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Pavlovian became owner/breeder J. Paul Reddam’s 22nd homebred black-type stakes winner since 2014 when he captured the Sunland Park Derby in dramatic fashion by a nose on Feb. 15 and is on track to become his first homebred Kentucky Derby (G1) starter. The gray or roan colt is a grade 1 winning millionaire Pavel which […]
With the Kentucky Derby (G1) still eleven weeks away, the pari-mutuel field of “All Other 3-Year-Olds” closed as the 9-2 favorite in Pool 4 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager. Risen Star Stakes (G2) winner. Paladin from the barn of trainer Chad Brown, was second choice at 9-1. Other horses attracting interest from punters: the […]
Paladin showed why many consider him a leading contender for the May 2 Kentucky Derby (G1). Churchill Downs by attacking the free running leader Chip Honcho to win the $495,000 Risen Star Stakes (G2) on February 14 Fair Grounds Race Track and Slot Machines with half a length. The win, which gave him 50 qualifying […]
In recent years, U.S.-based trainers fortunate enough to have multiple Kentucky Derby (G1) hopefuls might try to chart different paths toward the first Saturday in May, perhaps with one runner coming in on Gulfstream Park and another bee Aqueduct racecourseor one up Santa Anita Park and another bee Oaklawn Park. While these decisions are still […]
John Shirreffs, who trained Zenyatta to a Hall of Fame career and saddled Giacomo to win the 2005 Kentucky Derby (G1), died in his sleep on February 12 at his home in Arcadia, California. He was 80. “The industry lost a great man today,” said Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith, who rode these horses […]
In commercial terms, the winners of last weekend’s Kentucky Derby (G1) trials represented – to borrow a phrase from Joni Mitchell – ‘the breadth of the extremities’. On one hand we have the Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G3) winner. Plutarch and the kidnapper of Sam F. Davis Stakes Defector both from seven-time top sires In […]
Here’s a Triple Crown question for you. Who is the only undefeated, Grade 1 winning on dirt 3-year-old still in training for the Kentucky Derby (G1)? No cheating with Google or artificial intelligence. If you look for help from the Top 5 of most lists, like BloodHorse’s Derby Dozen, or the National Thoroughbred Racing Association […]
Silent tactics will move to the $1 million Rebel Stakes (G2) on March 1 Oaklawn Park Following his victory in the Southwest Stakes (G3) on February 6, Mark Casse, the colt’s two-time Hall of Fame trainer, said on February 8. Silent Tactic received a preliminary Beyer Speed Figure of 88, a career-high, after his 3 […]
Triple Crown Trail: Renegade Rallies in Davis Earns 20 Kentucky Derby points after running past the long shot Press release February 8, 2026 From where Tampa Bay Downs jockey Marcos Meneses sat, the 46th running of the $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes was shaping up as one of the biggest upsets in the race’s history. […]
When Plutarch Last year, Bob Baffert needed time to grow up. He chose an unusual route for a potential Triple Crown contender. He let him run onto the grass, “just to get some racing in him.” Baffert and his staff continued to work with the royally bred colt. Still a work in progress, Plutarch took […]
