Possible Kentucky Derby favorite Big Brown is obviously talented and has tons of upside, but what are his true chances on the first Saturday in May?
Undefeated colt has only raced three times, and many lightly raced sorts have failed on Derby day, including Curlin last year. Richard Dutrow Jr. is saddling his first Derby starter, […]
Improving Southern California based Kentucky Derby candidate Gayego worked well in the Churchill mud on April 26th, and all systems appear go on the first Saturday in May.
He has fired big shots in all five of his career outings, and the versatile early/pressing type exits a sharp score in the Arkansas Derby. Only […]
Lightly raced Denis of Cork will participate in the 2008 Kentucky Derby following the defection of Lexington hero Behindatthebar, who wisely will wait for the Preakness Stakes on May 17th.
The David Carroll trainee exits a flat effort in the Illinois Derby, but his recent works have been strong. He would have been in a […]
Larry Jones has finalized plans for his two talented fillies, and Proud Spell is first up in the Kentucky Oaks on May 2nd. She worked five furlongs in :58-2/5 with a 1:12-4/5 gallop out on April 27th. Sharp, improving filly looms an obvious prominent throughout presence in her next start.
Eight Belles went :58-1/5 on […]
Colonel John, the most consistent Kentucky Derby player, drilled an outstanding five furlongs in :57-4/5 at Churchill Downs on April 27th. A strong local work often signals a big effort on Derby day, and The Colonel needed to strut his stuff on conventional dirt.
He got his final quarter of a mile in :23-1/5 […]
Synthetic tracks made their presence felt in last year’s Kentucky Derby, when Street Sense parlayed a close-up underneath finish in the Blue Grass (polytrack) into a Derby victory three weeks later.
This time around we have numerous Derby contenders coming off of synthetic races, and some have never tested conventional dirt. Let’s see if we […]
Pyro may be the better known of the Steve Asmussen Kentucky Derby pair, but Z Fortune sports the look of a live longshot.
Son of Siphon began his career with three straight tallies, then was soundly defeated by his aforementioned stablemate Pyro in New Orleans. Next up was the Rebel, and the heavily favored colt […]
Synthetic surfaces, especially Polytrack, have made handicapping an even more daunting task. Early Kentucky Derby favorite Pyro was rolling right through his three-year-old conventional dirt campaign, and then came the Blue Grass.
The Steve Asmussen trainee never got involved in his final Polytrack prep, and now he must find a new peak following a poor […]
Barclay Tagg tasted Derby success in 2003 with Funny Cide, and he has two gents pointing for the Derby this year.
Tale of Ekati, currently third on the graded earnings list, is the more formidable of his two charges. The son of Tale of the Cat enjoyed a productive juvenile campaign, and he returned in […]
War Pass is out with a fractured sesamoid, and Lexington hero Behindatthebar is Preakness bound, but more than twenty are still shooting for Derby glory, including a pair of fillies (Eight Belles and Proud Spell) trained by Larry Jones of Hard Spun fame.
The final major Derby prep (Lexington) ruined the dreams of Atoned, Racecar […]
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