Derby Culture
Eleven With Kentucky Derby Aspirations Set For Florida Derby
March 28, 2019 | Margaret RansomField Stretches Out To Nine Furlongs In The Sunshine State’s Final Derby Prep by Margaret Ransom Juddmonte Farm’s Hidden Scroll was installed as the 5-2 morning-line favorite for Saturday’s $1 million Florida Derby (GI) at Gulfstream Park and is one of 11 whose connections are hoping for the lion’s share of the Road to […]
Louisiana Derby Offers Enough Points To Guarantee Winner Kentucky Derby Berth
March 22, 2019 | Margaret RansomWar of Will Seeks To Clinch Leaderbord with 40 Days Left Until Kentucky Derby By Margaret Ransom This year’s $1 million Louisiana Derby (GII) at Fair Grounds marks the first of seven Road to the Kentucky Derby races offering 100-40-20-10 points to the top-four finishers, which for all intents and purposes guarantees the winner […]
Rebel Rebel On Tap At Oaklawn Saturday
March 15, 2019 | Margaret RansomBaffert Sends Out Favorite For Both Divisions By Margaret Ransom This year’s Rebel Stakes (GII) at Oaklawn Park drew an overflow field of 19 when entries were taken on Wednesday, allowing the Hot Springs oval to split the 1 1/16-mile feature into two divisions. The split wasn’t unexpected, however, as track officials a week […]
Instagrand Favored In Gotham Return Against Seven
March 8, 2019 | Margaret RansomOXO Equine’s $1.2 Million Purchase Returns After Seven Months On Shelf By Margaret Ransom Eight top sophomores from around the country are set to race a one-turn mile in the $300,000 Gotham Stakes (GIII) on Saturday at Aqueduct Racetrack, the final prep for the Wood Memorial in a month. Once again this year, the Gotham offers […]
Tampa Bay Derby Draws Eleven Looking For Derby Points
March 8, 2019 | Margaret RansomPasco Stakes Winner Win Win Win Is Morning Line Favorite by Margaret Ransom Eleven sophomores were entered for the 39th Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby, a 1 1/16-mile Kentucky Derby prep offering a $400,000 purse and points on a 50-20-10-5 scale for the top four finishers toward making the gate in Louisville in two […]
Kentucky Derby 2019 Leaderboard (Points & Non-Restricted Earnings, Updated 3/22/19)
March 5, 2019 | Margaret RansomWar Of Will Still In Lead On Eve Of Louisiana Derby Start By Margaret Ransom Following are point totals for runners looking to make the gate for the May 4 Kentucky Derby (GI), with non-restricted stakes earnings. Updated 3/22/19 All runners are Triple Crown nominated unless otherwise noted by an asterisk (*). Horse Trainer […]
Fountain Of Youth Draws 11 Seeking Derby Points
March 1, 2019 | Margaret RansomImpressive Maiden Winner Hidden Scroll Named Morning Line Favorite By Margaret Ransom Eleven 3-year-olds are expected to head postward in Saturday’s $400,000 Xpressbet.com Fountain of Youth (GII) Stakes, which headlines a 14-race program featuring nine graded stakes at Gulfstream Park. The 1 1/16-mile main track feature offers 50 points to the winner to make […]
Kentucky Derby Road: Shippers Tackle Tough Locals In El Camino Real Derby
February 15, 2019 | LATT StaffBAFFERT’S KINGLY & LOCAL ANOTHERTWISTAFATE HEAD FIELD OF 13 SOPHOMORES IN SATURDAY’S 38TH RUNNING OF THE $100,000 EL CAMINO REAL DERBY AT 1 1/8 MILES By LATT Staff (edited press release) A deep and competitive field of 13 sophomores has signed on to compete in the 38th running of the $100,000 El Camino Real Derby, to be […]
Kentucky Derby Trail Leads To Risen Star Stakes At Fair Grounds
February 15, 2019 | LATT StaffWar of Will Back As Favorite After Impressive LeComte Win By LATT Staff (edited press release, by Ryan Martin) A competitive and wide open field of 14 sophomores will chase their Kentucky Derby aspirations in Saturday’s the Grade II $400,000 Risen Star Stakes Presented by Lamarque Ford – the second Road To The Kentucky […]
Ten Set For Sam Davis At Tampa
February 8, 2019 | LATT StaffKnicks Go Leads Field Looking For Valuable Derby Points By LATT Staff (edited press release) Grade I winner Knicks Go heads a field of 10 3-year-olds entered in Saturday’s 39th edition of the Grade III, $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes, the centerpiece of Festival Preview Day 39 Presented by Lambholm South at Tampa Bay Downs. […]
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