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18Apr

2013 Coolmore Stakes may not be Pure Fun for the colts

By Clairenmike | April 18th, 2013 | 2013 Kentucky Derby, 2013 Kentucky Oaks, Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby | 2013 Coolmore Lexington Stakes, 2013 Coolmore Stakes, 2013 Kentucky Oaks, Cerro, Code West, Fountain of Youth Stakes, Graham Motion, Joel Rosario, Keeneland Race Course, Ken McPeek, Kentucky Derby, Michael Phelps, Orb, Pure Fun, Rosie Napravnik, Team Valor International, Tiz A Minister | Comments Off

Filly Pure Fun will take on the males Saturday in the 2013 Coolmore Lexington Stakes at Keeneland Race Course. It […]

17Apr

2013 Kentucky Derby point standing and 2013 Coolmore Stakes

By Clairenmike | April 17th, 2013 | 2013 Kentucky Derby, 2013 Kentucky Derby prep race, Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Prep Races | 2013 Kentucky Derby point standings, 2013Coolmore Stakes. Bob Baffert, Aidan O'Brien, Black Onyx, Bob Hess Jr, Chad Brown, Churchill Downs, Code West, Dallas Stewart, Den's Legacy, Doug O'Neill, Eddie Plesa Jr, Falling Sky, first Saturday in May, Frac Daddy, Gary Stevens, Golden Soul, Goldencents, Govenor Charlie, Itsmyluckyday, Kelly Breen, Ken McPeek, Lines of Battle, Martin Garcia, Merit Man, Mylute, Normandy Invasion, Orb, Overanalyze, Oxbow, Paul Aguirre, Rafael Bejarano, Revolutionary, Rudy Rodriguez, Shug McGaughey, Tiz A Minister, Tom Amoss, Verrazano, Vyjack, West Hills Giant, Will Take Charge | Comments Off

We have been following the Derby point standings for months now and we are getting down to the wire. Here […]

13Apr

2013 Kentucky Derby prep race – The 2013 Arkansas Derby

By Clairenmike | April 13th, 2013 | 2013 Kentucky Derby, 2013 Kentucky Derby prep race, Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Prep Races | 2013 Kentucky Derby prep race, and second in Hall of Fame jockey, Arkansas, Arkansas Derby, Bob Baffert, Bodemeister, Churchill Downs, Den's Legacy, Dynamic Sky, Falling Sky, Gary Stevens, Gotham, Hot Springs, Kentucky Derby winner, Lecomte at Fair Grounds prior to running fourth in the Risen Star, Mike Smith, Oaklawn Park, Overanalyze, Oxbow, Road to the Kentucky Derby, Sam F. Davis, Santa Anita Park, Smarty Jones, Super Saver, Tampa Bay Derby, The 2013 Arkansas Derby, War Academy, Wayne Lukas, Will Take Charge | Comments Off

The $1 million Arkansas Derby will held at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The race is headlined by War […]

12Apr

Thoughts about the 2013 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes

By Clairenmike | April 12th, 2013 | 2013 Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Prep Races | 2001 Kentucky Derby winner, 2013 Blue Grass Stakes, 2013 Kentucky Derby, 2013 Triple Crown, Black Onyx, Churchill Downs, Denver Broncos wide receiver, Java's War, John Oxley, Keeneland, Keeneland’s Polytrack, Kentucky Derby 139, Kentucky Derby hopefuls, Kentucky Jockey Club, Louisville, Road to the Kentucky Derby, Rydilluc, Spiral Stakes, Street Sense, Strike the Gold, Tampa Bay Derby, Turfway Park, Uncaptured, Undrafted, Verrazano, Wes Welker, Wood Memorial | Comments Off

The $750,000 Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland Race Course attracted an overflow field of 15 Kentucky Derby hopefuls. The Blue […]

08Apr

More movement in the 2013 Kentucky Derby point standings

By Clairenmike | April 8th, 2013 | 2013 Kentucky Derby, 2013 Kentucky Derby prep race, Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Prep Races, Santa Anita Park | 2013 Kentucky Derby, 2013 Kentucky Derby prep races, 2013 Kentucky Derby winner, 2013 Triple Crown, Aidan O'Brien, Al Stall Jr, Aqueduct, Black Onyx, Bob Baffert, Chad Brown, Churchill Downs, Code West, D. Wayne Lukas, Dallas Stewart, David Marnani, Den's Legacy, Departing, Derby Day, Doug O'Neill, Dynamic Sky, Edward Plesa Jr, Elleval, Falling Sky, first Saturday in May, Golden Soul, Goldencents, Govenor Charlie, Henry Dominguez, Horse of the Year, horse owner, Itsmyluckyday, Java's War, jockey, John Terranova, Johnny Velasquez, Kelly Breen, Kenny McPeek, Lexington, Lines of Battle, Mark Casse, Merit Man, Mylute, Normandy Invasion, Orb, Oxbow, Revolutionary, Robert Hess Jr, Rood and Riddle Hospital, Rudy Rodriguez, Saeed bin Suroor, Santa Anita Derby, Secret Number, Show Some Magic, Shug McGaughey, Super Ninety Nine, Tiz A Minister, Todd Pletcher, Tom Amoss, Uncaptured, Verrazano, Vyjack, West Hills Giant, Will Take Charge, Wise Dan, Wood Memorial | Comments Off

