Blue Grass Stakes Winner Irap Has Final Pre-Derby Workout
In his final serious workout before the Kentucky Derby, Irap worked a mile in 1:44.20 at Keeneland.
4 Longshots to Consider in Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool #2
Coady Photography Earlier today, the second future wager pool for the 2017 Kentucky Derby (gr. I) opened for betting, and as usual, there are plenty of horses to choose from. With 23 individual horses in the field (plus the all-others … Continued
Keep Quiet: A Live Longshot in the Juvenile Turf?
Coady Photography As usual, the $1,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (gr. I) is shaping up to be an exciting and competitive race. Horses like Oscar Performance and Good Samaritan have stamped themselves as leading contenders from the United States, while the European contingent will surely … Continued
Honor Thy Father, Ahh Chocolate Headline Ellis Park Stakes
Coady Photography Ellis Park Press Release: Thirteen fillies and mares were entered Sunday for Saturday’s $100,000, Grade 3 Groupie Doll Stakes at Ellis Park. Ahh Chocolate, Stoneway Farm’s multiple graded-stakes winner and the likely favorite, drew post 6 and will be … Continued
Barbados Heads $50,000 Don Bernhardt Memorial
Coglianese Photography/Lauren King Ellis Park Press Release: The 4-year-old colt Barbados has been banging heads with the best sprinters in the country. Now he gets a class break in Saturday’s $50,000 Don Bernhardt Memorial Stakes at Ellis Park. Barbados, who was … Continued
Athena, Academic Break Could Target Groupie Doll Stakes
Athena winning the Roxelana Stakes at Churchill Downs – Coady Photography Ellis Park Press Release: Trainer Helen Pitts-Blasi is considering the Aug. 6 Groupie Doll for both Athena and Academic Break. Athena won Churchill Downs’ six-furlong Roxelana Stakes over I’m A … Continued
Everything You Need to Know About the Pace of the Kentucky Derby
Coady Photography When handicapping the Kentucky Derby, it’s always fun to check out unusual statistics and tidbits in regard to the race. For example, almost everyone knows that Secretariat ran the fastest Derby in history (1:59.40 seconds in 1973), just as almost everyone knows that … Continued
Is the Derby Third-Place Finisher the Easiest to Predict?
Coady Photography Over the last fifteen years, we’ve seen many huge longshots win or finish in the superfecta in the Kentucky Derby. Horses like Giacomo and Mine That Bird have won the “Run for the Roses” at odds of 50-1, while … Continued
The Morning at Churchill in Videos, 4-27-16
Coady Photography UAE Derby (UAE-II) winner Lani drew most of the attention this morning after proving reluctant to train during his timed workout (click here for details), but many other Derby contenders turned in gallops at Churchill Downs, including Fountain … Continued
Abbreviated Workout for Lani at Churchill Downs
Coady Photography The UAE Derby (UAE-II) winner Lani was scheduled to breeze five or six furlongs this morning at Churchill Downs, but showed a reluctance to train and wound up breezing just three furlongs with a slow gallop-out. Equipped with … Continued