All Entries in the "Horse Racing" Category
Atta Boy Roy and “Bo-Rail” go wire to wire in Churchill Downs (GII)
Valorie Lund-trained Atta Boy Roy broke from the gate in front and held off a closing Warrior’s Reward to capture the $290,000 Grade II Churchill Downs on a sloppy main track under the historic Twin Spires. He covered the seven furlongs in 1:22.54. Borel said, “I thought he was good and impressive when I worked [...]
Mona de Momma wins the Grade I Humana Distaff
Mona de Momma with Joel Rosario aboard rallied from near the back to capture the Grade I Humana Distaff for fillies and mares. Following instructions from trainer John Sadler “to stay outisde and start picking them off coming to the quarter pole,” Rosario took his mount eight wide at the top of the stretch, catching [...]
Phola captures the Churchill Distaff Turf Mile (GII)
Trainer Todd Pletcher’s Phola rallied from last place to win the $223,200 Churchill Distraf Turf Mile (GII) by 1 1/4 lenghts over Hot Cha Cha over a yielding Matt Winn Turf Course today in 1:14.28 Jockey Ramon Dominguez praised his mare’s performance. “We had a great trip,” he said. “The filly definitely loves soft going.” [...]
Buckleupbuttercup and Julien Leparoux take the Eight Belles
Julien Leparoux opened the Kentucky Derby Day stakes card with a victory aboard Eddie Kenneally-trained Buckleupbuttercup in the $100,000 Eight Belles (GIII) for three-year old fillies on the sloppy main track. Leparoux said his mount took to the slop. “She loved it,” he said. “The trainer just told me to get her to relax behind [...]
Blind Luck captures the lilies and the 136th Kentucky Oaks
Running six wide just before the top of the stretch, Blind Luck with Rafael Bejarano aboard stole the lilies of the Kentucky Oaks away from Kent Desormeaux and Evening Jewel by a nose. “I knew she was going to show me a big kick at the end,” said Bejarano. Blind Luck returned $4.60, $3.60 and [...]
The Pinkie Crew Dominates the Derby!
If any of the seventeen readers of the Pinkie are going to make it to the Derby tomorrow, I have good news for you: the Pinkie will have a tent on Turn Three. This multicultural base of operations will allow our readers a place to hang out, drink things and try to manipulate women into [...]
Affirmed: The last Triple Crown Winner
Since NickEv decided to showcase several of the great races of Derby’s (Derbies?) past, I thought it might be great to bring in the last winner of the Triple Crown: Affirmed with an 18-year-old Steve Cauthen aboard. It is hard to believe that the last time the a horse won the Triple Crown was two [...]
Kentucky Derby 136 post positions
On Saturday, 20 horses will start in Kentucky Derby 136. Breaking from the Gate: 1: Lookin At Lucky (Garrett Gomez) 3-1 2: Ice Box (Jose Lezcano) 10-1 3: Noble’s Promise (Willie Martinez) 12-1 4: Super Saver (Calvin Borel) 15-1 5: Line of David (Rafael Bejarano) 30-1 6: Stately Victor (Alan Garcia) 30-1 7: American Lion [...]
Endorsement scratched from Derby 136
Shannon Ritter’s Endorsement, owned by WinStar Farm, was scratched this morning following a work.
Oaks Post Positions, Odds Announced
Breaking from the starting gate for Friday’s “Run for the Lilies” will be: 1. It’s Tee Time 15-1 2. Jody Slew 30-1 3. Quiet Temper 10-1 4. Age of Humor 30-1 5. Blind Luck 6-5 6. Beautician 15-1 7. Crisp 8-1 8. Tidal Pool 8-1 9. Bella Diamonte 30-1 10. Champagne d’Oro 30-1 11. Evening [...]
