Make It Big remained unbeaten, successfully stretched out around two turns, and made the leap from statebred company in Florida to open company with this victory against what looks like a field that’s a significant cut below the best of the division right now.
Slow Down Andy cleared two hurdles – stretching out around two turns and facing open company – when gamely turning back heavily favored Messier to win the final major race of the year for 2-year-olds in Southern California.
Pappacap went from California to Casse Farm in Florida following his Breeders' Cup runner-up performance, and trainer Mark Casse said Thursday that plans call for Pappacap to begin his 3-year-old campaign in New Orleans in the $200,000 Lecomte Stakes on Jan. 22.
Mo Donegal successfully stretched out around two turns and just did edge Zandon in a race that showcased two colts who look like promising prospects and six horses who have a long way to go.
The attorney for Bob Baffert said in a statement released late Friday that elements in the urine analysis of Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit conformed with the administration of the drug betamethasone in a skin ointment, solidifying a line of argument Baffert’s defense will use when attempting to get the positive thrown out.
Corniche, the Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner and the leading candidate to be named the Eclipse Award winner as champion 2-year-old male, has been sent to WinStar Farm in Kentucky for a brief freshening, but the plan is for him to return to trainer Bob Baffert.
The mutuel field, the 24th or “all others” option, was a huge favorite as expected when the first of five pools in the 2022 Kentucky Derby Future Wager closed Sunday at 6 p.m. Eastern following a four-day wagering window.
In a performance that was good at first blush and gets better with multiple viewings, Smile Happy rolled to an authoritative victory while earning a solid Beyer figure over the track where the Derby will be held next May.
The first of five pools in the 2022 Kentucky Derby Future Wager opens Thursday at noon Eastern, along with the Derby Sires Future Wager. Both pools close at 6 p.m. Sunday following four days of betting.
The 7 1/2-month journey to the Kentucky Derby commenced here, with the first points-scoring race toward May 7, 2022. Though it’s early, the figure for this race came up soft, with Major General posting a number one point less than his debut win sprinting
