Tampa Bay Derby winner Odysseus and Florida Derby runner-up Pleasant Prince lead the field of nine Kentucky Derby hopefuls into Saturdays $750,000 Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland. Pleasant Prince will start from the sixth post and is a modest 3-1 favorite while Odysseus will start from the rail and is the second choice at 7-2. [...]
Over a decade removed from his last Kentucky Derby win, D. Wayne Lukas is quietly optimistic about his chances for another. Dublin, Lukas top Derby contender, will run in the Arkansas Derby on Saturday at Oaklawn Park. The chestnut colt is without a win since September, but after finishing second in the Southwest and third [...]
Joan Scott knew if Dr. Zic looked happy during the stretch run Thursday, the filly might be her ticket to a first Grade 1 victory in more than a decade of training horses. With most of the attention focused on defending champion and Eclipse Award-winning sprinter Informed Decision, Dr. Zic that grabbed the lead at [...]
After throwing $5 million at racings two female superstars to run in the Apple Blossom Invitational, Oaklawn Parks president got half of what he and the horse racing world wanted to see. Zenyatta is here. Shes the early 3-5 favorite for Fridays 1 1-8-mile race, now worth $500,000 instead of $5 million if both horses [...]
Nobles Promise wont be Lookin At Lucky when he runs in the Arkansas Derby. After losing his last three races to the California-based colt, Nobles Promise has escaped his nemesis at least until they meet in the May 1 Kentucky Derby. After some consideration, trainer Bob Baffert skipped Saturdays $1 million Arkansas Derby in favor [...]
Zenyatta arrived at Oaklawn Park on Tuesday, cheered at the airport and honored with a two-car police escort to the track where shell try to run her record to 16-0. The 6-year-old mare who created a sensation by beating the boys in last years Breeders Cup Classic flew on a charter plane in a rare [...]