Current Tag: Kentucky Derby
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...
Will Keepmeinmind’s final path to the Kentucky Derby be through the Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn or the Bluegrass Stakes at Keeneland?
POSTED: March 19, 2021
HOT SPRINGS, Ark.—Trainer Robertino Diodoro said Thursday morning that he’s leaning toward starting Keepmeinmind in the $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1) April 10 at Oaklawn....
Mandaloun charges forward towards first Saturday in May as favorite in $1M Louisiana Derby
POSTED: March 19, 2021
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Juddmonte Farms’ three-time winner Mandaloun headlines this week’s action on the Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series as the 8-5 favorite...
Joel Rosario, a fun and candid talk with Past the Wire
POSTED: March 10, 2021
Joel Rosario, known for his strong finishes, is one of the best riders in the world. He has won the Kentucky Derby, Dubai World Cup,...
Undefeated Maxfield to get a good test in Big ‘Cap; Dream Shakes goes from Maiden to Grade II
POSTED: March 5, 2021
ARCADIA, Calif.—Maxfield, an undefeated son of 2007 Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense, carries top weight of 124 pounds in Saturday’s Grade I Santa Anita Handicap presented...
Riding with the correct weight, The Big Cap, San Felipe and Tampa Bay Derby
POSTED: March 5, 2021
On this episode of Past the Wire TV Jeff Metz and Jonathan Stettin talk about the recent suspension of Eclipse Award winning apprentice rider Alexander...
The $400,000 Grade 2 Tampa Bay Derby
POSTED: March 4, 2021
We have gone full circle, we have lived our lives through the pandemic and we absorbed the 2020 racing calendar like never before, and now...
Tough field of Derby hopefuls lead by Baffert’s Life Is Good in Saturday’s San Felipe GII
POSTED: March 4, 2021
Key prep for Runhappy Santa Anita Derby ARCADIA, Calif. —A winner of a Grade III stakes on Jan. 2, Bob Baffert’s lightly raced Life Is...
Klaravich Stables’ Highly Motivated seeks to continue upward trajectory in G3 Gotham
POSTED: March 4, 2021
OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Owner Klaravich Stables and trainer Chad Brown already campaigned a winner in a Kentucky Derby qualifier in New York when Risk...
