Blood-Horse | 4 days ago
Godolphin and trainer Charlie Appleby will try to pull off an encore May 4 in the Fort Marcy Stakes (G2T), sending out international traveler Ottoman Fleet in search of back-to-back wins in the $200,000 turf stakes for older horses.
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Thoroughbred News
What’s Going On Here: No Shortage of Derby Story Lines
Blood-Horse | 4 days ago
This is the What's Going On Here column from the May 2024 BloodHorse Magazine.
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D’Amato Trio Faces Offlee Naughty in Whittingham
Blood-Horse | 4 days ago
Trainers Phil D'Amato and Michael McCarthy, who have horses in the Kentucky Derby (G1), will be represented by half the field in the Charles Whittingham Stakes at Santa Anita Park.
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NBC Plans to Cover Derby … and its Related Stories
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
NBC team prepared to tell the story of this year's Kentucky Derby (G1), as well as the stories surrounding the race.
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Eight Belles is the Sweet Spot for Denim and Pearls
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
Denim and Pearls, a daughter of Into Mischief, rolls into the seven-furlong Eight Belles Stakes (G2) off a 9 1/4-length win in a graded stakes at the same distance.
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Zoustar to Stand for AU$275,000 at Widden Stud
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
Zoustar currently leads the Australian general sires' table by winners (173) and is equal to leading sire I Am Invincible rival by stakes winners (14).
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Did Fierceness Run Too Fast in the Florida Derby?
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
In winning the race that has produced the most Kentucky Derby (G1) winners, Fierceness crossed the line 13 1/2 lengths in front in a blistering time of 1:48.22 for the mile-and-an-eighth. But was it too fast?
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Sourcing Classic Winners
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
A horse's auction price is not a reliable indicator of future racing ability, but when price is considered in aggregate among stakes-quality performers then class does tell.
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Improving Ova Charged to be Tested in Unbridled Sidney
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
Ova Charged has won four straight including posting career-best Equibase Speed Figures in the her last two times out, culminating with a 123 in the Page Cortez Stakes at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots March 24, winning by 12 1/2 lengths.
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Top Conor Aims to Prove Graded Status in Pat Day Mile
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
Flanagan Racing's highly regarded son of Twirling Candy sold for seven figures at the 2023 Ocala Breeders' March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale. He worked :09 4/5 during the sale's under tack show.
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150th Kentucky Derby: Highlights and Predictions
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
The historic 150th edition of the Kentucky Derby (G1) is set for May 4 and once again the opening leg of the Triple Crown stands center stage in the sport.
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Hard to Justify Starts Her Season in Edgewood
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T) winner Hard to Justify makes the first start of her 3-year-old season in the $600,000 Edgewood Stakes (G2T) May 3 at Churchill Downs.
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The Jockey Club Traceability Initiative Moves Forward
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
The Registry encourages anyone with a digital certificate of foal registration in their account who no longer has possession of the horse to transfer the certificate to the current owner or appropriate certificate manager.
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Appleby Sends Legend of Time for Full American Turf
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
While 3-year-old colts take the center stage on the dirt at Churchill Downs May 4, an overflow field of America's top sophomore turf horses will compete for a $600,000 purse in the 1 1/16-mile American Turf Stakes (G2T).
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Looking Back at Risen Star, a Key Kentucky Derby Prep
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
The top five finishers from the Risen Star Stakes (G2) are all entered in the Kentucky Derby (G1). Frank Angst talks with Chad Brown, trainer of Risen Star winner Sierra Leone, and Bill Mott, trainer of fourth-place Resilience.
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Dornoch ‘Ready’ for KY Derby After Receiving Hoof Care
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
Trainer Danny Gargan said Dornoch is ready to go for the May 4 Kentucky Derby (G1) following routine pre-race work by farrier Ian McKinlay for treatment of a lingering quarter crack.
