2015 Withers Stakes Preview
2015 Withers Stakes Preview After a break last weekend from the 2015 Kentucky Derby Preps, we come back this weekend with two stakes races for 3 year olds. The Withers Stakes will be here at Aqueduct while the other prep race will be the Robert B. Lewis…
Upstart Dusts Grade 2 Holy Bull Foes
Upstart Dusts Grade 2 Holy Bull Foes Upstart crushed the 8 horses who raced against him and emphatically put his name on the list of top Kentucky Derby contenders. Upstart, ridden by Jose Ortiz, won by 5 1/2 lengths after drawing away in the stretch.…
2015 Holy Bull Stakes Preview
2015 Holy Bull Stakes Preview The only Kentucky Derby Prep race this weekend will take place on Saturday, January 24 at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida in the form of the Holy Bull Stakes. This Grade 2 event will be 1 1/16 miles over the…
Far Right Roars Up The Rail For Smarty Jones Win
Far Right Roars Up The Rail For Smarty Jones Win A last to first run gave Far Right the victory in Monday’s ungraded Smart Jones Stakes, but not without a little help from the favorite. Mr. Z veered out badly in the stretch and that ended up…
2015 Smarty Jones Stakes Preview
2015 Smarty Jones Stakes Preview Martin Luther King Jr. day will have the ungraded Smarty Jones Stakes as the lone Kentucky Derby Prep race. This race is the first in a series of four races at Oaklawn Park for 3 year olds that will culminate with…
International Star Rallies To Win Lecomte Stakes
International Star Rallies To Win Lecomte Stakes For most of the race, International Star was able to save ground, but trouble forced him to the outside. That was of little consequence as he went to the outside and stormed past the two leaders to win by…
2015 Lecomte Stakes Preview
2015 Lecomte Stakes Preview The only Kentucky Derby prep race on Saturday will be the Grade 3 Lecomte Stakes at the Fair Grounds. A field of 11 will run 1 mile and 70 yards over the main track dirt surface. The 11 horses will be battling out for up to 10…
Calculator Cruises To Victory In The Sham Stakes
Calculator Cruises To Victory In The Sham Stakes Calculator’s first win of his career was an easy one in the Grade 3 Sham Stakes. After sitting just a few lengths of the lead Calculator went to the front midway on the far turn under Elvis Trujillo…
2015 Sham Stakes Preview
2015 Sham Stakes Preview Saturday will showcase the 2015 Sham Stakes at Santa Anita Park. 8 horses will go postward at 1 Mile on the main track in the Grade 3 prep race. The top four horses will be awarded points towards the Kentucky Derby Leaderboard.…
El Kabeir Handles Jerome Stakes Field
El Kabeir Handles Jerome Stakes Field An outside draw, a bobble at the start, and a wide trip was not enough to keep El Kabeir from handling his Jerome Stakes foes on Saturday. El Kabeir broke well before a bobble left him three wide for much…
