Kentucky Derby News For April 25, 2015
Kentucky Derby News For April 25, 2015 It was another busy morning on Saturday with many Kentucky Derby horses working out. Over at Keeneland, Carpe Diem worked four furlongs in :48.60 with splits of :13 and :25. He galloped out five furlongs in 1:01.20,…
Kentucky Derby News For April 24, 2015
Kentucky Derby News For April 24, 2015 Friday was a busier than expected morning with several works, primarily from the Todd Pletcher barn, moved up to Friday due to concerns over the weather forecast this weekend. The quartet of Itsaknockout,…
Kentucky Derby News For April 23, 2015
Kentucky Derby News For April 23, 2015 It was another slow morning on Thursday in the way of works with no Kentucky Derby horses working out. However, there are plenty of workouts expected this weekend. American Pharoah galloped a mile and a half on…
Kentucky Derby News For April 22, 2015
Kentucky Derby News For April 22, 2015 Two Kentucky Derby entrants worked out on Wednesday morning in War Story and Mr Z. War Story went out very early while Mr. Z waited until after the renovation break to workout. Both horses went five furlongs for…
Kentucky Derby News For April 21, 2015
Kentucky Derby News For April 21, 2015 On Monday afternoon it was revealed that WinStar Farm has bought a minority share of Upstart from owner Ralph Evans. He will remain with trainer Rick Violette Jr. “Upstart has been on our radar since the…
Kentucky Derby News For April 20, 2015
Kentucky Derby News For April 20, 2015 There was only one workout for Kentucky Derby hopefuls on Monday and that came from Bold Conquest. He worked five furlongs in 1:02.60 over a good track that was drying out from rain. Bold Conquest had fractions of…
Carpe Diem Easily Wins Blue Grass Stakes
Carpe Diem Easily Wins Blue Grass Stakes It was smooth sailing for Carpe Diem in the Grade 1 Blue Grass. He pressed the pace and then drew away in the stretch to win by 3 lengths over Danzig Moon. Ocho Ocho Ocho went straight to the lead as expected and…
2015 Blue Grass Stakes Preview
2015 Blue Grass Stakes Preview The second Road to the Kentucky Derby prep race on Saturday will be the Grade 1 Blue Grass Stakes from Keeneland. A field of 8 has been entered for this $1,000,000 race going one mile and one eighth on the main dirt track.…
2015 Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 4 Announced
2015 Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 4 Announced Churchill Downs has announced the individual horses for the fourth pool of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager. The pool will open at 12 PM Eastern Time on Friday, March 27 and close on Sunday, March 29 at 6…
Carpe Diem Has No Trouble In Tampa Bay Derby
Carpe Diem Has No Trouble In Tampa Bay Derby Despite not racing for over 4 months, Carpe Diem did not appear to miss a beat winning the Grade 2 Tampa Bay Derby. He is now in great position to make the Kentucky Derby the first Saturday in May. Divining…
