On April 4, 2026, Aqueduct hosts The Wood Memorial (Grade II) at 1 1/8 miles on dirt for three-year-olds, offering a purse of $750.000 and serving as a key Kentucky Derby points race. This race has long been a proving… Read More ›
THE TRIPLE CROWN
Mb Stables Trying to Beat Mb Stables in SA Derby
SA Derby – Grade I [KYD]1 1/8 Miles Dirt Graded Stake Purse $500.000 Three-Year-Olds. At SA SA Derby has been with us since the early days when Fuji Stable’s base stallion Fuji Ninja won the initial edition in 2004 and… Read More ›
Dead Heat Mars The FL Derby
The FL Derby- Grade I [KYD]1 1/8 Miles Dirt Graded Stake Purse $1,000.000 Three-Year-Olds. At GP 1st Destined Charge Mb Stables 12-1 (HRP) 12-1 (SRF) Destined Charge looked to me like the least likely of Dan’s trio because… Read More ›
Joykiller and Hengroen Head The FL Derby at GP
The FL Derby- Grade I [KYD]1 1/8 Miles Dirt Graded Stake Purse $1,000.000 Three-Year-Olds. At GP The FL Derby is one of the great indicators of future success. It’s been here since the beginning with the first running in 2004… Read More ›
The AR Derby Could Be an “Inside Job”
3/28/26 2 OP The AR Derby (GI) [KYD] $1,500.000 3yo 1 1/8m Dirt 122lbs Over the hill to the paper-clip and a huge race on the TC… Read More ›
Art Of Boom and Knowing Spirit Share Ruby Stakes Glory in a Thrilling Dead Heat
Art Of Boom and Knowing Spirit could not be separated at the wire producing a dramatic dead heat in the Grade III Ruby Stakes at Turfway Park. Art Of Boom, representing Nakamura Stables under A. A. Gallardo, worked out a… Read More ›
The Sidley Stud Is Too “Bold” in Mike LaRosa LA Derby Victory
3/21/26 10 FG Mike LaRosa LA Derby (GII) [KYD] $1,000.000 3yo 1 3/16th Dirt 122lbs Yeah, he would have loved it!! The… Read More ›
Art Of Boom Brings the Best Current Punch to Ruby Stakes
On March 21, 2026, Turfway Park stages the Grade III Ruby Stakes, a 1 1/8-mile dirt stake for three-year-olds with a purse of $777.000 and clear importance on the Kentucky Derby points trail. Mb Stables won this race in 2015,… Read More ›
Firing Squad Fires Final Shot in Virginia Derby
Firing Squad delivered the breakthrough performance of his career in the Virginia Derby on March 14, 2026, grinding out a determined victory in 1:48.24 for TwinTowersRacing with M. Franco aboard. Sent off at 6-1, the son of Darkest Night had… Read More ›
KYD Hopefuls Look for Big Leg Up in Mike LaRosa LA Derby at FG
3/21/26 15 FG Mike LaRosa LA Derby (GII) [KYD] $1,000.000 3yo 1 3/16th Dirt 122lbs More than any other race that… Read More ›