Road to the 2019 Kentucky Derby: Iroquois Stakes analysis
Road to the 2019 Kentucky Derby: Iroquois Stakes analysis
Jay PrivmanOct 01, 2018
Road to the 2019 Kentucky Derby: Iroquois Stakes analysis
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Equibase has issued a revised chart of the Kentucky Derby to amend the finish-line margins posted by several horses in the field, including a 10-length change to the margin between Solomini, who finished 10th in the race, and the 11th-place horse, Firenze Fire.
A wet track on Derby Day was no problem for brothers Patrick and Frank McGoey, as they finished one-three in the Kentucky Derby Betting Challenge
There's a song from “The Crow,” by Jane Siberry, called “It Can't Rain All the Time,” which in 2019 should become the official Kentucky Derby anthem. It's not much of a sing-along, but it's a lot better than trying to keep a straight face through lyrics like “… the sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home.”
Justify, the Kentucky Derby winner, jogged fine at the barn on Monday morning at Churchill Downs, one day after his reaction to walking over gravel in the stable area with some minor irritation on his left hind leg caused social media to go into a tizzy.
Sparkman: Scat Daddy's remarkable run continues with Justify's victory in the Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Oaks runner-up Wonder Gadot will target the Queen’s Plate, the first leg of the Canadian Triple Crown, on June 30 at Woodbine, trainer Mark Casse said as he makes plans for his 3-year-olds.
Bolt d’Oro is done chasing Justify for now. Second to him in the Santa Anita Derby and then 12th in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday after being spurned on the far turn by Justify, Bolt d’Oro will return to California on Tuesday and will not run in either the Preakness or the Belmont Stakes, the next two legs of the Triple Crown, according to owner and trainer Mick Ruis.
The Kentucky Derby broadcast on NBC on Saturday posted a 9.1 overnight rating and a 21 share, according to the television network, with both figures representing significant declines from last year.