Thoroughbred Horse Racing Blog | 2 days ago
It’s been an interesting ride from the beginning of the year, along the Derby trail and now 2/3 the way through the Triple Crown. With the incredible run by Orb in the Kentucky Derby, then the upset win by Oxbow in the Preakness Stakes it...
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The Flying Orb: Hope, Disappointment, and the Triple Crown
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 3 days ago
In the days leading up to Saturday’s Preakness, Orb seemed to morph from Kentucky Derby winner into a mythical creature with wings. In the eyes of many, he would fly past the Preakness field...
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At 77, Lukas Still Running Them and Still Winning
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 4 days ago
D. Wayne Lukas didn’t get 14 Triple Crown race victories by sitting on the sidelines. He’s always believed in running his horses, sometimes to a fault. That’s how he racked up all those money titles...
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Reflections on a First Derby Experience
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 14 days ago
I’m pretty sure I’ve been watching the Kentucky Derby on television my whole life. My mom plopped me in front of it as a toddler to keep me quiet, and had no idea what she started. The first...
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Kentucky Derby: Falling Sky has ankle chip removed
DRF | 16 days ago
Falling Sky, who finished last in the Kentucky Derby, had surgery to remove a chip out of his left front ankle, trainer John Terranova said Wednesday.
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Kentucky Derby final television rating up from 2012
DRF | 17 days ago
The race portion of the Kentucky Derby broadcast on NBC on Saturday drew a final rating of 9.7 with a 21 share, up 8 percent from the rating last year and translating to approximately 16.2 million viewers, NBC said on Tuesday.
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Kentucky Derby TV ratings up; weather dampens handle
DRF | 17 days ago
Overnight ratings for the Saturday Kentucky Derby broadcast on NBC skyrocketed this year while betting and attendance figures for the race suffered in comparison with last year’s record-setting event because of poor weather at the Louisville, Ky., track.
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A Camera in Every Stall? Merging Derby Security and Marketing
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 17 days ago
It’s hard to imagine making the Kentucky Derby a much more popular event than it is already, but I have an idea that could lead to increased public interest in the competing horses, heighten the...
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Photos: Kentucky Derby 2013, start to finish
DRF | 18 days ago
How the 139th Kentucky Derby unfolded from start to finish Saturday, May 4, at Churchill Downs.
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Orb Gives Shug First Kentucky Derby Win
Thoroughbred Horse Racing Blog | 19 days ago
So let’s put this to rest that nice guys always finish last. Nice guys do finish 1st! Claude McGaughey, who many around the sport call him “Shug”, has been training horses for over three decades. He’s won every top graded stakes race imaginable except for...
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Andrew Beyer: Orb’s Kentucky Derby was a victory for the old school
DRF | 19 days ago
Orb’s stretch-running victory in the 139th Kentucky Derby was not only trainer Shug McGaughey’s first success in the race, but also a vindication of a philosophy that today seems almost quaint.
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Kentucky Derby: NBC records double-digit gain in overnight ratings
DRF | 19 days ago
The overnight rating for the last hour of the Kentucky Derby broadcast on NBC on Saturday was up 16 percent compared with the overnight rating for the same portion of the telecast last year, NBC Sports said on Sunday.
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Kentucky Derby: Which horses ran better than their finish indicated?
DRF | 19 days ago
As for those horses that trailed Orb in Saturday's Kentucky Derby, they had differing degrees of luck and misfortune. Here’s a look at the most notable ones,
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Kentucky Derby: Orb gives Malibu Moon classic winner
DRF | 20 days ago
Orb, the emphatic winner of the 139th edition of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, became the first classic winner for his sire, 16-year-old Spendthrift Farm stallion Malibu Moon, and adds even more glow to the luster of A.P. Indy, whose influence on the contemporary Thoroughbred racing and breeding industry continues to grow.
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Kentucky Derby wagering second-highest in history
DRF | 20 days ago
Total betting on the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday was $130.5 million, according to the chart, down 2.2 percent from the record total of $133.5 million bet last year but still the second-highest figure of all time.
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Kentucky Derby: Rosario’s win on Orb completes incredible run
DRF | 20 days ago
When he guided Orb to a decisive triumph Saturday in the Kentucky Derby, jockey Joel Rosario completed an amazing run that began five weeks earlier with his victory aboard Animal Kingdom in the $10 million Dubai World Cup.
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Kentucky Derby: Pletcher’s Saturday turns into a washout
DRF | 20 days ago
After a week where everything went swimmingly for the five-time Eclipse Award winning trainer, Todd Pletcher’s quintet of Kentucky Derby contenders floundered in the slop at Churchill Downs in the 139th Run for the Roses. The best Pletcher could do was a third-place finish with Revolutionary, the 6-1 second choice.
