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Preakness Win Would Give Baffert Another All-Time Training Record Sponsored by: John Velazquez celebrates his fourth Kentucky Derby victory aboard Medina Spirit Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, who became the winningest trainer in Kentucky Derby (G1) history by saddling Medina Spirit for an upset victory Saturday at Churchill Downs, is hoping to make history again in the 146 th Preakness Stakes (G1) May 15 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md. Zedan Racings Medina Spirit became the seven...

Jose Lezcano Returns Thursday Following Shoulder And Knee Surgery Sponsored by: Jockey Jose Lezcano Jockey Jose Lezcano will be back in the saddle on Thursday at Belmont Park after recovering from shoulder and knee surgery which kept him out of action for nearly three full months. The 36-year-old Lezcano has not ridden since January 31 at Aqueduct and has been named aboard two horses on Thursdays nine-race card for trainer Brad Cox. The 2019 Belmont spring/summer meet leading rider wi...

Derby Notes: Defection Of Caddo River Makes Room For Brooklyn Strong; Lanerie Picks Up Mount On Sainthood Sponsored by: Hector Ramos guides Florida Derby winner Known Agenda through a Sunday morning gallop at Churchill Downs Shortleaf Stables homebred Caddo River was taken out of Kentucky Derby consideration Sunday morning by trainer Brad Cox because of an elevated temperature. The defection of Caddo River moves Mark Schwartzs Brooklyn Strong into No. 20 on the Road to the Kentucky ...

Churchill: 17 Oaks, Derby Hopefuls Log Final Breezes Sponsored by: Known Agenda breezes inside Sainthood at Churchill Downs on Friday, April 23 On a cool Kentucky morning, a total of 17 Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks horses put in their final timed workouts before next weekends editions of the $3 million Derby and $1.25 million Oaks. The fastest move of the morning was a half-mile drill in :46.20 by Keepmeinmind, with Dynamic One, one of four Derby workers for Todd Pletcher, having ...

About: Roadrunner Racing is a partnership headed by Greg Helm, a former advertising executive and current vice president of Desert Classic Charities. Patrick O’Neill is a 26-year-old Brown graduate and vice president for sales and strategic partnerships at Founder Sport Group. O’Neill, along with Brown University frat brothers and football teammates Eric Armagost, Dan Giovaccini, Reiley Higgins, and Alex Quoyeser, comprise Boat Racing. William Strauss was co-founder and CEO of Proflowers, ...

Sponsored by: Americas Day at the Races, the acclaimed national telecast produced by the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) in partnership with FOX Sports, will air coverage both Saturday and Sunday showcasing live racing action from Aqueduct Racetrack and Oaklawn Park. Presented by Americas Best Racing and Claiborne Farm, Americas Day at the Races will broadcast Saturday from 2-3 p.m. Eastern on FS1 and from 3-6 p.m. on FS2. Sunday will feature coverage on FS2 from 1:30-6:30 p...

Essential Quality, Mandaloun Top Nominees To April 3 Blue Grass Stakes Sponsored by: Horses race before an empty grandstand at Keeneland Racecourse on July 8 Ten of the top 11 horses on the Road to the Kentucky Derby (G1) leaderboard, which is led by recent Risen Star (G2) Presented by Lamarque Ford winner Mandaloun and undefeated champion Essential Quality, are among 148 3-year-olds nominated to the 97th running of the $800,000 Toyota Blue Grass (G2), the richest of the six graded st...

Sponsored by: Caddo River serves notice with a 10 1/4-length victory in the Smarty Jones Caddo River returned to the track Tuesday morning for the first time since a record-breaking victory in the $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes for 3-year-olds Friday at Oaklawn. At the same time, his trainer, Brad Cox, was plotting the next move for the speedy colt and his handful of other Kentucky Derby prospects, including probable Eclipse Award winner Essential Quality. The road to Churchill Downs, a...

The TDN Kentucky Derby Top 12 For Jan. 26 Monday, January 25, 2021 at 3:25 pm | Back to: Derby Top 12, Shared News T. D. Thornton Two new shooters debut on the Top 12 this week and there was a large leap forward from the previously ranked No. 10 contender all the way up to the No. 2 spot. Four qualifying races on the Road to the GI Kentucky Derby points series are on the docket for the next two weekends. 1) ESSENTIAL QUALITY (c, Tapit– TDN Rising Star Essential Quality will likely add an Ecli...

Caddo River Demolishes Smarty Jones Rivals As Oaklawn Meet Begins Sponsored by: Caddo River serves notice with a 10 1/4-length victory in the Smarty Jones Breaking from the outside post in a field of seven, Shortleaf Stables homebred Caddo River went straight to the front under Florent Geroux, set all the fractions and pulled away to a 10 1/4-length victory in the $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes on opening day of the 2021 Oaklawn meet in Hot Springs, Ark. Caddo River, trained by Brad Cox...