DRF | 12 years ago
Andrew Beyer
Alysse JacobsBodemeister (right) and Creative Cause (left) ran strong races in the Kentucky Derby despite adversity. I’ll Have Another (second from left) had a perfect trip.When I&...
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2012 Preakness: This time, Bodemeister’s speed may carry all the way
DRF | 12 years ago
Jay Privman
Barbara D. LivingstonBodemeister, with trainer Bob Baffert at Pimlico, is the morning-line Preakness favorite.BALTIMORE – He was second at the Kentucky Derby, but he will be the...
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2012 Preakness field, odds
DRF | 12 years ago
Expected field for Saturday's Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on May 19, 2012. Post positions will be drawn Wednesday at 6 p.m. Eastern.read more
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Preakness 2012: Field of 11 or 12 looks likely at Pimlico
DRF | 12 years ago
Jay Privman
Churchill Downs/Reed Palmer PhotographyBodemeister, with exercise rider George Alvarez up, gallops in the mud Monday morning at Churchill Downs.With entry day fast approaching Wednesd...
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Preakness: Bodemeister in; Isn’t He Clever, Hansen out
DRF | 12 years ago
Byron King
Barbara D. LivingstonBodemeister has been confirmed as a likely starter in Saturday's Preakness Stakes at Pimlico.LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Count Bodemeister in Saturday’s Preaknes...
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Countdown to the Crown: Week 19, May 11, 2012
DRF | 12 years ago
Jeremy Plonk
Countdown to the Crown returns for a seventh season online as one of the most comprehensive handicapper’s scouting reports of the 3-year-old scene. Posted each Friday at DRF.co...
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2012 Preakness: Bodemeister gives impression he’s in fine shape
DRF | 12 years ago
David Grening
Jerry Dzierwinski/Maryland Jockey ClubKentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another jogged around a muddy track at Pimlico on Wednesday under exercise rider Johnny Gomez.Though it was onl...
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Preakness 2012: Kentucky Derby 1-2 the focus
DRF | 12 years ago
Marty McGee
Maryland Jockey Club/Jim McCueI'll Have Another arrived at Pimlico on Monday.LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The chances were roughly one in 153 that I’ll Have Another and Bodemeister w...
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Photos: Kentucky Derby 2012, start to finish
DRF | 12 years ago
Photos from the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 5, show how the race unfolded.
Union Rags gets pinched between Dullahan and the No. 3 horse, Take Charge Indy, at the start of the 138th Kentucky Derby and was never able to recover....
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Preakness: Full field looks likely; I’ll Have Another ships to Pimlico
DRF | 12 years ago
Jay Privman
Mike Kane/Maryland Jockey ClubI'll Have Another leaves Churchill Downs on Monday bound for Maryland and the May 19 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico.I’ll Have Another, who won the Ken...
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Beyer: Bodemeister’s effort was like few others in Kentucky Derby history
DRF | 12 years ago
Andrew Beyer
Barbara D. LivingstonBodemeister's front-running effort was like few in the history of the Kentucky Derby, columnist Andrew Beyer says.When jockey Mario Gutierrez won the Kentucky De...
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Kentucky Derby 2012: Bodemeister’s fast fractions take toll
DRF | 12 years ago
David Grening
Audrey C. CrosbyAfter setting a fast pace, Bodemeister, with jockey Mike Smith up, was unable to hold off I'll Have Another in the stretch of the Kentucky Derby.LOUISVILLE, Ky. &nda...
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2012 Kentucky Derby: Starters spend Friday morning jogging, galloping
DRF | 12 years ago
Mike Welsch
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - All 20 prospective starters in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby visited the racetrack on Friday morning for a variety of training activity that ranged from a very eas...
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BreezeFigs Quick-Pix Saturday May 5th, 2012
DRF | 12 years ago
Bob Fierro & Jay Kilgore
Old business first: Our Pick last week, Don Siete, pooped out in the stretch but returns today in the 12th at Tampa Bay—might be worth another look. And t...
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Crist: Bodemeister, Union Rags hard to get past
DRF | 12 years ago
Steven Crist
Steven Crist
Tom Keyser Bodemeister’s powerhouse victory in the Arkansas Derby stamped him as a horse to be reckoned with.I...
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Beyer: Bodemeister over Daddy Nose Best in cold exacta
DRF | 12 years ago
Andrew Beyer
Barbara D. LivingstonDaddy Nose Best, coming off a Sunland Park Derby win, will be a stretch-running threat in a Kentucky Derby expected to be run with a lively pace.To anyone who ca...
