Trojan Nation Archives - Lady and The Track
Kentucky Derby Horses 2016: Photo Gallery
April 27, 2016 | Trixie HammerKentucky Derby Horses 2016: Photo Gallery– The 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby takes place on Saturday, May 7, 2016 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The Grade I dirt race for three-year-old colts and geldings is run at 1 1/4 miles and is worth a whopping $2,000,000. The Kentucky Derby starting gate is limited […]
Trojan Nation Seeks First Win in Kentucky Derby 142
April 26, 2016 | Reinier MacatangayTrojan Nation Seeks First Win in Kentucky Derby 142: Complaints about a maiden entering the Kentucky Derby (GI) on May 7 at Churchill Downs were predictable. Just last year, people became outraged to find out a horse who only broke his maiden (Tale of Verve) entered and made the also-eligible list. Trojan Nation, runner-up in the […]
Thinking About Running Styles in Kentucky Derby 142
April 18, 2016 | Sigi MendozaThinking About Running Styles in Kentucky Derby 142: Twenty horses make up the Kentucky Derby, and to handicap the race, variables such as the post positions, final workouts, pedigrees of the horses and their running style must be considered. We’re going to focus this week on the running style, a very important aspect to predict […]
Outwork to Display Speed in Wood Memorial Stakes
April 7, 2016 | Reinier MacatangayOutwork to Display Speed in Wood Memorial Stakes– Two main speed horses are present in the $1 million Wood Memorial Stakes (GI) on Saturday at Aqueduct Racetrack: Outwork and Matt King Coal. Outwork drew the outside post position eight. If the lightly-raced colt can break cleanly and not become caught wide on the first turn, his […]
