Kentucky Derby
*FINAL – 144th Kentucky Derby Silks Colors & Patterns – 2018 FINAL
May 1, 2018 | Margaret RansomBy LATT Staff The Kentucky Derby is nothing if not colorful. From the fashion to the saddle towels and even the red roses draped over the winner of the most prestigious event in horse racing, nothing is more colorful than the silks carried to post by each of the Kentucky Derby contenders representing each owner. […]
Kentucky Derby 2018 – Exceptionally Strong Field Ready To Rumble
May 1, 2018 | Noel MichaelsField Set for Kentucky Derby 144 By Noel Michaels Kentucky Derby 144 is finally here and after months of prep races across the world, a field of 20 horses are set to enter the starting gate at Churchill Downs for the Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports on Saturday, May 5. This year’s entrants are shaping up […]
The Official US Racing Kentucky Derby Drinking Game
April 28, 2018 | Ray WallinFun for all ages, depending on drink of choice. Get your Derby party guests to play along! By Ray Wallen For a race that takes roughly two minutes, the pre-race Kentucky Derby coverage on NBC will be four hours long. That is a lot of time to fill. With a full field, that would be […]
Do Speed Figures Matter In The Kentucky Derby
April 23, 2018 | Derek SimonBy Derek Simon For whatever reason, some people approach big race days like they would bowling on the moon. In other words, they throw out everything they know about horse racing and handicapping and, instead, prepare themselves for a completely new experience. Take, for example, the notion that speed figures mean nothing in the Kentucky […]
Ransom Notes: Gronkowski Ownership Good For The Game
April 21, 2018 | Margaret RansomBy Margaret Ransom Last summer, at the inaugural Equestricon convention at Saratoga, a young, yet high-profile owner intimated that racing needed to attract more celebrity owners. I won’t quote him directly because I wasn’t in attendance and most of what I read was what was posted on social media, but the negative backlash he received was loud […]
Five Reasons Why Justify Won’t Win The Kentucky Derby
April 13, 2018 | Derek SimonBy Derek Simon Right now, among many horse racing fans, three things in life are certain: death, taxes and the fact that, come the first Saturday in May, Justify will win the Kentucky Derby. Currently, the chestnut cold is the 7-2 favorite to win the most famous race in America and his conditioner, Bob Baffert, is second only to Todd Pletcher (who, as […]
Justify Does Just That For Kentucky Derby With Santa Anita Derby Win
April 7, 2018 | Margaret RansomBy Margaret Ransom China Horse Club, Head of Plains Partners, Starlight Racing and WinStar Farm’s Justify may have been a bit late to this year’s Kentucky Derby (GI) party, but proved he certainly should be one of the guests of honor after winning the $1 million Santa Anita Derby (GI) by three easy lengths. Under regular […]
Good Magic Back In Top Form For Blue Grass Score
April 7, 2018 | Margaret RansomBy Margaret Ransom E Five Racing and Stonestreet Stables’ champion Good Magic on Saturday returned to top form and reminded everyone exactly why he earned the crown as last year’s top juvenile with his 1 ½-length victory in the $1 million Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (GII) at Keeneland. Trained by Chad Brown, the son of […]
Vino Rosso Toasts To Kentucky Derby Qualifying With Wood Memorial Win
April 7, 2018 | Margaret RansomBy Margaret Ransom Trainer Todd Pletcher added yet another powerful runner to this year’s Kentucky Derby picture on Saturday with Repole Stable and Elias Stable’s Vino Rosso, who captured the $1 million Wood Memorial Stakes (GI) at Aqueduct. Under jockey John Velazquez, the chestnut son of Curlin made a bold move from of the pace […]
Race Of The Week: Wood Memorial
April 6, 2018 | Derek SimonBy Derek Simon This Saturday is “Super Saturday,” as three Grade I races offering 170 Road-to-the-Kentucky-Derby points take place. Aqueduct features the Wood Memorial, where Enticed, winner of the Gotham (G3) has been made the 6-5 morning line favorite; Keeneland, which opens on Friday, is the site of the Blue Grass Stakes (weather permitting), where […]
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