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Catching Up With Old Friends: l’ll Have Another
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
As the 150th Kentucky Derby (G1) draws near, Old Friends founder Michael Blowen talks to Anne Eberhardt about new resident I'll Have Another, who captured the 2012 Run for the Roses along with the 2012 Preakness Stakes (G1).
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NBC Plans to Cover Derby … And its Related Stories
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
NBC team prepared to tell the story of this year's Kentucky Derby (G1), as well as the stories surrounding the race.
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Naval Power to Take His Grade 1 Shot in Turf Classic
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
Naval Power will try for his first grade/group 1 victory May 4 in the $1 million Turf Classic Stakes (G1T) at Churchill Downs.
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Keeler Johnson’s Kentucky Derby 150 Selections
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
I may regret making this declaration, but I feel like Saturday's 150th running of the Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs is shaping up as one of the most straightforward Derbys to handicap in recent years.
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Fierceness, Sierra Leone Showdown in Kentucky Derby 150
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
Fierceness and Sierra Leone meet for the first time May 4 when they battle 18 other 3-year-olds before an expected crowd of more than 150,000 fans in the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs
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Health Zone: Elderly Care
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
As horses age, the list of potential medical concerns they might face changes. For equines 15 and older, one of the most common diseases owners need to be on the lookout for us Equine Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction.
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First Mission Has Distance on His Side in Alysheba
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
First Mission, beaten a nose by Trademark at Churchill Downs in last fall's Clark Stakes (G2), is favored to avenge that defeat beneath the Twin Spires when he again faces Trademark and eight others in the $750,000 Alysheba Stakes (G2) May 3.
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TOBA May Member of the Month
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
Senor Buscador’s tale reads like a Hollywood script. Father and son fall in love with a sport and breed and race quality horses. Then the father passes on, and the pair’s most successful runner outdoes herself by producing a world-beating racehorse.
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On the Rise: Antonio Fresu
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
In this monthly BH interview, Karen M. Johnson profiles young racing personalities.
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Idiomatic, Pretty Mischievous to Meet in La Troienne
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
With all due respect to the Kentucky Derby (G1) and the Kentucky Oaks (G1), the 1 1/16-miles La Troienne (G1) is set to feature the weekend's arguably best pound-for-pound matchup in Juddmonte's Idiomatic and Godolphin's Pretty Mischievous.
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With Tarifa, Godolphin Aims for Kentucky Oaks Repeat
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
It took some time for Godolphin to secure its first Kentucky Oaks (G1), but Sheikh Mohammed's successful international breeding and racing operation might not need to wait long for a second victory in the 1 1/8-mile test for 3-year-old fillies.
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On Racing: Amermans Finally Get Their Shot at the Derby
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
Longtime owner-breeders John and Jerry Amerman finally have a Kentucky Derby (G1) horse in Endlessly, who's won five of six career races but never has run on dirt.
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Making a Good Surface Better at Churchill Downs
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
The most visible changes may be the new controlled-cut harrows that condition the racing surface and—to some extent—the surface itself as Churchill Downs and others note host of changes made to improve safety at the Louisville track.
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Flawless Final Breeze Instills Confidence in Fierceness
Blood-Horse | 6 days ago
News editor Byron King reviews the final workouts from Fierceness and Sierra Leone before the May 4 Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs.
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Fierceness Tops Season-Ending Derby Dozen Rankings
Blood-Horse | 6 days ago
Byron King's Top 12 on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, presented by Spendthrift Farm.
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Japanese Derby Contenders Log Contrasting Final Drills
Blood-Horse | 6 days ago
Forever Young and T O Password had their final drills for the Kentucky Derby April 30 at Churchill Downs, and the approaches were vastly different for the two Japanese contenders.
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Dornoch a Rarity as Full Brother to KY Derby Winner
Blood-Horse | 6 days ago
When the Kentucky Derby (G1) gates spring open May 4, Dornoch and Mage will become the seventh pair of full siblings to have started in America's premier classic race in consecutive years.
