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Champions and Breeders' Cup winners among nominees to stakes on first two days of Keeneland Spring Meet

POSTED: March 23, 2021

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Champion Gamine and additional winners of 2020 Breeders’ Cup races at Keeneland – Aunt Pearl (IRE), Fire At Will and Golden Pal...

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New Kentucky Derby Ticket inventory to go on sale Friday

POSTED: March 22, 2021

LOUISVILLE, Ky.  – New Kentucky Derby 147 ticket inventory options will go on sale to the general public on Friday at noon (all times Eastern)....

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Rombauer unlikely for G2 Wood Memorial

POSTED: March 21, 2021

OZONE PARK, N.Y. –  Trainer Michael McCarthy said he is opting towards staying in southern California with John and Diane Fradkin’s Rombauer, who was under...

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Santa Anita-based Hot Rod Charlie gets to the ‘points

POSTED: March 21, 2021

ARCADIA, Calif.—I’ll Have Another, Nyquist, Hot Rod Charlie? Team O’Neill is hopeful another Santa Anita-based three-year-old will give it a Kentucky Derby trifecta with Hot...

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Spielberg ‘Doing Well’ for Saturday’s G1 Curlin Florida Derby

POSTED: March 21, 2021

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Spielberg breezed five furlongs Sunday morning at Santa Anita Park while tuning up for a scheduled start at Gulfstream Park in...

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Florida Derby week begins with Wednesday’s post-position draw

POSTED: March 21, 2021

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Florida Derby Week kicks off Wednesday with the post-position draw for the $750,000 Curlin Florida Derby (G1) presented by Hill ‘n’...

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Iron Mares: Simply Lovely

POSTED: March 21, 2021

Lovely Nurse’s son, Gander, winning the 2002 Empire Classic (Adam Coglianese) By Maribeth Kalinich and Rachel Humphrey Lovely Nurse was an iron racemare who became...

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Road to the Kentucky Derby: Who’s where and what’s next

POSTED: March 21, 2021

With six weeks left until the Kentucky Derby, let’s take a look at who’s where and what’s next.  Undefeated Life Is Good (60 points), who...

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Hot Rod Charlie sets track record, gets first GII victory in $1M Louisiana Derby

POSTED: March 20, 2021

New Orleans, LA.—Setting a new track record for 1 3/16 of a mile on dirt in 1:55.06, Hot Rod Charlie remained resolute in his effort...

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