Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
It appears that trainer Todd Pletcher may be planning to send a Kentucky Derby contender to contest the $2 million UAE Derby (UAE-I) on March 26th at Meydan, as Pletcher has nominated an impressive contingent of eight horses to the … Continued
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos/Chelsea Durand The first Kentucky Derby prep race of the season in Louisiana will be held on January 16th, that being the $200,000 LeComte Stakes (gr. III) at Fair Grounds. The one-mile and seventy-yard race, which offers a total … Continued
Tom’s Ready training at Keeneland in October 2015 – Keeneland Photo On the first Saturday of 2016, a large group of newly-turned three-year-olds with Kentucky Derby aspirations turned in workouts at racetracks across the country–here’s a quick rundown of the … Continued
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos/Chelsea Durand With less than two weeks remaining in the year, a remarkable number of two-year-old races were held last weekend, including the Los Alamitos Futurity (gr. I). We’ll recap that race in Part 2 of this weekend recap and focus … Continued