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 ›
THE TRIPLE CROWN
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 ›
Stray Cat Stalks the Field in Virginia Derby
The Virginia Derby, scheduled for March 14, 2026, at Colonial Downs (CNL), brings together a competitive group of three-year-olds traveling 1 1/8 miles in Race 2 with a purse of $500.000. Traditionally one of the key spring races for developing… Read More ›
Meekshallinherit Stuns the Field in TAM Derby Thriller
At odds of 26-1, Meekshallinherit defied the morning line and delivered one of the more surprising results of the young Kentucky Derby trail. The gray gelding, trained out of Big Jd Racing and piloted by Da Silva F H, closed… Read More ›