Both the horses and the jockeys in the 135th running of the Kentucky Derby Saturday at Churchill Downs will offer some talented competition. Riding Eskendereya, jockey John Velaquez, is a favorite to win. The trainer, Todd Pletcher, is still trying to break through at the Derby. So far in his career, this horse might be [...]
The Kentucky Derby is one of the most prominent horse races in the world. Horses that are three years old are classified as a Grade 1 stakes race. It is held in Louisville, Kentucky and attracts hug numbers every year. The race is held on the first Saturday in May and is 1 1/4 miles [...]
Uh Oh Bango, a prophetically named horse, it turns out to be. Something seemed wrong even though the Top Hit colt finished fourth in the Arkansas Derby. Trainer Kory Owens said the horse seemed fine after the race, yet by the next day it was apparent that he was injured. Uh Oh Bango will not [...]
On Saturday, March 20, with a variety of horses racing for the win, the Swale Stakes Grade II, $150,000 commenced at Gulfstream Park. Only one came out victorious, however, and he did so convincingly. In the country with a 1 1/4 length win over the other horses in the 7 Furlong race, D’ Funnybone secured [...]
Ice Box turned himself into a Kentucky Derby contender with his victory at the Grade 1 Florida Derby on March 20, after finishing a disappointing fifth in his graded stakes debut at the Fountain of Youth Stakes (Grade 2). Putting 5-2 favorite Rule in third place, the 20-1 long shot won by a nose over [...]