The Wood Memorial and The Santa Anita Derby moved up a few horses already in the Road to the 2013 […]

05Apr

Both coasts to have 2013 Kentucky Derby prep races Saturday

By Clairenmike | April 5th, 2013 | 2013 Kentucky Derby prep race, Churchill Downs, HRTV, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Prep Races, Uncategorized | 2013 Kentucky Derby prep races, 2013 Santa Anita Derby, 2013 Wood Memorial, Always in a Tiz, Aqueduct Racetrack, Arcadia, Calvin Borel, Chrisandthecaper, Churchill Downs, Dirty Swagg, Elnaawi, first Saturday in May, Flashback, Freedom Child, Gary Stevens, Go Get the Basil, Goldencents, Hear The Ghost, horse racing, HRTV, i'll Have Another, Jamaica Racetrack, jockey, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby winning jockey, Mr Palmer, NBC Sports Network, Normandy Invasion, Ozone Park, Power Broker, Quinzieme Monarque, Santa Anita Park, Storm Fighter, Summer Exclusive, Super Ninety Nine, Tiz A Minister, TVG, Verrazano, Vyjack | Comments Off

Both coasts to have 2013 Kentucky Derby prep races Saturday. The west coast will have the 2013 Santa Anita Derby […]

04Apr

Darley to stand Animal Kingdom in stud part of the year

By Clairenmike | April 4th, 2013 | Churchill Downs, Dubai World Cup, Kentucky Derby, Uncategorized | 2011Kentucky Derby, 2013 Dubai World Cup, America’s Best Racing, animal kingdom, Arrowfield Stud, australia, Breeders' Cup Mile, Darley, Darley’s Jonabell Farm, Dubai World Cup, HH Sheikh Mohammed, John Messara, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby winner, Leroidesanimaux, Lexington, Meydan, Prince of Wales’s Stakes, Queen Anne Stakes, Royal Ascot, Santa Anita, Team Valor International, Trainer Graham Motion | Comments Off

Arrowfield Stud and Team Valor International announced today (in a press release) that Darley has acquired a 29 percent interest […]

03Apr

“A Night at the Derby” but not in Louisville, Kentucky this weekend

By Clairenmike | April 3rd, 2013 | 2013 Kentucky Derby, 2013 Kentucky Derby prep race, Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Museum | 2013 Kentucky Derby, 2013 Kentucky Derby prep races, 2013 Kentucky Derby Tours, Arkansas Derby, Belle of Cincinnati, Billy Reed, Bluegrass Trackside Kitchen, Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence, Calumet Farm, Churchill Downs, Claiborne Farm, Crowne Plaza Louisville Hotel, First Floor Clubhouse Section 116, Four Roses Bourbon, Great Steamboat Race, Jane Dempsey’s Kentucky Derby Tours, Kentucky Derby Day, Kentucky Derby Museum, Kentucky Derby package tour, Kentucky Oaks Day, KTA-TOBA Kentucky Derby Trainers’ Dinner, Lawrence, Massachusetts, Santa Anita Derby | Comments Off

While the Arkansas Derby and Santa Anita Derby are this Saturday’s 2013 Kentucky Derby prep races, there is another event […]

02Apr

2013 Kentucky Derby solid gold trophy arrives in Louisville

By Clairenmike | April 2nd, 2013 | 2013 Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Museum, Uncategorized | 14-karat gold trophy, 2013 Kentucky Derby winner, 2013 trophy, breeder, Churchill Downs, Churchill Downs Clubhouse, Churchill Downs President Col. Matt Winn, jockey, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Day, Kentucky Derby Museum, Kentucky Derby solid gold trophy, Kentucky Derby winners, Louisville, Marc Forbes, Mass., New England Sterling of North Attleboro, Taste of Derby, trainer, Twin Spires | Comments Off

The solid gold trophy that will be presented to the owner of the 2013 Kentucky Derby winner has arrived safely […]

28Mar

UAE, Florida and Louisiana Derbys to be televised Saturday

By Clairenmike | March 28th, 2013 | 2013 Kentucky Derby, 2013 Kentucky Derby prep race, Churchill Downs, HRTV, Kentucky Derby, NBC | 2013 Kentucky Derby point standings, Are You Kidding Me, Code West, Dubai, first Saturday in May, Florida Derby, Frac Daddy, Golden Soul, Hip Four Sixtynine, HRTV, Indy’s Illusion, Itsmyluckyday, Jay Privman, Kentucky Derby prep races, Louisiana Derby, Merit Man, Meydan Racecourse, Mylute, Narvaez, NBC, NBC Sports Network, Orb, Palace Malice, Pick of the Litter, Pontiff, Proud Strike, Revolutionary, Richard Migliore, Run for the Roses, Shanghai Bobby, Sunbeam, Todd Schrupp, TVG, UAE Derby | Comments Off

There are three BIG races this Saturday around the world with 510 points towards the 2013 Kentucky Derby point standings. […]