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…
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…
Materiality Holds Off Upstart In The Florida Derby
Materiality Holds Off Upstart In The Florida Derby In what ended up being a two horse race, it was Materiality that won the Grade 1 Florida Derby over Upstart by a length and a half. Jack Tripp took the lead out of the gate with a good break, but was…
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…