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By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, April 13, 2018) – Risen Star (Grade II) winner Bravazo began his serious preparations for the Grade I, $2 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on Friday morning when he breezed five furlongs in 1:01.20 at...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- The big point’s winners on April 7 were Vino Rosso in the Wood Memorial; Good Magic in the Blue Grass; and Justify in the Santa Anita Derby. Each picked up 100 points and is squarely in the Kentucky Derby field on the first...

By Amy Owens —- LEXINGTON, KY (April 6, 2018) – William Lawrence’s Analyze It swept to the lead leaving the far turn and bounded away to a 5¼-length victory in the 30th running of the $150,000 Kentucky Utilities Transylvania (G3) for 3-year-olds before a Spring Meet...

By John Asher —- Trainer Casse Reports Colt Will Run in Pat Day Mile; Wagering on Year’s Final Three-Day Pool Opens Friday LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, April 5, 2018) – Churchill Downs has announced that betting will be suspended on trainer Mark Casse’s promising Mississippi...

By Darren Rogers —- Pletcher Leads Trainers with Trio of Wagering Interests; Pool 4 Opens Friday, Closes Sunday at 6 p.m. (EDT) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, April 3, 2018) – A tightly-grouped foursome headed by Ruis Racing LLC’s San Felipe (GII) winner Bolt d’Oro (#2, 5-1)...

Jim Mulvihill/NTRA —- WEST COAST HOLDS LEAD IN TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL FOR ALL HORSES AFTER SECOND IN DUBAI WORLD CUP LEXINGTON, Ky. (Monday, April 2, 2018) – New York-bred Audible (6 first-place votes, 381 points)has moved up to second in the latest NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Poll...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- Mendelssohn; Mathea Kelley/Dubai Racing Club Photo Wow! That’s all I can say after Mendelssohn won the UAE Derby on March 31 at Meydan in Dubai by 18 lengths and in track record time of 1:55.18 for the mile-and-three-sixteenths...

Joan Lawrence/NTRA —- BOLT D’ORO RETAINS FIRST PLACE ON THE NTRA TOP 3-YEAR-OLD POLL; WEST COAST REMAINS IN FIRST-PLACE FOR OLDER HORSES IN TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Monday, March 26, 2018) – The two featured Kentucky Derby prep races this past weekend,...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Before today’s $100,000 Florida Cup Horse Races NOW Sprint at Tampa Bay Downs, Luis Carvajal, Jr., experienced the uneasy feeling most trainers get after sending a 1-5 shot postward. “Everybody said they were afraid of this horse because he...

By Heather Pettinger —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Trainer Rudy Rodriguez edged one step closer to joining the 1,000-win club on Sunday at Aqueduct Racetrack when Zayat Stable’s homebred Lezendary drew off to a clear victory in the $100,000 Cicada for 3-year-old fillies...