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 ›
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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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Blooming Attack Secures a Trip to KYD by Taking The Rebel
The Rebel – Grade II [KYD]1 1/16 Mile Dirt Graded Stake Purse $1,000.000 Open Three-Year-Olds. At OP 1st Blooming Attack Mb Stables *9-2 Blooming Attack’s narrow loss in the CA Cup Derby was enough to garner favouritism and… Read More ›
Changes Work for Record Machine in Big Win for Acber Farm.
Battaglia Memorial Stakes 1/16th on Dirt Purse $175.000 For Three Year Olds Turfway Park, Florence KY Record Machine from Acber Farm broke alertly today and tracked the leader the whole way before going by late to claim the win…. Read More ›
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 ›