Kentucky Derby News
May 4, 2016
Undefeated Nyquist 3-1 Morning-Line Favorite for Kentucky Derby 142
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, May 4, 2016) – Reddam Racing’s champion 2-year-old of 2015, Nyquist, has been installed as the 3-1 morning-line favorite for Saturday’s 142nd running of the $2,391,600 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands...
Derby News May 4, 2016
Kentucky Derby 142 Post Positions & Quotes
Post Position : Horse : Jockey : Mike Battaglia’s Morning Line Odds
1. Trojan Nation Aaron Gryder 50-1
2. Suddenbreakingnews Luis Quinonez 20-1
3. Creator Ricardo Santana Jr. 10-1
4. Mo Tom Corey Lanerie...
May 4, 2016
Routine Morning for Kentucky Derby Hopefuls; Post Position Draw This Afternoon
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, May 4, 2016) – On a partly cloudy Kentucky morning, all but three of the players for Saturday’s 142nd Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (GI) went about their business on a fast track at Churchill Downs. All...
May 3, 2016
The authentic Kentucky Derby Mint Julep recipe
For nearly a century, the Mint Julep has served as the traditional beverage of the Kentucky Derby and the track at which the race takes place, Churchill Downs.
Kentucky Oaks Friday and Kentucky Derby Saturday see nearly 120,000 Mint Juleps served to patrons....
May 3, 2016
Post Positions for Longines Kentucky Oaks
Post Position : Horse : Jockey : Mike Battaglia’s Morning Line Odds
1. Terra Promessa : Ricardo Santana Jr. : 10-1
2. Weep No More : Corey Lanerie : 9-2
3. Lewis Bay : Irad Ortiz Jr. : 8-1
4. Go Maggie Go : Luis Saez...
May 3, 2016
Rachel's Valentina 7-2 Morning Line Favorite for $1 Million Longines Kentucky Oaks
The 1-2 finishers from last month’s Ashland Stakes (GI) at Keeneland, Ashbrook Farm’s Weep No More and Stonestreet Stables’ Rachel’s Valentina, sporting family ties to the Kentucky Oaks (GI), headline a field of 14 3-year-old fillies...
Features May 3, 2016
Tales from the Crib: Brody's Cause
If Brody’s Cause were the subject of a biopic, Keeneland would be so frequent a setting as to become a minor character itself.
At the 2014 Keeneland September Sale, the well-bred yearling was sold for $350,000. The next fall, he returned to take...
May 3, 2016
The importance of post position in the Kentucky Derby
Often the last piece of Kentucky Derby handicapping information available to bettors, the post position draw is closely watched and heavily scrutinized. What constitutes a good draw and a bad draw depends on the individual horse, its running style, and...
May 3, 2016
Lani Works Five Furlongs in 1:01; Danzing Candy, Trojan Nation Have First Trips Over Track
With trainer Mikio Matsunaga looking on, Koji Maeda’s Lani worked five furlongs in 1:01 over a fast track after the renovation break Tuesday morning. The move was the third fastest of 18 at the distance.
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