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Kentucky Derby 2012: Depth makes for dynamic event
DRF | 12 years ago
Jay Privman
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Gemologist has won all five of his starts, including the important Wood Memorial last time out. He also owns two victories here at Churchill Downs. His trainer...
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2012 Kentucky Derby: Futures wager provides bargains, underlays
DRF | 12 years ago
Marty McGee
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - As usual, the way the Churchill toteboard looks when the Derby runners enter the starting gate Saturday will provide a fascinating contrast to how betting unfolded t...
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Kentucky Derby 2012: Baffert counting on his luck to hold
DRF | 12 years ago
Jay Privman
Barbara D. LivingstonBob Baffert sends out Bodemeister for owner Ahmed Zayat (right).LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Bob Baffert knows all about the luck of the draw. Had he still been in the...
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Beyer: Baffert’s training could help Bodemeister buck history
DRF | 12 years ago
Andrew Beyer
Barbara D. LivingstonBodemeister will try to capture Saturday's Kentucky Derby for trainer Bob Baffert and owner Ahmed Zayat (right).When Bodemeister runs in Saturday’s Kentuck...
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Kentucky Derby 2012: Woolley rooting for Take Charge Indy, but picking Bodemeister
DRF | 12 years ago
Marty McGee
Benoit & AssociatesChip Woolley, who won the 2009 Kentucky Derby with 50-1 longshot Mine That Bird, is back in Louisville pulling for jockey Calvin Borel and trainer Pat Byrne with th...
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Kentucky Derby 2012: Bodemeister looks just as good as Union Rags did a day earlier
DRF | 12 years ago
Jay Privman
Barbara D. LivingstonBodemeister (left) begins to close ground on stablemate Jemima's Pearl, a Kentucky Oaks contender, durig Sunday's workout at Churchill Downs.LOUISVILLE, Ky. &ndas...
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Kentucky Derby workouts: Bodemeister sizzles over hard, fast track
DRF | 12 years ago
Mike Welsch
Barbara D. LivingstonBodemeister, who will be one of the favorites in the Kentucky Derby, had a strong five-furlong workout over a muddy track at Churchill Downs on Sunday.Churchill D...
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Kentucky Derby notes: Zayat sells minority stake in Bodemeister; Liaison works
DRF | 12 years ago
Jay Privman
Barbara D. LivingstonMichael Moreno, who races as Southern Equine Racing Stables, has purchased a minority stake in Bodemeister.Both on and off the track at Churchill Downs on Wednesd...
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2012 Kentucky Derby: Michael Moreno of Southern Equine Racing Stables buys interest in Bodemeister
DRF | 12 years ago
Jay Privman
Shigeki KikkawaAhmed Zayat is majority owner of Bodemeister, the Kentucky Derby favorite.Michael Moreno, who races as Southern Equine Racing Stables, has purchased a minority interest...
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Baffert Pleased With Bodemeister’s Work on Tuesday
Michael Compton | 12 years ago
Bodemeister worked five furlongs in 1:00.80 on Tuesday morning at Churchill Downs much to the delight of trainer Bob Baffert. Owned by Zayat Stables, the Arkansas Derby (G1) victor worked in company with stablemate and Kentucky Oaks (G1) candidate Jemi...
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Kentucky Derby workouts: Bodemeister puts in solid drill
DRF | 12 years ago
Mike Welsch
Barbara D. LivingstonBodemeister gets a bath after working five furlongs on Tuesday morning at Churchill Downs.LOUISVILLE, Ky. – It didn’t take trainer Bob Baffert long to...
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2012 Kentucky Derby: Creative Cause following Harrington’s plan perfectly
DRF | 12 years ago
Jay Privman
Shigeki KikkawaCreative Cause worked five furlongs in 1:00.20 at Hollywood Park on Tuesday.INGLEWOOD, Calif. – From the time Creative Cause crossed the wire a close third in the...
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Zayat, Baffert, and the Unbridled sire line of Bodemeister
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 12 years ago
Ahmed Zayat got into the business in 2005, and in 2006 he made the splashy $4.6 million yearling purchase later named Maimonides. A son of the ultra talented Seattle Slew 2-year-old Vindication, Maimonides was trained by Bob Baffert to win one of two...
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2012 Kentucky Derby: Who’s hot, who’s not for April 20
DRF | 12 years ago
Jay Privman
Coady PhotographyBased on his impressive win in the Arkansas Derby, Bodemeister is now the 9-2 favorite on Daily Racing Form's advance line for the Kentucky Derby.WHO’S HOT
Bod...
