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Wed Apr 30 15:21:22 2008 |
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Louisville, KY (Sports Network) - The 20 thoroughbreds that will run in the
134th Kentucky Derby on Saturday have been set after a total of 24 were
entered. This morning the order that post positions will be picked was
determi
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Wed Apr 30 12:11:10 2008 |
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Louisville, KY (Sports Network) - The 20 thoroughbreds that will run in the
134th Kentucky Derby on Saturday have been set after a total of 24 were
entered. This morning the order that post positions will be picked was
determi
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Tue Apr 29 15:17:35 2008 |
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Most of the buzz this spring has been
about Big Brown and his unbelievable performance in the Florida Derby. Add to
that the recent comments made by his trainer, Rick Dutrow, and the 134th
renewal of the "Ru
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Tue Apr 29 12:51:20 2008 |
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Louisville, KY (Sports Network) - Top three-year-old filly Eight Belles has
been entered to run in Friday's $500,000 Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs.
However, Eight Belles is expected to take on the boys in this year's Kentucky
Derby o
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Mon Apr 28 17:39:26 2008 |
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Louisville, KY (Sports Network) - Lexington Stakes winner Behindatthebar will
not run in Saturday's Kentucky Derby, opening a place in the field for
Southwest Stakes winner Denis of Cork.
Behindatthebar is 17th in graded-stakes earn
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Fri Apr 25 15:16:24 2008 |
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The biggest news on the Kentucky Derby
trail the past few days has come from the expected favorite and super-talented
Big Brown. Sure, there have been some stellar workouts of late by the likes of
Court Visi
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Tue Apr 22 13:52:08 2008 |
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The field for the 134th running of the
Kentucky Derby won't be made official until next week, but as the Lexington
Stakes closed out the 2008 Derby preps, the compilation of the graded earnings
list, which d
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Mon Apr 21 14:18:17 2008 |
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Saratoga Springs, NY (Sports Network) - Officials of the National Museum of
Racing's Hall of Fame have announced that six new members make up the 53rd
class of the Racing Hall of Fame.
The new members are jockeys Edgar Prado and Isma
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Sat Apr 19 14:32:59 2008 |
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Louisville, KY (Sports Network) - Two-year old champion War Pass has suffered
a leg injury and will not run in the $2 million Kentucky Derby on May 3.
War Pass, the winner of the 2007 Breeders' Cup Juvenile, has a small fracture
in the se
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Wed Apr 16 10:10:32 2008 |
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - The Breeders' Cup Challenge has been expanded
to include three races from England. Breeders' Cup officals announced on
Wednesday that three races from Ascot Racecourse will be included in the "Win
and You
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Tue Apr 15 11:37:18 2008 |
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The favorite in the Santa Anita Derby
finished fifth. The favorite in the Wood Memorial got edged at the wire.
The favorite in the Illinois Derby finished fifth. The favorite in the Blue
Grass Stakes finished
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Sat Apr 12 19:35:41 2008 |
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Hot Springs, AR (Sports Network) - Gayego, ridden by Mike Smith, held off Z
Fortune down the stretch to win Saturday's $1 million Arkansas Derby at
Oaklawn Park. The time for the 1 1/8 miles was 1:49.63 on a fast track.
Sent off
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Sat Apr 12 18:08:27 2008 |
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Lexington, KY (Sports Network) - A pair of Todd Pletcher trained colts, Monba
and Cowboy Cal, battled down the stretch in Saturday's $750,000 Blue Grass
Stakes with Monba prevailing, while even-money favorite Pyro failed to
challen
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Fri Apr 11 13:20:36 2008 |
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Move over Big Brown and Pyro. There's a
Colonel on the loose ready to do battle on the first Saturday in May. Colonel
John won the Santa Anita Derby by only a half-length, but the manner in which
he won was
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Thu Apr 10 15:29:02 2008 |
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Hot Springs, AR (Sports Network) - Saturday's $1 million Arkansas Derby will
be one of the most wide open Kentucky Derby preps in recent memory, as no
clear favorite in a full field of 14 has been established leading into the 1
1/8 mil
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Wed Apr 9 12:55:47 2008 |
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Lexington, KY (Sports Network) - Louisiana Derby winner Pyro headlines a field
of 12 for Saturday's $750,000 Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland. The 1 1/8 mile
race is one of the last major prep races for this year's Kentucky Derby.
Owned by
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Tue Apr 8 12:53:54 2008 |
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Louisville, KY (Sports Network) - This past weekend's Kentucky Derby prep
races caused a reshuffling among the contenders for the Run for the Roses when
betting finished in the final Kentucky Derby Future Pool. However, the top two
choices
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Sat Apr 5 18:36:58 2008 |
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Arcadia, CA (Sports Network) - Colonel John stamped himself a major contender
for the Run for the Roses after Saturday's victory in the $750,000 Santa Anita
Derby.
Trained by Eoin Harty, Colonel John was the 5-2 second choice in the
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Sat Apr 5 18:31:57 2008 |
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Cicero, IL (Sports Network) - Recapturetheglory led every step of the way in
pulling off the upset in Saturday's $500,000 Illinois Derby at Hawthorne
Race Course.
Recapturetheglory was sent off as a 15-1 longshot in the seven hor
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Sat Apr 5 17:55:39 2008 |
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Ozone Park, NY (Sports Network) - Tale of Ekati, ridden by Edgar Prado,
overtook 4-5 favorite War Pass late in the stretch to win Saturday's $750,000
Wood Memorial at Aqueduct. Tale of Ekati covered the 1 1/8 miles in 1:52.35
War
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