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,…
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.…
Itsaknockout Wins Controversial Fountain Of Youth
Itsaknockout Wins Controversial Fountain Of Youth The 2015 Fountain Of Youth was expected to be a good race and it certainly was. However, there was some controversy during the stretch run and the subsequent review by the stewards. In the end, the…
2015 Fountain Of Youth Stakes Preview
2015 Fountain Of Youth Stakes Preview The Grade 2 Fountain Of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park on Saturday is shaping up to be an excellent prelude to the Florida Derby five weeks from Saturday on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. The top four…
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…
