Mon, 04/04/2011 - 15:10

Illinois Derby: Watch Me Go the headliner at Hawthorne

By Marcus Hersh
Tom Cooley
Watch Me Go, winner of the Tampa Bay Derby, will make his next start in the Grade 3, $300,000 Illinois Derby at Hawthorne.

STICKNEY, Ill. – He’s not exactly Uncle Mo, but Watch Me Go will be the horse with at least a hint of name recognition in Saturday’s Illinois Derby.

Mon, 04/04/2011 - 15:04

Florida Derby weekend business soars

By Mike Welsch

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – The gamble of moving Gulfstream Park’s marquee event, the $1 million Florida Derby, to a Sunday for the first time this season proved an unequivocal success.

Mon, 04/04/2011 - 14:35

Santa Anita Derby a crucial test for Anthony's Cross

By Steve Andersen
Benoit & Associates
Anthony's Cross (right) with Joel Rosario up, wins the Robert Lewis, putting him in the hunt for the Preakness 5.5 bonus.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – More than likely, Anthony’s Cross must finish in the first three in Saturday’s $1 million Santa Anita Derby to have sufficient earnings to earn a berth in the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 7.

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Mon, 04/04/2011 - 12:58

2011 Kentucky Derby: Under the Radar - Caleb's Posse

By Dan Illman
Sunny Taylor/Coady Photography
If Caleb's Posse runs in the Arkansas Derby, it will be his 11th career start.

Some handicappers believe that experience counts, especially as it pertains to the Kentucky Derby. The theory is that a young 3-year-old must be battle-tested in order to navigate successfully a 20-horse demolition derby of horseflesh on the first Saturday in May.

Caleb’s Posse has experience. Lots of it.

Mon, 04/04/2011 - 11:09

Dialed In

By DRF Staff
Bob Coglianese
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Mon, 04/04/2011 - 11:08

Soldat

By DRF Staff
Bob Coglianese
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Sun, 04/03/2011 - 21:30

Dialed In surges from last to first to nail 68-1 Shackleford in Florida Derby

By Mike Welsch
Bob Coglianese
Dialed In, ridden by Julien Leparoux, barely reaches the wire ahead of extreme longshot Shackleton to win the Florida Derby.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - With a performance that moved his trainer Nick Zito to tears, Dialed In moved to the forefront of the Kentucky Derby picture when he rallied from last to a gritty head  victory over the 68-1 Shackleford in Sunday’s $1 million Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park. Soldat, the 3-2 favorite, finished a tiring fifth. 

Sun, 04/03/2011 - 18:39

Kentucky Derby Future Pool 3: Late money pours in on Dialed In

By Marty McGee

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Uncle Mo was the favorite when betting into the third and final pool in the 2011 Kentucky Derby Future Wager ended Sunday, closing as the 3-1 choice to win the 137th Derby on May 7 before the final round of prep races ensue.

Sun, 04/03/2011 - 18:06

Dialed In runs down 60-1 Shackleford in Florida Derby

By David Grening

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - Trainer Nick Zito and owner Robert LaPenta made it back-to-back victories in the Florida Derby when Dialed In, under Julien Leparoux, rallied from last to nip 60-1 pacesetter Shackleford by a short head. It was 6 3/4  lengths back To Honor and Serve in third.

He was followed in the order of finish by Flashpoint, Soldat, Arch Traveler, Stay Thirsty, and Bowman’s Causeway.

Zito and LaPenta won the Florida Derby last year with Ice Box, who finished second in the Kentucky Derby

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