By Jarrod Horak The Grade 1, $1 million California Crown will be run at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, September 28, 2024, and this is Win & You’re In race for the Breeders’ Cup Classic. The seven entrants will travel a mile and an eighth on the main track and National Treasure is the 8-5 morning […]
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By Jarrod Horak The field is set for Kentucky Derby 2024. A full field of 20 plus two also-eligibles passed the entry box and Fierceness is the 5-2 morning line favorite. The Kentucky Derby is the 12th race at Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 4, 2024, and the scheduled post time is 6:57 PM (EDT).
By Jarrod Horak This Kentucky Derby 2024 video features the latest Derby news for Friday, April 26. The 2024 Kentucky Derby will be run at Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 4. Horses, jockeys, and trainers discussed in this video: Frankie Dettori, Society Man, Jose Ortiz, Catalytic, Forever Young, Honor Marie, Whitworth Beckman, Endlessly, Fierceness, Epic Ride, Uncle […]
2024 Kentucky Derby Contender Resilience Current Rank Total Points Earned Earnings Trainer 5 110 $260,500 William Mott _______________________________________________________________________________ Resilience’s Prep Race that earned their highest Final Time Rating (FNL RAT) Race Date: 4/6/2024 Track: Aqueduct Race #: 10 Distance: 9 Furlongs Conditions: stakes Surface: Dirt Trainer: William Mott Jockey: John Velazquez Track […]
2024 Kentucky Derby Contender Fierceness Current Rank Total Points Earned Earnings Trainer 2 136 $802,000 Todd Pletcher _______________________________________________________________________________ Fierceness’s Prep Race that earned their highest Final Time Rating (FNL RAT) Race Date: 3/30/2024 Track: Gulfstream Park Race #: 14 Distance: 9 Furlongs Conditions: stakes Surface: Dirt Trainer: Todd Pletcher Jockey: John Velazquez […]
By Jarrod Horak This Kentucky Derby 2024 video features the five most likely winners. The 2024 Kentucky Derby will be run at Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 4.
By Jarrod Horak The UAE Derby, Florida Derby, and Arkansas Derby were the latest road to Kentucky Derby 2024 points races on Saturday, March 30. In this article, I will look back at those events and update my “Exceptional 11” Kentucky Derby contenders. The Grade 2 Wood Memorial, Grade 1 Blue Grass, and Grade 1 […]
By Jarrod Horak The road to Kentucky Derby 2024 continues at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, March 30, and I have included Florida Derby 2024 picks below. The Grade 1 event for 3-year-olds has a $1 million purse and the eleven entrants will be journeying 1 1/8 miles on the main track. The Florida Derby is […]
Four year old gelding for Mike McCarthy made his debut on Saturday in a maiden special weight at ¾ on the lawn on a course rated as good. Off at 5/1 in a field of 7, he was bumped at the start to be away a bit awkward, then was hustled up to contend for […]
Dornoch edges Sierra Leone in 2023 Remsen Stakes (Joe Labozzetta Photo) By Jarrod Horak The road to Kentucky Derby 2024 continues at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, March 2, and I have included Fountain of Youth Stakes 2024 picks below. The Grade 2 event for 3-year-olds has a $400,000 purse and the nine entrants will be […]