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Kentucky Derby: Bodemeister jumps into spotlight
DRF | 12 years ago
Jay Privman
Christopher Coady/Coady PhoitographyBodemeister (right) runs away from his Arkansas Derby rivals.Bodemeister has come a long ways in his short career, from an unstarted maiden a littl...
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Kentucky Derby: Mike Smith to stay aboard Bodemeister
DRF | 12 years ago
DRF staff
Mike Smith, who rode Bodemeister for the first time in winning the Arkansas Derby on Saturday, will retain the mount for the Kentucky Derby, trainer Bob Baffert said Sunday.
In anoth...
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Oaklawn: Bodemeister, Secret Circle, Sabercat get green light for Kentucky Derby
DRF | 12 years ago
Jay Privman
Coady PhotographyBodemeister received a 105 Beyer Speed Figure for his win in the Arkansas Derby.HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Bodemeister, Secret Circle, and Sabercat, the first three fi...
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Bodemeister Dominates Arkansas Derby Foes
Horse Racing Bloggers | Michael Compton | 12 years ago
Zayat Stables’ Bodemeister turned in an impressive performance in wiring the field in Saturday’s $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1) at Oaklawn Park and stamped his ticket to the Kentucky Derby (G1) in the process. Ridden by Mike Smith, Bodemeister assu...
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Arkansas Derby: Baffert holds strong pair in Bodemeister, Secret Circle
DRF | 12 years ago
Mary Rampellini
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Secret Circle has developed into one of the nation’s top Kentucky Derby prospects without a lot of fanfare. Even though he will be going for a swee...
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Kentucky Derby: Race for graded stakes cash intensifies
DRF | 12 years ago
Jay Privman
Benoit & AssociatesFrom left: I’ll Have Another, Creative Cause, and Blueskiesnrainbows run 1-2-3 in the Santa Anita Derby.ARCADIA, Calif. – In the winner’s circle follo...
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Santa Anita: Bodemeister tunes up for Arkansas Derby
DRF | 12 years ago
Steve Andersen
Benoit & AssociatesDrill (left) will run in the Northern Spur at Oaklawn rather than the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland this weekend.There will be Southern California-based runners...
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Santa Anita: Bodemeister tunes up for Arkansas Derby
DRF | 12 years ago
Steve Andersen
Benoit & AssociatesDrill (left) will run in the Northern Spur at Oaklawn rather than the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland this weekend.There will be Southern California-based runners...
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Santa Anita: Baffert will be active in major stakes at Oaklawn Park
DRF | 12 years ago
Steve Andersen
Trainer Bob Baffert will have a busy weekend in Arkansas on April 13-14.
Baffert said he will start Mamma Kimbo and Jemima’s Pearl in the $300,000 Fantasy Stakes for 3-year-o...
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Santa Anita Derby: Baffert will have three starters
DRF | 12 years ago
Steve Andersen
Shigeki KikkawaBodemeister, who had a best-of-the-day workout Monday at Santa Anita, may well be headed to the Arkansas Derby.ARCADIA, Calif. – Bob Baffert will have three ru...
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Santa Anita: Bodemeister looks headed to Arkansas Derby instead of Santa Anita Derby
DRF | 12 years ago
Steve Andersen
ARCADIA, Calif. – Bodemeister, the runner-up in the San Felipe Stakes on March 10, will make his next start in the $1 million Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park on April 14, ...
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Kentucky Derby: Scouting the top horses and key prep races
DRF | 12 years ago
DRF staff
Lynn RobertsEl Padrino (left) outduels Mark Valeski by a nose in the Feb. 25 Risen Star. What did the race say about both colts' Kentucky Derby chances?As March turns to April, our anal...
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Santa Anita: Baffert kept in loop as stable moves ahead
DRF | 12 years ago
Steve Andersen
ARCADIA, Calif. – As much as things can be normal with the boss in a hospital 11 times zones away, life around trainer Bob Baffert’s stable has continued this week.
Chi...
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Herd Mentality for Bodemeister
Horse Racing Bloggers | Michael Compton | 12 years ago
Bob Baffert received an unexpected benefit for Bodemeister Friday morning when the San Felipe Stakes runner-up worked in company with Splendid Fortune. According to the Santa Anita stable notes from Friday, the two were part of a pack of 10 that went o...
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Santa Anita: Creative Cause, Bodemeister likely to meet again in Santa Anita Derby
DRF | 12 years ago
Jay Privman
Benoit & AssociatesCreative Cause (left), with Rafael Bejarano up, defeats Bodemeister in the San Felipe.ARCADIA, Calif. – Creative Cause and Bodemeister, the one-two finishers ...
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