With the Kentucky Derby (G1) just 10 days away, trainers are beginning to plot their contenders’ final breezes around the weather this upcoming weekend. However, 10 days was the exact timing that dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse was targeting as Arkansas Derby (G1) winner Sandman completed his final move ahead of the May 3…
Jose Ortiz’s excellent Keeneland meet continues posting a graded stakes double with the Gr. III Doubledogdare on Friday and the Gr. III Ben Ali on Saturday. The graded stakes wins led the panel of racing experts to vote Ortiz Jockey of the Week for April 14 through April 20. The weekly honor recognizes jockeys for…
It is an iconic image that still resonates with fans and horse racing professionals 10 years later. Jockey Victor Espinoza (a 2017 Hall of Fame inductee) with his arm raised in triumph and the world’s biggest smile crossing the finish line on American Pharoah . They had just won the Belmont Stakes (G1), becoming the 12th…
The new Maryland Jockey Club (TMJC), in conjunction with 1/ST Racing, today announced the field and morning line odds for the Preakness Stakes Future Win Wager. This separate wagering pool involves “WIN” wagering on the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on May 17. There are 40 betting interests in the Preakness Stakes Future Win…
Karen Salisbury, assistant trainer to Ian Wilkes, tells us 3 things you might not know about the Blue Grass (G1) winner. Source link
The morning hustle and bustle of the Churchill Downs backside had long subsided by the time a Brook Ledge van rolled up outside of Michael McCarthy’s barn at about 4:30 p.m. ET. Yet, there was still a feeling of excitement and anticipation as Journalism , the expected Kentucky Derby (G1) favorite, stepped off the van and into the…
Michael McCarthy discusses expected Kentucky Derby favorite, Journalism, after the colt arrived at Churchill Downs from Southern California April 22. Source link
Mr. Monomoy , a graded stakes-winning half brother to multiple champion Monomoy Girl, sired his first winner April 19 at Aqueduct Racetrack, where his son Ducky Medwick won his racing debut by 2 1/4 lengths. Ducky Medwick is a homebred for M. Scott Summers, Daniel Summers, and Chad Summers, who bred the chestnut colt in New…
Ten years after American Pharoah won the Triple Crown in 2015, becoming the first horse to sweep the historic series in 37 years, the now 13-year-old stallion gives the appearance he might still be fit enough to run a classic distance. He would not clock a mile and a quarter in 2:03.02, his time in winning the 2015 Kentucky…
Josh Bryan, a valued member of the Taylor Made Farm team who was instrumental in launching the farm’s School of Horsemanship to help people recovering from substance abuse, died April 22. Bryan was 33. Bryan died several days after undergoing a seven-hour surgery at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center to rebuild his jaw….
