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NYRA RELEASE —- • Preakness possible for Kentucky Derby runner-up Code of Honor • Turf Tiara under consideration for Concrete Rose • Jose Lezcano surges up leaderboard after five-win Saturday at Belmont • Linda Rice scores four including the Saturday feature • G1 Jaipur...

Gary Yunt/CD Media Team —- TRAINER QUOTES FROM THE 145TH RUNNING OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY LOUISVILLE, KY (Saturday, May 4, 2019) – Bill Mott, trainer of Country House (1st) and Tacitus (3rd) – Pre DQ: “If it were a maiden 10 claimer, he would come down. I wish they would have...

By Gary Yunt —- Notes Team Captain Churchill Downs Photo SERENGETI EMPRESS WINS 145TH LONGINES KENTUCKY OAKS BEFORE CROWD OF 105,719 LOUISVILLE, KY (Friday, May 3, 2019) – Joel Politi’s Serengeti Empress grabbed the advantage out of the gate and repelled a stretch bid from...

By Rick Francis —- Race 8) 7 Furlongs.Churchill Downs S. presented by Twinspires.com Grade I. Purse $500,000 FOR FOUR YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD Post Time: ( 2:45)/ 1:45/12:45/11:45 ADVANCED FORECAST: Showers And Thunderstorms, High 69, Low 53. 8) Mitole (Asmussen/Santana); never...

By Rick Francis —- Churchill Downs Race 12) 1&1/4 Mile. Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve Grade I. Purse $3,000,000 FOR THREE-YEAR-OLDS Post Time: ( 6:50)/ 5:50/ 4:50/ 3:50 ADVANCED FORECAST: Showers And Thunderstorms, High 69, Low 53 1) War of Will...

By Matt Pappis Tracksideview Staff Writer —- Race 8) Grade I Churchill Downs Sprint Whitmore (12): Should get the ideal pace set up to run into and draws well with the anticipated rain forecasted. Mitole (8): The one question here is can he get the distance if he can then...

By Bob Hill Tracksideview Feature Writer —- Kentucky Derby Picks – 2019 Top Tier: I believe the likely winner will be one of three horses: Game Winner (16), Tacitus (8), and Roadster (17). I thought Baffert’s comments after the Arkansas Derby hinted at his thinking that...

By Rick Francis —- Race 5) 7 Furlongs Eight Belles S. presented by Derby City Gaming Grade II. Purse $250,000 FOR FILLIES, THREE YEARS OLD. Post Time: (12:35)/11:35/10:35/ 9:35 ADVANCED FORECAST: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, High 78, Low 63 9) Mother Mother...

By Rick Francis —- Race 11) 1&1/8th Mile. Longines Kentucky Oaks Grade I. Purse $1,250,000 FOR FILLIES, THREE YEARS OLD Post Time: ( 6:12)/ 5:12/ 4:12/ 3:12 1) Out for a Spin (Stewart/Ortiz, I.); pressed and stayed close to upset the Grade 1 Ashland field at 52-1,...

By Grant LaGrange —- • Emigh going for 4,000 career wins • Rivelli aiming at seven straight training titles EMIGH GOING FOR 4,000 WINS Chris Emigh won his first race in 1989 as an 18-year-old riding the Southern Louisiana circuit. 29 years later he is sitting on 3,983 wins...