Kentucky Derby

Churchill Downs 2021 Spring Meet Schedule

On May 1, Kentucky Derby Day Features Seven Stakes Races The Churchill Downs 2021 Spring Meet begins Saturday, April 24, and the 2021 Kentucky Derby is less than two weeks away. The horses have started to arrive and train at Churchill Downs. Fans can watch the horses train on the track, and Churchill Downs will […]
Posted on: April 19, 2021 | Fairway Jay
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Concert Tour To Skip 2021 Kentucky Derby

Concert Tour is out of the Kentucky Derby. Triple Crown-winning trainer Bob Baffert sent a message to Churchill Downs media Saturday informing them his colt would not make a Run for the Roses. Concert Tour finished third as the heavy favorite in the Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park on April 10. He pressed the pacesetter […]
Posted on: April 19, 2021 | Fairway Jay
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Concert Tour Heads 2021 Arkansas Derby

Road to the Kentucky Derby: Arkansas Derby The 2021 Arkansas Derby came up light this year, with just six 3-year-olds entered in the final Championship Series race on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. But Triple Crown-winning trainer Bob Baffert has the two favorites in Concert Tour (1-1) and Hozier (3-1). The 1 1/8 mile Grade […]
Posted on: April 8, 2021 | Fairway Jay
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Hot Rod Charlie is our consensus favorite to win the Kentucky Derby

Derby Dozen: 12 Top Contenders For 2021 Kentucky Derby

By Paul Bergeron Updated 4/27/2021 You can look at the stopwatch or you can look at the horse. Lately, consensus favorite Essential Quality has not looked too strong on the workout trail. His ferocious effort in the Blue Grass might have set the undefeated horse back. The best thing you can see when a horse […]
Posted on: April 2, 2021 |
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Kentucky Derby Profile: Known Agenda

Known Agenda secures Derby start with Florida Derby win We’re just one month away from the 2021 Kentucky Derby, and the best horses are rising to the front and emerging in the biggest Road to the Kentucky Derby races. In the recent Florida Derby, Known Agenda secured his spot in the Run for the Roses […]
Posted on: March 31, 2021 | Fairway Jay
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The Kentucky Derby field has opened up with the withdrawal of Life Is Good.

Life Is Good Forced To Withdraw From Kentucky Derby

Written by Paul Bergeron Life is good — or at least a little better — for the Kentucky Derby’s leading contenders after Sunday’s announcement that presumed favorite Life Is Good had withdrawn from the race. Life Is Good, trained by Bob Baffert, had surgery Friday for a chip in his hind ankle and will not […]
Posted on: March 26, 2021 |
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Greatest Honour Is Dominant Favorite In 2021 Florida Derby

Road to the Kentucky Derby: Florida Derby The 70th running of the Florida Derby headlines a huge day of horse racing Saturday with 10 stakes races at Gulfstream Park. The $750,000 Florida Derby will provide the winner a spot in the starting gate for the May 1 Kentucky Derby. The Curlin Florida Derby, presented by […]
Posted on: March 26, 2021 | Fairway Jay
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Caddo River And Concert Tour Headline $1 Million Rebel Stakes

Road to the Kentucky Derby: 2021 Rebel Stakes The Road to the Kentucky Derby continues on Saturday with the $1 million Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park. The Grade II race headlines a 12-race card that includes five stakes. The 1 1/16 mile Rebel drew eight runners with Caddo River (9-5) and Concert Tour (2-1) the […]
Posted on: March 12, 2021 | Fairway Jay
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Tampa Bay Derby Draws 12, With Candy Man Rocket The Favorite

Road to the Kentucky Derby: Tampa Bay Derby The Grade II Tampa Bay Derby is a Championship Series race on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. The $400,000 race headlines five stakes races at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday, March 6. The 1 1/16 mile races drew 12 entries, with Bill Mott-trained Candy Man Rocket […]
Posted on: March 5, 2021 | Fairway Jay
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