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NBC Sports’ Moss Previews Kentucky Derby, Offers Picks
Blood-Horse | 6 days ago
NBC commentator Randy Moss provided his keen insight into all things Derby, including his prediction of the top four finishers, during a wide-ranging question-and-answer session conducted on behalf of America's Best Racing.
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3 Things You Might Not Know About: Stronghold
Blood-Horse | 6 days ago
Did you know Stronghold will only eat baby carrots? Trainer Phil D'Amato talks about the Santa Anita Derby (G1) winner who shipped in from California to compete in the 150th Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs.
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HKJC CEO Honored by Japan With Order of the Rising Sun
Blood-Horse | 6 days ago
The Hong Kong Jockey Club is pleased to announce that the government of Japan conferred The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon on HKJC CEO Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges for contribution to Japanese horse racing.
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Injury Forces Encino Out of Derby; Epic Ride In
Blood-Horse | 6 days ago
Replacing Encino is Epic Ride, who was last seen finishing third in the Blue Grass Stakes (G1) at Keeneland behind Sierra Leone and Just a Touch.
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Meet the Field for the 150th Kentucky Derby
Blood-Horse | 6 days ago
Take a look at the field for the 150th Kentucky Derby (G1), as the contenders put in their final preparations for the May 4 classic at Churchill Downs.
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2024 colt by Good Magic out of Puca
Blood-Horse | 6 days ago
A full brother to 2023 Kentucky Derby winner Mage at John Stewart's Resolute Farm.
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Charity Auction to Offer Racing Interest in Coach Clint
Blood-Horse | 6 days ago
In a heartfelt tribute to the late Clinton Glasscock, a 2-year-old Thoroughbred Colt owned by Starlight Racing has been named Coach Clint.
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Jockey Kimura Talks About His Derby Mount: T O Password
Blood-Horse | 6 days ago
Multiple Sovereign Award-winning rider Kazushi Kimura discusses his mount in the May 4 Kentucky Derby (G1): T O Password.
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Starr Lands on Sierra Leone as Top Kentucky Derby Pick
Blood-Horse | 6 days ago
Ellis Starr: Sierra Leone is a very smart horse, and when given his cue to speed up, he does just that. In the Kentucky Derby, this kind of on-command acceleration should allow Sierra Leone to quickly overtake a lot of horses on the far turn.
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Honor Marie, Our Pretty Woman Intriguing Longshot Picks
Blood-Horse | 6 days ago
The Kentucky Oaks (G1) and Kentucky Derby (G1) offer so many value bets and live longshots this year that I decided to make them the focus and dig deeper into the value in these two races.
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At $740k, Mensa Sets Fasig-Tipton Digital Sales Record
Blood-Horse | 6 days ago
John Stewart's Resolute Bloodstock prevailed in a protracted bidding battle. The son of Complexity has been entered in the May 2 Kentucky Juvenile Stakes at Churchill Downs.
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Charge It Gets 2024 Campaign Underway in Westchester
Blood-Horse | 6 days ago
Meanwhile, Chad Brown trainee Dr Ardito may not have Charge It's experience in grade 1 company, but he's had more success at a mile. The 6-year-old Liam's Map gelding has won six of 11 starts at the distance.
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Mensa Sets $740k Fasig-Tipton Digital Sales Record
Blood-Horse | 7 days ago
John Stewart's Resolute Bloodstock prevailed in a protracted bidding battle. The son of Complexity has been entered in the May 2 Kentucky Juvenile Stakes at Churchill Downs.
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3 Things You Might Not Know About: West Saratoga
Blood-Horse | 7 days ago
Did you know West Saratoga has unique red coloring in his coat? Trainer Larry Demeritte and exercise rider Donte Lowery tell us about the son of Exaggerator who is set to run in the 150th Kentucky Derby (G1).
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GoFundMe Launched for Injured Exercise Rider Rollins
Blood-Horse | 7 days ago
Molly Rollins, stable manager for John Ortiz Racing Stables and an assistant news editor with BloodHorse, was injured in a training accident April 26 at Keeneland.
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