Tag: Dialed In
This year’s Derby – can anyone win this thing?
We’re 10 days out from the 137th Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands as these words flow from brain to fingertips, and the shrinking countdown to the first Saturday in May compels me to offer a confession.
Zito’s Dialed In makes him happy
Nick Zito is shedding tears. When it comes to the Kentucky Derby, that’s a pretty good thing.
There’s nothing like a horse who is a top Derby candidate for the health of his team
The impressive victory by Soldat in Gulstream Park’s Fountain of Youth placed the rapidly improving colt on the short list of major contenders for the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands.
Time to dream about Derby 137
Another week of prep races for the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands is behind, but it’s tough to say that it produced any startling news or that any significant new contender was unveiled in a trio of Derby preps.
Asher’s 100-day rule: time to rate Derby horses
My rule of thumb for preparation for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands at Churchill Downs is this: when the countdown hits 100 days, it’s like the Derby is tomorrow.
Fall memories of a special meet
The swiftness of the passing of the Churchill Downs Fall Meet is always a surprise, even to those who have spent a large chunk of their lives around the home of the Kentucky Derby.
