STICKNEY, Ill. – Two Phil’s completed his major preparation for the May 6 Kentucky Derby working a smooth five furlongs at 7 a.m. Thursday at Hawthorne Racecourse.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Kentucky Derby hopeful Wild On Ice was euthanized Thursday morning after suffering a catastrophic injury to his left hind leg at Churchill Downs in a pre-dawn workout intended to prepare him for the Derby on May 6.
Net income for Churchill Downs Inc. in the first quarter nearly quadrupled, boosted by recent casino acquisitions in Virginia, New York, and Iowa and the after-tax gains from the sale of Arlington Park outside of Chicago, according to financial statements released on Wednesday afternoon.
Net income for the first quarter was $155.7 million, compared to $42.1 million in the first quarter of last year, according to the financial statements. Churchill booked an $86.2 million after-tax gain on its $197.2 million sale of Arlington to the NFL’s Chicago Bears.
Laurel Park has made tentative plans to hold a live race card on Saturday after an initial review of the track’s main dirt surface turned up only minor irregularities, the president of the track’s horsemen’s group said on Wednesday.
Tim Keefe, a trainer who is the president of the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association, said that John Passero, a track superintendent with a long history working in the mid-Atlantic, made some “quick fixes” to the main surface on Wednesday morning and had concluded that any additional alterations could be completed by Saturday.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The skeptics who believed bubble horses only add clutter to the Kentucky Derby had their bubble busted last year when Rich Strike pulled his 80-1 stunner as a last-minute runner.
Will lightning strike in the same spot twice? The connections of a handful of horses eager to run next Saturday in the Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs sure hope so.
Rich Strike, unraced since finishing last of six in the Grade 1 Clark here in late November, had his final work toward his 4-year-old debut when he breezed a half-mile in 47.80 seconds well before dawn Tuesday.
Rich Strike went winless in five starts following the Derby last year. Owner Rick Dawson and trainer Eric Reed already have tentatively plotted out a series of races for the Keen Ice colt this year, starting with the Grade 2 Alysheba on the Kentucky Oaks card next Friday.
The inaugural Preakness Stakes Future Bet will include a field of 28 individual horses and an “all others” entry, according to a list of horses distributed Tuesday night.
The field includes many of the top choices for the May 6 Kentucky Derby, plus a handful of horses whose trainers have indicated that they are shooting for the May 20 Preakness after the post-Derby shakeout. But the timing of the Preakness Future Bet will require players to make their selections prior to that shakeout – the pool will close on the afternoon of May 6, prior to the running of the Derby.
Tue, 04/25/2023 - 15:14
Churchill Downs
Tuesday, April 25
Weather: Clear
Temperature: 39 degrees
Track: Fast
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The closest thing to a timed workout relevant to the Kentucky Derby on Tuesday morning at Churchill Downs came immediately after the track opened for training at 5:15 a.m., when the reigning Derby champion, Rich Strike, breezed an easy half-mile in preparation for his next start in the Alysheba Stakes to be decided on this year’s Derby undercard.