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2012 Kentucky Derby contenders ranked by graded stakes earnings
List of contenders for the 2012 Kentucky Derby on May 5 at Churchill Downs, ranked by graded stakes earnings. The Kentucky Derby field is limited to 20 3-year-olds; if more than 20 enter, the entries are determined by the amount of graded stakes ...Full Story >>
YESTERDAY February 10, 2012
Kentucky Derby Future Wager has field as 3-5 favorite with almost $100K in pool
With the win pool approaching six figures, the mutuel field was the 3-5 favorite as wagering wound down during the first of three days in Pool 1 of the 2012 Kentucky Derby Future Wager, which opened Friday at noon Eastern.
Oaklawn: Atigun to shoot for Southwest
Atigun, winner of a first-level allowance in his 3-year-old debut, will be pointed to the Grade 3, $250,000 Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park on Feb. 20.
Santa Anita: Princess Arabella looks like short price against four foes
Princess Arabella is one of trainer Bob Baffert’s leading 3-year-old fillies, a point she is expected to emphasize in a $58,000 allowance race over seven furlongs at Santa Anita on Sunday.
Klein: Taking a shot with two value plays in Pool 1 of Kentucky Derby Future Wager
I'm interested in a couple of lightly raced horses in Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager.
Countdown to the Crown: Week 6 - Feb. 10, 2012
Countdown to the Crown returns for a seventh season as one of the most comprehensive handicapper’s scouting reports of the 3-year-old scene. Posted each Friday at DRF.com from Jan. 6 through the Belmont Stakes, Countdown keeps you apprised of the ...
February 09, 2012
Santa Anita: Fed Biz cruises to victory
Fed Biz, one of trainer Bob Baffert's most promising 3-year-olds this year, won his debut against winners in an optional claimer over a mile at Santa Anita on Thursday.
Gulfstream Park: Ever So Lucky starts outside in Hutcheson Stakes
Trainer Jonathan Sheppard has been non-committal about Ever So Lucky’s status as a Kentucky Derby candidate. But if he does get to the Derby, Ever So Lucky will get there via a somewhat unconventional route after making his 3-year-old debut in ...
February 08, 2012
Kentucky Derby 2012: Who's hot, who's not for Feb. 8
Trainer Todd Pletcher, who won the Kentucky Derby two years ago with Super Saver, has four of the 20 horses on the inaugural Derby Watch list for 2012.
Aqueduct: Alpha likely going straight to Wood
Alpha, winner of the Grade 3 Withers as well as the Count Fleet Stakes here this winter, will "most likely" skip next month's Gotham Stakes and make his next start in the Grade 1, $1 million Wood Memorial here on April 7, trainer Kiaran McLaughlin said ...
Kentucky Derby: Castellano facing tough decisions early on trail
A showdown between Algorithms and Union Rags in the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park on Feb. 26 looms as the most exciting early season Derby prep so far. Exciting for just about everyone, that is, except jockey Javier Castellano and ...