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Kentucky Derby: Orb storms home to win as the 5-1 favorite
DRF | 20 days ago
Orb went off the tepid favorite, the product of coming into the Derby with a four-race win streak and the positive impression he made all week here at Churchill Downs, including a sharp final workout Monday. Then he went out and ran like he trained.
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2013 Kentucky Derby Results, Recaps
DRF | 20 days ago
Recaps, results, and photos for the 2013 Kentucky Derby card at Churchill Downs.
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Kentucky Derby: Rain turns track sloppy
DRF | 20 days ago
As of 1 p.m. Eastern, the updated forecast for the balance of Kentucky Derby Day is not encouraging. With the main track at Churchill Downs already downgraded to sloppy after several hours of a steady drizzle, there is little sign of a let-up.
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The Bomb-Sniffing Handicapper: Derby Day
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 20 days ago
On Kentucky Oaks day, instead of pink, I saw mostly red. Sniffing out longshots can be a perilous business, and the bomb-sniffer was in a great deal of peril Friday, with none of my finds making a...
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Kentucky Derby contenders: Pedigree profiles
DRF | 20 days ago
Pedigree analysis of the 20 horses set to contest the Kentucky Derby.
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Kentucky Derby pedigree analysis: Who is bred for the distance?
DRF | 20 days ago
The Kentucky Derby will be the first start at a mile and a quarter for each of the 20 horses expected to enter the gate for Saturday’s race.
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Kentucky Derby: Live news and odds updates from Churchill Downs
DRF | 20 days ago
Get live updates from Daily Racing Form's team at Churchill Downs throughout Kentucky Derby Day, including news updates, photos, and video. Get the latest weather and track conditions and see odds updates for the Kentucky Derby.
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Kentucky Derby odds: Revolutionary, Goldencents co-favorites; Oaks-Derby will-pays
DRF | 21 days ago
Louisiana Derby winner Revolutionary and Santa Anita Derby winner Goldencents were, somewhat surprisingly, the 5-1 co-choices over Florida Derby winner Orb when advance wagering closed for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby early Friday evening.
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Jay Hovdey: Some Derby hopefuls can only dream
DRF | 21 days ago
For as many fairy tales that could have come true during this year's Kentucky Derby saga, just as many ended way too soon for the people closest tot he 3-year-olds who fell by the wayside on the long haul to Churchill Downs.
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Kentucky Derby: Fear the Kitten’s owner frustrated over exclusion from race
DRF | 21 days ago
Frank Irvin – the owner of Fear the Kitten, who was excluded from Saturday’s Kentucky Derby after initially being an also-eligible entrant – expressed dismay Friday at circumstances that prevented his horse from gaining entry in the Derby, even following the scratch of Black Onyx from the race late Friday morning.
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Kentucky Derby: Phipps family aims for first win with Orb
DRF | 21 days ago
If there is something missing from the Phipps family’s résumé, it is a Kentucky Derby win. On Saturday, the Phipps family will have its best chance to correct that flaw when Orb heads the 20-horse field expected to run in the 139th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.
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Kentucky Derby workouts: Lines of Battle, Giant Finish train over Churchill track
DRF | 21 days ago
The early Friday morning session featured the first local appearances of both the European invader Lines of Battle and Giant Finish. Lines of Battle had been quarantined since arriving here Wednesday, while Giant Finish, a very late addition to the Derby lineup, vanned to Churchill Downs from his Maryland base Thursday.
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Countdown to the Crown: Week 18 – May 3, 2013
DRF | 21 days ago
Countdown to the Crown is Jeremy Plonk's weekly comprehensive handicapper’s scouting report of the 3-year-old scene. This week, let’s stack up the Derby 139 cast and see if their famous forerunners can help us see into their futures.
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Churchill Downs: Injured veterinarian Bramlage to remain in hospital for observation
DRF | 21 days ago
Dr. Larry Bramlage, the equine orthopedic surgeon who was injured in a fall on Thursday on the Churchill Downs backside, will remain in the hospital on Friday for “continued observation,” according to Dr. Mary Scollay, a colleague of Bramlage and the equine medical director of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission.
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Kentucky Derby: Also-eligible Fear the Kitten scratched
DRF | 21 days ago
Fear the Kitten, the lone also-eligible in Saturday's Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, was officially withdrawn at scratch time Friday morning.
