Fellowship, who runs as a homebred for Fred Brei's Jacks or Better Farm, is a son of Florida stalwart Awesome of Course. The Awesome Again stallion is known for siring runners who can successfully compete in open company – most notably champion Awesome Feather and graded stakes winners Fort Loudon, Dogwood Trail, and Awesome Banner.
Lani, the winner of the United Arab Emirates Derby, and Tom's Ready, runner-up in the Louisiana Derby, are the two newcomers to this week's Derby Watch top 20. Both are decided longshots, with Mike Watchmaker, Daily Racing Form's national handicapper, pegging each at 50-1 on his future line for the May 7 Kentucky Derby.
Two Daily Racing Form handicappers and other racing personalities will discuss the fields for the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby at a charitable event May 2 at Keeneland, the organizers of the event announced Tuesday.
The undefeated Mohaymen was a sight for trainer Kiaran McLaughlin’s bleary eyes after a weekend of both professional and personal disappointment.
Mohaymen and Nyquist are the morning-line favorites, but clearly it would behoove their backers to wait until results of the Florida Derby are known Saturday evening before diving into the fourth and final pool of the 2016 Kentucky Derby Future Wager.
Three of the Kentucky Derby's most imposing prospects – the champion Nyquist, Rebel Stakes winner Cupid, and Louisiana Derby winner Gun Runner – are graduates of Niall Brennan's training program.Sound familiar?
Upon his retirement, 1989 Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Breeders' Cup Classic winner Sunday Silence attracted surprisingly little attention from American breeders, but was sold to Japanese interests for $12 million, at the high end of the market at the time. It was a prudent move, as he went on to make innumerable contributions to that bloodstock industry. Now, more than a decade after his death, he could be adding some international intrigue to this Kentucky Derby.
Road to the Derby: United Arab Emirates Derby
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The two horses who shared the headlines in the Louisiana Derby on Saturday at Fair Grounds, the victorious Gun Runner and troubled fourth-place finisher Mo Tom, both came out of the race well, their trainers reported Sunday morning, and both will not race again until the Kentucky Derby.
