derby Winners
Saturday’s $400,000, Grade 2 Tampa Bay Derby at Tampa Bay Downs is an important prep for qualifying points prep for the 2022 Kentucky Derby. The 1 1/16-mile race on the dirt track offers 85 total points to help gain a spot in the starting gate on May 7 at Churchill Downs, distributed to the top four finishers on a 50-20-10-5 basis. The contest is listed as … Continue reading Who Wins The Tampa Bay Derby?
The Road to the Kentucky Derby heads south on Saturday to Tampa Bay Downs, which hosts the $400,000 dollar, Grade 2 Tampa Bay Derby. This 1 1/16-mile race offers a total of 85 Derby qualifying points, with 50 going to the Winner, 25 to 2nd, 10 to 3rd, and 5 to 4th. The Tampa Bay Derby was first held in 1981. It was a Grade 3 event from 1984 … Continue reading History Of The Tampa Bay Derby
This year’s Road To The Kentucky Derby is in full-swing, but if you’re new to horse racing you may have some questions about how all of this works. Well, wonder no more. Here is an easy overview about qualifying for The Run For The Roses. WHO: Three-Year-Old Thoroughbreds. When you hear that Winning the Kentucky Derby is a once-in-a-lifetime event, that’s a literal statement. Only … Continue reading How To Qualify For The Derby.
Another spot in the Kentucky Derby will be filled Saturday, as full field of twelve 3-year-olds clash in the $400,000 dollar, Grade 2 Fountain Of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park. The Winning horse will earn 50 qualifying points toward the Run For The Roses, which will assure him of one of the 20 spots in the starting gate. The contest is listed as race 12 on … Continue reading Who Wins The F.O.Y. Stakes?
The feature race at Gulfstream Park this Saturday is the $300,000 dollar, Grade 2, Fountain Of Youth Stakes. Some of the top 3-year-olds in the country will do battle in this 1 1/16-mile contest. As well as the Winners share of the purse, the first to cross the wire will also collect 50 qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby. Here, the Daily Racing Blog takes … Continue reading Fountain Of Youth- A Look Back
The Grade 2, $1 million dollar Rebel Stakes is the third stop on the Oaklawn Park road to the 2022 Kentucky Derby. A field of 11 will race 1 1/16 miles, and the top four finishers (if eligible) will earn a share of 50-20-10-5 Derby qualifying points Here is a closer look this year’s contest. It is listed as race 11 on a card of 12 with … Continue reading Who Wins The Rebel Stakes ?
The Road to the Kentucky Derby is up and running, and the stakes only get bigger over the next few weeks. This Saturday, Oaklawn Park plays host to perhaps the most important prep race to date, when a field of eleven 3-year-olds will square off in the $1 million dollar, Grade 2 Rebel Stakes. The race is contested at a distance of 1 1/16 miles (8.5 furlongs) … Continue reading The Rebel Stakes
What some folks believed was a foregone conclusion became a reality today; the late MEDINA SPIRIT was disqualified by the state’s stewards from his position as Winner of the 2021 Kentucky Derby. The ruling was posted Monday after a stewards hearing via Zoom last week. Trainer Bob Baffert was suspended from racing in Kentucky for 90 days, to begin March 8th and end June 5th, … Continue reading MANDALOUN Wins The Derby (2021)
The $400,000 dollar, Risen Star Stakes (G2) at Fairgrounds Saturday kicks off the 85-point round of Kentucky Derby preps. With 50-20-10-5 awarded to the top four finishers, the Winner and runner-up should be nicely positioned in the quest for one the 20 spots in the starting gate on May 7th. The race is listed as the final contest on a card of thirteen with a … Continue reading Who Wins The Risen Star Stakes?
