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…
El Kabeir Shows New Dimension In Gotham Stakes
El Kabeir Shows New Dimension In Gotham Stakes Despite never trailing by more than six and a half lengths at any call in his previous 7 races, El Kabeir showed he can close well off the pace in winning the Grade 3 Gotham Stakes. El Kabeir rallied from 12…
2015 San Felipe Stakes Preview
2015 San Felipe Stakes Preview The final Road to the Kentucky Derby prep race on Saturday, March 7 will take place at Santa Anita. A quality field of 10 three-year olds will run in the Grade 2 San Felipe Stakes at one mile and one sixteenth on the main…
2015 Tampa Bay Derby Preview
2015 Tampa Bay Derby Preview The second Road to the Kentucky Derby race on Saturday, March 7 is the Grade 2 Tampa Bay Derby. Nine horses will compete in the one mile and one sixteenth race on the main track. The Tampa Bay Derby is the eleventh race…
2015 Gotham Stakes Preview
2015 Gotham Stakes Preview Saturday, March 7 features a total of three races on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. The first race of the three is the Grade 3 Gotham Stakes at Aqueduct. A total of 10 three-year olds will go a mile and a sixteenth on the…
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…
International Star Skims The Rail To Win Risen Star
International Star Skims The Rail To Win Risen Star International Star was taken to the rail by jockey Miguel Mena entering the stretch to save ground and it proved to be difference. In the process of winning the Grade 2 Risen Star, International Star…
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 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 Risen Star Stakes Preview
2015 Risen Star Stakes Preview The second of two Kentucky Derby Prep races on Saturday is the Grade 2 Risen Star at Fair Grounds Racecourse. The other Kentucky Derby prep race is the Grade 2 Fountain Of Youth at Gulfstream. The Risen Star will be at 1…
