Category: Horse Sense
Looking To Preakness, Glancing Back At Derby & Oaks Days
The stylish victory by Reddam Racing’s I’ll Have Another in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands was impressive but has failed chase opponents from the Preakness, the middle jewel of racing’s Triple Crown that will be run Saturday at Baltimore’s Pimlico Race Course.
Plenty of Time To Make Derby Choices
Fewer than seven days remain until names are dropped in the entry box for the 138th runnings of both the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks.
What Really Counts When Picking A Kentucky Derby Winner
It’s not a scientific exercise. It’s more a gut feeling than anything else.
Derby Prep Season Gets Serious
While the focus of much of the state of Kentucky will be laser-focused on New Orleans this Saturday for the much-anticipated Final Four hoops showdown between the Louisville Cardinals and the Kentucky Wildcats, there will be a few observers putting their skills of multi-tasking to the test.
Still Time For Derby Dark Horses
As we close in on the milepost of 40 days to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands, major players Union Rags, Hansen, Creative Cause and the rest all face major final preps over the next three weeks.
Breeders’ Cup Stars Enliven Derby 138 Scene
With about 50 days remaining in the countdown to the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands, the long roster of possible contenders for America’s greatest race is, despite some defections, as interesting as any year in memory.
Hansen Is On The Rebound To Keep Local Derby Hopes Alive
By the time many eyes fall upon these lines, the gates to the Churchill Downs stable area will be open and Thoroughbreds will populate the barns in the historic track for the first time since December 31.
Look Here – A Real Derby Contender
Much ground will be covered and analysis offered over the nine weeks leading up to Kentucky Derby 138, but – at least for the moment – we have a serious favorite for the “Run for the Roses.”
Early Signs Good For The Derby
The 138th running of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands is just under 80 days away, but the year’s early indicators point to good things.
