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Derby Notes: Improving O Besos Shows Strong Gallop Out In Final Breeze Sponsored by: Trainer Greg Foley leads Kentucky Derby contender O Besos off the track on Thursday morning Bernard Racing LLC, Tagg Team Racing, West Point Thoroughbreds and Terry L. Stephens' O Besos was the lone Derby contender to breeze Thursday at Churchill Downs where he cruised a half-mile in :48. With jockey Marcelino Pedroza in the saddle, O Besos began his work at the three-furlong pole and worked through early fractions of :12 and :36.20. Pedroza shook the reins at the Orb colt at the wire where he picke...

Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Dynamic One Apr 22, 2021 John Mucciolo/TwinSpires.com (Coady Photography/Churchill Downs) St. Elias Stable, Phipps Stable, and Repole Stable’s Dynamic One is tied for 15th with 40 points on the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series. The chestnut was runner-up in the Wood Memorial S. (G2) in his most recent endeavor. Trained by Todd Pletcher, Dynamic One showed little in his first assignment at Aqueduct on November 14 when beaten by 16 3/4 lengths in a seven-furlong maiden special weight dash. The youngster was equipped with blinkers for his s...

The road to the 2021 Kentucky Derby, which returned to its typical schedule, included 35 qualifying races that were run between Sept. 5, 2020. and April 10, 2021. During the points era, the Derby results have become remarkably consistent. The favorite has been a significant factor in the finish of the race, with the winner usually racing as part of the early pace. Every horse to cross the finish line first has had a victory in one of the 100-point qualifying races and, except for last year’s extended Derby trail, was unbeaten during his 3-year-old campaign. Occasionally, a long shot has br...

Champion Essential Quality, left, edged Highly Motivated, right, to win the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes April 3 at Keeneland in what was the fastest race in the final stages on the 2021 Kentucky Derby trail. (Coady Photography) It’s that time of year again! Spring has arrived, the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve is just 2 1/2 weeks away, and we’re ready to dig into some deep data to find the next winner of the run for the roses. The Kentucky Derby is a handicapping challenge unlike any other. It’s the only race in North America where bettors must choose be...

Derby: Chad Brown Will Start Either Highly Motivated Or Crowded Trade, But Not Both Sponsored by: Essential Quality and Luis Saez (left) get the best of Highly Motivated in deep stretch to win the Blue Grass Trainer Chad Brown has a pair of 3-year-olds in the top 20 points-earners on the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby, Highly Motivated (13) and Crowded Trade (18), but told Blood-Horse he plans to start just one of those on the first Saturday in May. “I'm leaning toward running Crowded Trade in the Preakness,” Brown told BH, “but I want to be represented in the Kentucky Derb...