Apirana delivered a powerful performance in Sunday’s $500.000 SUN Derby, rallying from off the pace to capture the 1 1/16-mile Kentucky Derby prep for three-year-olds at Sunland Park. The chestnut gelding by Bold Ruler demonstrated tremendous determination and class, rating… Read More ›
THE TRIPLE CROWN
The KYD from a Statistical Point of View
Without a race assignment this week I decided to have a look at the KYD from a statistical point of view. I have been asked many times, what makes a horse a Derby horse? So, the best way I could… Read More ›
Art Of Boom Targets SUN Derby Victory in Kentucky Derby Prep
The $500.000 SUN Derby takes center stage at Sunland Park on Sunday, February 15, 2026, presenting a 1 1/16-mile test on the main dirt track for three-year-old colts and geldings seeking valuable Kentucky Derby qualifying points. As one of the… Read More ›
Stakes Results for 1/3/26
1/3/2026 2 AQU The Jerome [KYD] $150.000 3YO 1m Dirt 122lbs +penalties The Jerome proved to be a very competitive race, which was somewhat expected. When they hit the wire, Big… Read More ›
Stakes Race Previews for 1/3/26
1/3/2026 2 AQU The Jerome [KYD] $150.000 3YO 1m Dirt 122lbs +penalties It’s not graded, but The Jerome carries the all-important KYD… Read More ›
Extreme Jet Take Third Leg of The TC as Mb Stables Once Again Misses by One
The BEL – Grade I 1 1/4 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $2,000.000 Open 3 Year Olds. 1st Extreme Jet Mb Stables Velazquez J R I guess the question we will all be asking as this brilliant son of Con Will… Read More ›
2025 TC Charts
2025 TC Charts
The BEL Brings Together the Best Three-Year-Olds for a Decider of the Ages
The BEL – Grade ISAR Race #2 1 1/4m Dirt Graded StakePurse $2,000.000 For Three Year Olds. This is perhaps not the most important BEL ever run, as there is no Howl To The Hound going for a first-ever HRP… Read More ›
The PRK Has No Real Drama in the Stretch
It was time for the PRK, and race fans would make KYD winner Extreme Jet a heavy favorite in the Pick ‘em. He’d be one of seven horses in the race that also ran two weeks ago, so there would be questions about how they would handle the other seven in the field that had more rest.
Presenting The Field For The 2025 PRK
As early as October 2023, and lasting throughout the year in 2024, trainers bred horses with the dream of creating a TC champion in 2025. From there, we watched them grow, and the biggest contenders would soon begin to make themselves known. Months of prep races to begin this year would separate the best of the best, and a field of 20 would head to the starting gate for the KYD.