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Walsh wins a Grade 1 and dodges two bullets
In horse racing, one out of three is not bad at all, and that’s the Grade 1 tally for trainer Brendan Walsh after two weekends of stakes racing at the Keeneland meeting.
Marcus HershApr 15, 2026
In horse racing, one out of three is not bad at all, and that’s the Grade 1 tally for trainer Brendan Walsh after two weekends of stakes racing at the Keeneland meeting.
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Derick Giwner's analysis of the Friday 4/17 card at The Meadowlands.
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Matt Rose's analysis of the Friday 4/17 card at Yonkers Raceway.
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Kevin Plowcha's analysis of the Friday 4/17 card at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
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Kentucky Derby: Who's hot, who's not for April 15, 2026
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Journalism has made an impression in his local gallops since arriving from his Southern California base for a Saturday clash with reigning Horse of the Year Sovereignty in the Grade 2, $1.25 million Oaklawn Handicap – and trainer Michael McCarthy likes the transition last year's Preakness winner has made from age 3 to 4.
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For the second year in a row, a reigning Horse of the Year will launch their season at Oaklawn Park. Last meet, Thorpedo Anna captured the Grade 2 Azeri in her first start since being named the 2024 Horse of the Year. This Saturday, Sovereignty, the 2025 Horse of the Year, is set to make his first start at 4 in the Grade 2, $1.25 million Oaklawn Handicap.
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In a wild spring that saw him win Derby preps on four different horses, Irad Ortiz Jr. had a most difficult decision to make regarding whom to ride in the Kentucky Derby. In the end, he and his agent, Steve Rushing, opted to go with Renegade over Commandment, Further Ado, and Fulleffort. Renegade, the Arkansas Derby winner, very well could go off favored in the race.
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Four horses coming out of stakes, including the steadily improving Ababajoni, will drop back into the allowance ranks in Friday’s $70,000 allowance feature carded for 3-year-old going a mile on the turf.
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Gulfstream Park Oaks runner-up My Miss Mo moved a step closer to joining the field for the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks on May 1 at Churchill Downs after turning in a visually impressive half-mile breeze in 48.26 seconds, per Daily Racing Form, over a fast but cuppy track shortly after the second renovation break here Wednesday.