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The Bomb-Sniffing Handicapper: Oaks Day
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 22 days ago
I’ll admit, I have a pretty good gig. I only work a few days a year. I’m called into duty on the big racing days to make sure we don’t ignore the longshots who might otherwise slip...
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Kentucky Derby: Lukas an expert in training for multiple owners
DRF | 22 days ago
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas will saddle Will Take Charge and Oxbow in Saturday's Kentucky Derby, seeking his fifth victory in the classic, which would give him sole possession of second place on the all-time list.
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Kentucky Derby: Velazquez returns to race-riding
DRF | 22 days ago
Jockey John Velazquez on Thursday returned to the saddle for the first time in 3 1/2 weeks, finishing last aboard the slow-starting first-time starter Armelda in the fifth race at Belmont Park.
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Jockey Historical Stats at the Kentucky Derby
Thoroughbred Horse Racing Blog | 22 days ago
It’s amazing to see so many great jockeys from all over the country be humbled by one single race. Over their careers, top jockeys win multiple graded stakes races from various race tracks. However, as you will see, the same jockeys just can’t seem to...
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Steven Crist: Overanalyze good bet to improve in Kentucky Derby
DRF | 22 days ago
The 139th Kentucky Derby seems like a race where you should take a flyer rather than pound a favorite. I’m taking my shot with Overanalyze, who comes off a runaway victory in the Arkansas Derby that looked impressive but could have been timed with a sundial.
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Kentucky Derby final clocker’s report: Vyjack turns in Thursday’s only breeze
DRF | 22 days ago
Thursday’s Kentucky Derby/Oaks training session featured two blowouts, one planned and the second not so planned, and another good morning from likely favorite Orb.
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Kentucky Derby: Porter salutes World War II veterans
DRF | 22 days ago
Four World War II veterans, three of whom fought during the invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, will attend Saturday’s Kentucky Derby as guests of Rick Porter, the owner of the 3-year-old Normandy Invasion.
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Kentucky Derby jockeys: Six rookies will race in 2013
DRF | 22 days ago
Of the 21 jockeys named to ride this Derby, Victor Lebron is one of six first-timers, along with Kevin Krigger (Goldencents), Ryan Moore (Lines of Battle), Luis Saez (Falling Sky), Elvis Trujillo (Itsmyluckyday), and Jose Espinoza (Giant Finish).
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Kentucky Derby: Churchill’s Mansion offers best seat in the house
DRF | 22 days ago
The Mansion, a posh new invitation-only amphitheater six floors over Churchill’s finish line, caters to A-listers, oligarchs, and monarchs who are tired of slumming it on Millionaire's Row.
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Kentucky Derby: NBC will include Stevens during broadcast
DRF | 22 days ago
Rob Hyland, who produces the broadcast for NBC Sports Network, says Gary Stevens - who will be aboard Oxbow in the Kentucky Derby and Silsita in the Oaks - is “still part of the team” and will play a unique role in the network’s 14 1/2 hours of coverage.
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Jay Hovdey: O’Neill waving Golden State flag in Kentucky Derby
DRF | 22 days ago
From the mid-1990s right through to the first blush of the new century, it was beginning to look like California horses had a lock on the Kentucky Derby.
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Kentucky Derby: Future Wager overlays include Mylute, Goldencents
DRF | 22 days ago
Here it is, Kentucky Derby Day, and some Future Wager players are sitting in a better spot than others.
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Emerald Downs: Krigger gives fans rooting interest in Kentucky Derby
DRF | 22 days ago
The most compelling Emerald Downs-related story line in Saturday's Kentucky Derby will revolve around jockey Kevin Krigger, a former leading rider at Emerald who will make his first Kentucky Derby appearance as the rider on Goldencents.
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Kentucky Derby: Orb has McGaughey at brink of crowning achievement
DRF | 22 days ago
When trainer Shug McGaughey left New York late last year for his winter base in Florida, Orb owned only a maiden win, and McGaughey was thinking allowance race with him. But following wins in the Fountain of Youth and the Florida Derby, Orb comes into the Kentucky Derby as the morning-line favorite – something McGaughey said he couldn’t have imagined at the start of the year.
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Kentucky Derby: Normandy Invasion runs off during Thursday training
DRF | 22 days ago
What was scheduled to be an easy day for Normandy Invasion turned a little more eventful when the Kentucky Derby candidate ran off with his exercise rider Javier Herrera during his morning gallop at Churchill Downs.
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Kentucky Derby: Verrazano tries to buck history
DRF | 23 days ago
No horse since Apollo in 1882 has been able to win the Kentucky Derby without racing as a 2-year-old, something Verrazano will be trying to accomplish on Saturday in the 139th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.
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