Derby Culture
Authentic Favored Against Six In Santa Anita Derby
June 5, 2020 | Margaret RansomSan Felipe Winner Returns In Rematch By Margaret Ransom Better late than never. Saturday’s $400,000 Santa Anita Derby (GI) is certainly a classic example of the old cliché, but even though the race was delayed two months due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it drew a strong and talented field of seven talented sophomores […]
Maxfield Favored For Long-Awaited Return In Matt Winn at Churchill Downs
May 21, 2020 | Margaret RansomEighty Five Points On The Line For Churchill’s First Own 2020 Derby Prep By Margaret Ransom Godolphin’s homebred Maxfield, unraced since winning the Breeders’ Futurity (GI) at Keeneland nearly eight months ago, will face 11 other sophomores in Saturday’s $150,000 Matt Winn Stakes (GIII), presented by Woodford Reserve, on Saturday at Churchill […]
Split Arkansas Derby Highlights Saturday At Oaklawn Park
April 30, 2020 | Kaeli BartholomewArkansas’ Signature Event Makes Impressive Substitute For Rescheduled Kentucky Original By Kaeli Bartholomew Sporting events all over the world have been postponed or canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but thankfully the horse racing show will go on this weekend at Oaklawn Park. Since the Kentucky Derby will longer be held on […]
Eight Rings Set For Sophomore Debut In Oaklawn’s Bachelor Stakes
April 24, 2020 | LATT StaffGrade 1 Winner May Make Rescheduled Kentucky Derby After All Oaklawn Press Release Grade 1 winner Eight Rings’ second chance to run for the roses begins Saturday at Oaklawn when he makes his 2020 debut in the $100,000 Bachelor Stakes for 3-year-olds at 6 furlongs. Probable post time for the Bachelor, the ninth […]
Florida Derby Defies Pandemic, Draws Full Field
March 27, 2020 | Margaret RansomThree Division Leaders Star In Sunshine State’s Feature Event By Margaret Ransom Sackatoga Stable’s Holy Bull Stakes winner Tiz The Law is the early 6-5 favorite in a full field of 12 for Saturday’s $750,000 Curlin Florida Derby (GI) at Gulfstream Park, the last prep event for the September 5 Kentucky Derby (GI) for […]
Twelve To Contest Tampa Bay Derby On Saturday
March 6, 2020 | LATT StaffSam F. Davis Winner Sole Volante Is Early Favorite Tampa Bay Downs Press Release A field of 12 3-year-olds headed by Sole Volante will compete for the winner’s share of a $400,000 purse in the 40 th edition of the Grade II Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby on Saturday at Tampa Bay Downs. The […]
Road To The 2020 Kentucky Derby/Kentucky Oaks Races – FINAL
March 2, 2020 | LATT StaffKentucky Derby 2020 Prep Races & Results: The 146th running of the $3 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (GI) will be run Saturday, September 5, 2020, and again this year the field of 20 who will line up and race the 1 1/4 miles at Churchill Downs will be decided by a […]
Road To The Derby Points Leaders 2020
March 2, 2020 | LATT StaffFollowing is a list of the current points leaders for the 2019-20 Road to the Kentucky Derby, which will be held this year on September 5, 2020. European and Japan Road to the Derby guarantees a single spot each in the Kentucky Derby starting gate for the leading point earner in each division. Click on […]
Risen Star Split, Draws Talented Fields For Both Divisions
February 13, 2020 | Margaret RansomWell-Bred Tapit Colt Is Early Favorite In First Division By Margaret Ransom Last month’s Lecomte Stakes (GIII) winner Enforceable and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (GI) runner-up Anneau d’Or the two divisions of Saturday’s Risen Star (GII), presented by Lamarque Ford-Lincoln at Fair Grounds. Both divisions drew nearly full and talented fields of sophomores whose connections […]
What to Wear to Preakness
May 8, 2019 | Trixie HammerAfter the elaborate hat show at the Kentucky Derby, many of us wonder what the heck to wear to the Preakness. Even though the second leg of the Triple Crown is widely know as having a bigger party atmosphere than the Kentucky Derby, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t dress the part. Fashionistas agree that dressing for […]
