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 19, 2015
Kentucky Derby News For April 19, 2015 It was a quiet day on Sunday morning in terms of Kentucky Derby workouts, but there was one piece of news and that was jockey Rafael Bejarano was named to ride Bolo. Bolo’s co-owner Keith Brackpool reported…
American Pharoah Waltzes Home In Arkansas Derby
American Pharoah Waltzes Home In Arkansas Derby It was another dominant performance by American Pharoah at Oaklawn Park. He did not have the lead this time, but it was of little consequence on his way to an 8 length win over Far Right. Longshot…
2015 Arkansas Derby Preview
2015 Arkansas Derby Preview The final Road to the Kentucky Derby race will be the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby from Oaklawn Park on Saturday. The other Derby Prep on Saturday will be the Grade 3 Lexington Stakes from Keeneland. The Grade 1 Arkansas Derby will…
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…
Far Right Uses Strong Kick To Win Southwest Stakes
Far Right Uses Strong Kick To Win Southwest Stakes The sloppy track was not a problem for Far Right as he won his second straight stakes race at Oaklawn Park. Just as he did in the Smarty Jones, Far Right went to the far left on the rail to get up and…
2015 Southwest Stakes Preview Part 2
2015 Southwest Stakes Preview Part 2 This post may seem very similar to another Southwest Stakes Preview and that is due to a rescheduling of the race. The Grade 3 Southwest Stakes was scheduled to be run on President’s Day, February 16, but an ice…
2015 Southwest Stakes Preview
Editor’s Note: If you are looking for the latest Southwest Stakes Preview, please click here. The post below was for the race on February 16, 2015, but was cancelled due to inclement weather. 2015 Southwest Stakes Preview The Road to the Kentucky…
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…
