Jockey Gary Stevens, who has been aboard two of D. Wayne Lukas’s four Kentucky Derby winners, has been given the mount on Oxbow by the Hall of Fame trainer for the Grade 1, $1 million Arkansas Derby.
Golden Gate Fields-based trainer Lloyd Mason has enough confidence in Nina's Dragon to take a horse to Fair Grounds for the first time in Saturday's Louisiana Derby.
Black Onyx, who all but secured a spot in the Kentucky Derby by winning the Grade 3 Spiral Stakes at Turfway Park on Saturday, was among 13 late nominees to the Triple Crown series.
One visit to Payson Park and it’s easy to see why Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey has used the training center located approximately 90 miles north of Gulfstream Park as his major base of operations in south Florida for the past 30 years.
A little improvement. That’s all trainers Dallas Stewart, Tom Amoss, and Steve Asmussen want to see from the 3-year-olds they’re running in the Louisiana Derby on Saturday.
Govenor Charlie was set to return to California on Tuesday following his victory at Sunland Park on Sunday in the Sunland Derby, a race that secured him a starting berth in the Kentucky Derby on May 4 at Churchill Downs.
Titletown Five’s star has fallen over the past several weeks. After losing as the 11-10 favorite in his seasonal reappearance, Titletown Five was removed as an individual entity from the third pool of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager. It might be too early to give up on Titletown Five, however.
Govenor Charlie set a track record for 1 1/8 miles at Sunland Park on Sunday, when he won the Grade 3, $800,000 Sunland Derby in 1:47.54.
With fans splitting their wagers among a host of Kentucky Derby hopefuls, the mutuel field closed Sunday as the favorite again in the third and final pool of the 2013Kentucky Derby Future Wager, with Verrazano a clear second choice.
Hear the Ghost, the winner of the Grade 2 San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita on March 9, worked six furlongs in 1:13.60 at Betfair Hollywood Park on Sunday, continuing his preparation for the $750,000 Santa Anita Derby on April 6.
