Smith to ride Omaha Beach in Kentucky Derby, Geroux picks up Roadster
Mike Smith has chosen to ride Omaha Beach in the Kentucky Derby, trainer Richard Mandella announced Tuesday afternoon.
Jay PrivmanApr 16, 2019
Mike Smith has chosen to ride Omaha Beach in the Kentucky Derby, trainer Richard Mandella announced Tuesday afternoon.
Churchill Downs plans to offer as many as six head-to-head matchups on both the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks cards this year, as well as offer a pick six combining the six Grade 1 races on both cards, officials said on Tuesday.
A group of racing companies that includes Churchill Downs, Keeneland, and the New York Racing Association are in discussions on a plan to prohibit the raceday use of furosemide in races for 2-year-olds and in stakes races, according to three officials with knowledge of the discussions.
Road to the Derby: Lexington Stakes analysis
Irad Ortiz Jr. will ride Improbable in the Kentucky Derby on May 4 at Churchill Downs, according to Elliott Walden, the chief executive of co-owner WinStar Farm.
The top three finishers in the Stonestreet Lexington Stakes are all headed to Churchill Downs, but not necessarily to the Kentucky Derby.
After finishing second in three straight races, and looking quite content doing so, OMAHA BEACH has now won three consecutive races while showing a will to win that was previously lacking. There was never any moment in the stretch run of this race where it looked like runner-up IMPROBABLE was going to get past him. Omaha Beach has a strong foundation, with seven starts, and his Beyers have improved every time, culminating with a career best in his final Derby prep.
Omaha Beach emerged from his Saturday win in the Grade 1, $1 million Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park in “great shape,” and will soon head to Churchill Downs to begin preparations for the Kentucky Derby, trainer Richard Mandella said on Sunday.
Leaderboard for qualifying points to the 2019 Kentucky Derby, which will be run at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on Saturday, May 4, 2019.
Maximum Security was back on the work tab Saturday for the first time since his wire-to-wire victory in the Grade 1 Florida Derby two weeks ago – although not in the manner one might expect.