American Pharoah won the Arkansas Derby in 2015 on his way to capture the only and only Grand Slam!
It has been ten years since American Pharoah won the Grand Slam. Coming off a win in the Arkansas Derby. American Pharoah won all of the Triple Crown races and The Breeders’ Cup Classic. It be fun to see that kind of champion racing again now. Is this weekend’s Arkansas Derby winner on the path to Triple Crown success?
Share This: Ram took the lead at the start of a maiden at Keenland this past Fall. He will race in the 2021 Preakness Stakes.
The middle of May brings the Middle Jewel Of The Triple Crown! Just two weeks after the Kentucky Derby the 146th Preakness Stakes is scheduled for Saturday, May 15th, 2021. The race will feature some contenders from the KY Derby as well as a few entries that bypassed The Run For The Roses. Read on to take at peek at this Preakness.
Share This: Keeneland’s Fall Stars Weekend hosted many BC berth races including a Kentucky Derby prep race, The Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity. Super Stock and Keepmeinmind both picked up points in the race.
Get ready for the Rebel, where they are racing for an opportunity to Run For The Roses! Eight are entered and half of the field will win points on the Road To The Kentucky Derby. This weekend there is only one KY Derby prep. All eyes will be on Oaklawn as the showdown is on. This race has a historical history of producing KY Derby starters and winners. Read along and don’t miss a furlong.
Share This: Silver Prospector and Santana, Jr. win at Keeneland!
When the 2019 Kentucky Derby resulted in a disqualification I thought that racing could not be more historically different and I felt a sense of disappointment. Never would I have imagined that different and disappointment would become what is often referred to as, “The New Normal.” Sometime, in the winter of 2019 a novel virus began sweeping the world and changed everything. Horse racing, an American tradition since the 1600s, slowed but did not, will not stop. Following an altered path on “The Road to the Kentucky Derby”, Grade 1 racing returns with such enthusiasm that it gathered 2 divisions! On the first Saturday in May, when the KY Derby traditionally takes place, we may instead enjoy two Arkansas Derby races, before the KY Derby resumes, scheduled for September 5th.
Share This: Coliseum broke his maiden at his first asking at Del Mar 11/18 by 6 and 3/4 lengths!
It is time to see who will slam The Sham? Santa Anita Park in California is hosting the next race on The Road To The Kentucky Derby. Seven contenders make their 3 year-old debuts in the Sham Stakes this. Four will pick up KY Derby points. Only, one will win. Continue on to learn more about today’s race…
Share This: Uncle Mo has sired many stakes winners and his yearlings are in high demand.
The site of a Thoroughbred always leaves me wanting More! As the 13 session long, Keeneland September Yearling Sale has 3 more days to go we have one Mo weekend to see Mo yearlings, spend or make Mo money and meanwhile enjoy some Mo racing. Uncle Mo was well represented at Keeneland’s sale and he has a couple more hips in the final 3 sessions. Additionally, he has sired several horses racing word-wide over these next 3 days. If you are looking for something Mo, please, read on.
Share This: Hip 69, a filly sired by Tapit, her dam is Pretty n’ Smart, was 2017’s top priced yearling sold in North America, at the Keeneland September Sale!
Suddenly it’s sales time! I love attending the September Yearling Sales at Keeneland in Lexington, KY. You never know what you’re looking at the first time you see it. Justify, our latest Triple Crown winner, is a Keeneland September sales grad. Today’s yearlings are classic champions in as little as 2 years time. Be sure I will follow up with results, pictures and tales from the sales. For now, I’ll keep it simple with the sales stats and story.
Share This: Affirmed, triple crown winner and U.S Racing Hall of Fame thoroughbred won many awards and his Hall of Fame plaque.
Fame does not come fast, not even for Thoroughbreds who sweep the triple crown at the young age of three. An induction into the Official National Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame is something one achieves many years into or even after their outstanding career in horse racing. Friday, finally finalized the fame of a few favorites.
This week brought the disappointing news that no one wanted but many had already suspected. Our 13th Triple Crown winner, Justify, retired from racing. Justify achieved more than I ever would have expected but his 111 day racing career ended sooner than I anticipated. There are several more races I would have enjoyed seeing him participate in but tragically that won’t happen now. This got me to thinking, what are our assumptions about a triple crown winner? Thus, I set out to examine the triple crown trends.
Share This: The July Sale; Selected Yearlings 2018 at Fasig-Tipton in Lexington, KY
Yearling sale season has begun! The 1 year-olds of the choicest stallions are now available at auction. Fasig-Tipton held its Selected Yearlings: The July Sale yesterday 7/10/18 in Lexington, KY. The results were positive and it should be quite a year for yearling sales.