Maximum Security Takes the Lead in NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Poll

Alicia Hughes/NTRA —- MAXIMUM SECURITY TAKES THE LEAD IN NTRA TOP 3-YEAR-OLD POLL; BRICKS AND MORTAR STILL REIGNS IN TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 6, 2019) – His winning effort in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve may have been made and void via...
Posted On 07 May 2019
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Kentucky Derby 145: “If it were a maiden 10 claimer, he would come down.”

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...
Posted On 05 May 2019
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SERENGETI EMPRESS WINS 145TH LONGINES KENTUCKY OAKS BEFORE CROWD OF 105,719

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...
Posted On 03 May 2019
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View from the Grandstand: Kentucky Derby Picks – 2019

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...
Posted On 02 May 2019
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Correll’s Corner: 145th Kentucky Derby Analysis & Wagering Strategy

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- Roadster; Benoit Photo The complexion of the 145th Kentucky Derby on May 4 at Churchill Downs had a major change on Wednesday, May 1 when morning-line favorite Omaha Beach was scratched because of an entrapped epiglottis. “After...
Posted On 02 May 2019
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KENTUCKY DERBY FAVORITE OMAHA BEACH TO SCRATCH WITH AN ENTRAPPED EPIGLOTTIS

By Darren Rogers —- Coady Photography LOUISVILLE, KY (Wednesday, May 1, 2019) – Kentucky Derby favorite Omaha Beach will be scratched from Saturday’s 145th renewal due to an entrapped epiglottis, according to Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella. “After training this...
Posted On 01 May 2019
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OMAHA BEACH HOLDING STRONG ATOP NTRA 3-YEAR-OLD POLL AHEAD OF KENTUCKY DERBY RUN

Alicia Hughes/NTRA —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 29, 2019) – Days out from the 145th edition of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, the high opinion of Grade 1 Arkansas Derby winner Omaha Beach continued to dominate the National Thoroughbred Racing Association...
Posted On 29 Apr 2019
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Ron Correll shares his Derby insight today on TVG

Tracksideview Post —- Tracksideview founder and senior columnist Ron Correll shares his thoughts on the Kentucky Derby Monday with TVG host Rich Perloff; tune-in for the 11:30am EDT broadcast as these veteran members of the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB)...
Posted On 29 Apr 2019
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OAKLWN: NITROUS TURNS UP THE GAS IN BACHELOR SCORE

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Nitrous; Keeneland Photo NITROUS TURNS UP THE GAS IN BACHELOR SCORE HOT SPRINGS, AR (Saturday, April 27, 2019) – A gray horse won, just not the one everyone was expecting as Winchell Thoroughbred LLC and Stonestreet Stables LLC’s Nitrous used a powerful...
Posted On 28 Apr 2019
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UNDERPRESSURE RALLIES TO TAKE THE EVANGELINE DOWNS CLASSIC

By Michael Chamberlain —- Underpressure; Coady Photography HORSE GETS THIRD STAKES WIN IN THE LAST FIVE STARTS OPELOUSAS, LA – It wasn’t the easiest of victories in the $75,000 Evangeline Downs Classic for Underpressure on Saturday night. He had to survive both a stewards’...
Posted On 28 Apr 2019
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