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…
2015 Florida Derby Preview
2015 Florida Derby Preview The final Road to the Kentucky Derby race on Saturday, March 28 will the Grade 1 Florida Derby. The other two races, the Group 2 UAE Derby and the Grade 2 Louisiana Derby, will have been settled by the time the Florida Derby…
2015 Louisiana Derby Preview
2015 Louisiana Derby Preview The Road to the Kentucky Derby has three races on Saturday with the second race of the Derby Preps coming from the Fair Grounds in the form of the Grade 2 Louisiana Derby. The other two races are the Group 2 UAE Derby from…
2015 Rebel Stakes Preview
2015 Rebel Stakes Preview The sole Road to the Kentucky Derby prep race on Saturday is the Grade 2 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park. The Rebel marks the return of American Pharoah, the 2 year old champion in 2014. The Rebel will be run at one mile and one…
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 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…
Royal Son Takes The Battaglia Memorial Gate To Wire
Royal Son Takes The Battaglia Memorial Gate To Wire This is an all too familiar narrative for Todd Pletcher. He has won another three year stakes race and this time it was well off the beaten path. His three year old son of Tiznow, Royal Son, led…
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…
