Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
Although the $2,000,000 UAE Derby (UAE-II) at Meydan in Dubai has never been won by a U.S.-based runner, the 1,900-meter test offers a total of 170 Kentucky Derby qualification points to the top four finishers, and those precious points are a big … Continued
Sunny Skies winning the Debutante Stakes at Churchill Downs – Coady Photography Ellis Park Press Release: Trainer Kenny McPeek took both of Churchill Downs’ closing-night stakes for 2-year-olds with the colt Ten City and the filly Sunny Skies and now shoots … Continued
Coady Photography Ellis Park Press Release: Saratoga was Plan B. Ellis Park was Plan A for keeping talented 2-year-olds on course for this fall’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at Del Mar and, hopefully, the 2018 Kentucky Derby. And Jason Loutsch isn’t kidding. … Continued
Lookin at Lee winning the Ellis Park Juvenile Stakes – Coady Photography Ellis Park Press Release: Christy Hamilton can’t wait to find out what is in store for the 2-year-olds she’ll have in her barn this summer at Ellis Park. Hamilton … Continued
In the history of the Kentucky Derby, only one horse has prevailed without having raced as a two-year-old. Here are the full details of this infamous “Apollo Curse.”
J. Keeler Johnson shares his thoughts on three horses that might outrun their odds in the Kentucky Derby.
J Boys Echo continued his preparations for the Kentucky Derby by working a half-mile on April 23rd.
Coady Photography With the Kentucky Derby less than two weeks away, several Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks contenders were out for morning training at Churchill Downs on April 23rd. Catch up on all the action with the videos from Churchill … Continued
J Boys Echo gallops at Churchill Downs on April 23rd – Coady Photography Churchill Downs Press Release: Thanks to inclement weather, Janis Whitham’s McCraken and the Albaugh Family Stable’s J Boys Echo were the only two 3-year-olds on the “sloppy” main … Continued
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Illinois Derby (gr. III) at Hawthorne.