Kentucky Derby News
February 28, 2017
Practical Joke owner hopeful two preps will lead to Derby success
Practical Joke, who was the only horse of his generation besides champion Classic Empire to be a dual Grade 1 winner at two, kicks off what is expected to be a two-prep campaign for the Kentucky Derby (G1) in Saturday's $400,000 Fountain of Youth...
February 27, 2017
Final Odds & $2 Win Will-Pays for 2017 Kentucky Oaks Future Wager
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Wagering February 27, 2017
'All Others' Closes Strong to Edge Unbeaten Mastery As Kentucky Derby Futures Pool 3 Favorite
After more than two days of wagering during which it ranked as low as the fifth choice of bettors across North America, the always-popular “All Others” (#24) wagering interest closed strongly on Sunday’s final day of wagering to emerge...
February 27, 2017
Unique Bella Is Overwhelming Even-Money Favorite In Kentucky Oaks Futures
Don Alberto Stable’s Unique Bella (#22), a rapidly rising star whose three-race winning streak includes dominant victories in a pair of important stakes races, was the overwhelming even-money favorite to win the $1 million Longines Kentucky Oaks...
February 27, 2017
Imposing Unique Bella Tops Nominations to 143rd Longines Kentucky Oaks
Don Alberto Stable’s Unique Bella, a dazzling daughter of Tapit with a pair of dominant graded stakes triumphs on her growing résumé for Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, is the headliner on a roster of 109 3-year-old fillies...
February 26, 2017
Girvin rises to challenge in Risen Star
It's never a bad thing to have backup going into the Kentucky Derby (G1). Jockey Brian Hernandez Jr., the regular rider of the undefeated Derby candidate McCraken, now has some after guiding Girvin to an 8-1 upset in Saturday's $400,000 Risen...
Features February 26, 2017
Tales from the Crib: El Areeb
El Areeb was bred by William Shively’s Dixiana Farms, a name steeped in Bluegrass history.
Dixiana traces to 1877, when Maj. Barak Thomas acquired the property and rechristened it after his successful broodmare Dixie. As fine a matron as Dixie...
Wagering February 26, 2017
Final Odds and $2 Win Will-Pays for Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 3
CLICK HERE for final odds and $2 win Will-Pays for Pool 3 of the 2017 Kentucky Derby Future Wager.
February 25, 2017
Yorkiepoo Princess goes the distance in Busher
Danny Chen’s bargain buy Yorkiepoo Princess has been dominant of late at Aqueduct, but not until Saturday’s $150,000 Busher S. did she have the chance to compete for Kentucky Oaks (G1) points. The $8,000 two-year-old in training purchase continued...
Derby News February 25, 2017
Farrell keeps rolling to top of Oaks leaderboard in Rachel Alexandra
Coffeepot Stables’ homebred Farrell made it three straight wins in Kentucky Oaks (G1) preps with a resounding victory in Saturday’s $196,000 Rachel Alexandra (G2) at Fair Grounds, and in the process, vaulted to the top of the leaderboard with...
