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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 Stable's 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 Schwartz's Brooklyn Strong into No. 20 on the Road to the Kentucky Derby leaderboard. Trained by Daniel Velazquez, Brooklyn Strong is scheduled to work Monday mornin...

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 weekend's 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 the second-fastest clocking of the 108 at the distance in :47.80. Other Derby workers for Pletcher ...

A Motivated Search for Derby Longshots A Motivated Search for Derby Longshots 22 April, 2021 10:54 PM By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman The Kentucky Derby is just nine days away, and the field is pretty much set. All that remains is to watch workouts, review replays, decipher data, and come up with our selections. In years past, I've taken this week before the Derby to highlight live longshots worth considering for exotic wagers. Many have finished off the board (my apologies!), but there have been a few live ones along the way. Without further ado, let's highlight thre...

With several bigger-name horses either bypassing or not qualifying for the Run for the Roses, Ron Flatter bemoans too much filler in the field at Churchill Downs.

  Trainers have said their 3-year-olds might be better suited to a shorter distance or a later date. In some cases, that might actually be true. It also might be true that they want no part of Essential Quality, now best-priced in Las Vegas futures as a 3-1 favorite. It could be that horsemen are conceding that this maturing crop of 2018 foals is thin.   Concert Tour was the latest big defection. Bob Baffert decided after a third-place finish in the Arkansas Derby that Gary and Mary West’s homebred by Street Sense was not training up to a level that would be ready for the prime time of Ch...