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By Jude T. Feld Follow @racehorsereport With the Kentucky Derby (G1) just a couple of weeks away, it is time to post the list of three-year-olds I am considering for America’s greatest race. It is an unusually strong group this year, so there are more horses on this list than usual. In my capacity as […]

By Jude T. Feld Hansen will be heavily favored to win the $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass (G1).JOHN ENGELHARDT PHOTO With only three weeks to the Kentucky Derby (G1), it is put up or shut up time for many three-year-olds. A lot of runners this weekend have already posted enough graded earnings to get into the […]

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer A sizeable portion of the likely Kentucky Derby field was on display Saturday at tracks around the country. Close finishes in the Santa Anita Derby and the Wood Memorial probably propelled several horses on to the Run for the Roses. In the Illinois Derby, previously unheralded Done Talking earned […]

Saturday, April 7, 2012 Aqueduct Race 9 – #7 TIGER WALK has had two lousy trips on the Aqueduct inner track in his last two starts. Back on the main track for the Wood Memorial (G1), his closing kick should be more effective. He gets a pivotal rider switch to John Velazquez and has posted […]

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer The Dubai World Cup races and a pair of Kentucky Derby “semifinals” headline one of the biggest weekends on the racing calendar. In Dubai, the 17th running of the Dubai World Cup, now worth $10 million, caps a Meydan Race Course program that offers total purses of $27.25 million. […]

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer Bourbon Bay’s San Luis Rey (G2) victory was part of a successful weekend for Hall of Fame trainer Neil DrysdaleBENOIT PHOTO Went the Day Well, following in the hoofprints of last year’s winner, Animal Kingdom, is headed to the Kentucky Deby after an impressive win on Saturday. So likely […]

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer World Cup preps in Dubai shared the weekend spotlight with Kentucky Derby and Oaks preps in Florida, California and Arkansas. And it’s a good thing the “Super Saturday” races in Dubai were preps for World Cup night because it looked like many of the purported stars needed the run. […]

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer Godolphin’s Campanologist preparing for his start in the Dubai City of Gold Sponsored By Skywards (G2)DARLEY PHOTO Two major Kentucky Derby preps share the spotlight this weekend with Dubai’s “Super Saturday” – the last tune-ups for World Cup night. Sprinkled into the mix are graded stakes around the United […]

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer The way things are going, the Kentucky Derby could come down to a replay of last year’s dramatic Breeders’ Cup Juvenile – Hansen vs. Union Rags. Union Rags, second in the Juvenile, confirmed his class with a dominant victory in last weekend’s Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream, winning by […]

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer The top Kentucky Derby preps ran to form during the weekend but some Breeders’ Cup champions were taken down a notch in their seasonal debuts. Internationally, Ambitious Dragon was dominant again in Hong Kong, a potential new star blazed in Dubai and Black Caviar took the weekend off in […]