Some Trends After 12 Years of the Kentucky Derby Points System
This website has focused on college athletics and realignment for the last several years but once upon a time, horse racing was a frequent topic here. The pivot away from horse racing and to college realignment is for a separate time and article. I had…
Revisiting the Trends From the Kentucky Derby Points System
The 2019 Kentucky Derby provided plenty of talking points as Maximum Security crossed the line first, but was subsequently disqualified and placed 17th, which elevated Country House from second to become the winner of the event’s 145th running.…
2016 Preakness and Black Eyed Susan Fields
2016 Preakness and Black Eyed Susan Fields The 2016 Preakness Stakes and Black Eyed Susan fields are now known. Nyquist, the 2016 Kentucky Derby winner, is looking to make it 9 for 9 in his career with a win in the Preakness. Meanwhile, the three year…
Four Year Trends Under The Kentucky Derby Points System
Four Year Trends Under The Kentucky Derby Points System The dust has hardly settled on Nyquist’s win in the 142nd Kentucky Derby, but that does not stop us from looking back on his race as well several other Kentucky Derbies. 2016 marked the fourth…
2016 Kentucky Derby Field Set
Nyquist Won the Florida Derby and is a perfect seven for seven in his career (Photo courtesy of the Miami Herald/Adam Coglianese) 2016 Kentucky Derby Field Set The 142nd Kentucky Derby field is now set with 20 three year olds ready to face off to wear…
2016 Kentucky Oaks Field Drawn
Rachel’s Valentina is the morning line favorite for the 2016 Kentucky Oaks (Photo courtesy of NYRA/Susie Rasher) 2016 Kentucky Oaks Field Drawn A full field of fourteen fillies, along with an also-eligible, has been drawn for the 2016 Kentucky…
Riker Wires Grey Stakes Field
Riker Wires Grey Stakes Field The even money favorite in Riker was able to take his competition gate-to-wire in the Grade 3 Grey Stakes. He was aided by a scratch of Ultraflame earlier in the day and that would have been his company on the lead had…
Gamble’s Ghost Finds Room To Win Mazarine Stakes
Gamble’s Ghost Finds Room To Win Mazarine Stakes Heavily favored Gamble’s Ghost provided some worries for her backers, but she ultimately got the job done by winning the Grade 3 Mazarine Stakes at Woodbine for 2 year old fillies. Audacious…
2015 Grey Stakes Preview
2015 Grey Stakes Preview The final stop in this weekend’s Road to the 2016 Kentucky Derby is at Woodbine with the Grade 3 Grey Stakes. A field of six is entered for this Grade 3 race at 1 1/16 miles on the main track. The purse for the Grey Stakes…
2015 Mazarine Stakes Preview
2015 Mazarine Stakes Preview The Road to the Kentucky Oaks will continue this Sunday with one final race from Woodbine. The Grade 3 Mazarine Stakes will be run over the main synthetic track at the Toronto area race track. The Mazarine Stakes will be run…
