The most visible changes may be the new controlled-cut harrows that condition the racing surface and—to some extent—the surface itself as Churchill Downs and others note host of changes made to improve safety at the Louisville track. Source
Month: April 2024
Robin Goodfellow’s racing tips: Best bets for Wednesday, May 1
Mail Sport’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Wednesday’s meetings at Ascot, Brighton, Kempton, Pontefract, Punchestown and Wolverhampton.Source
Fierceness Tops Season-Ending Derby Dozen Rankings
Byron King’s Top 12 on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, presented by Spendthrift Farm. Source
HKJC CEO Honored by Japan With Order of the Rising Sun
The Hong Kong Jockey Club is pleased to announce that the government of Japan conferred The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon on HKJC CEO Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges for contribution to Japanese horse racing. Source
Injury Forces Encino Out of Derby; Epic Ride In
Replacing Encino is Epic Ride, who was last seen finishing third in the Blue Grass Stakes (G1) at Keeneland behind Sierra Leone and Just a Touch. Source
NBC Sports’ Moss Previews Kentucky Derby, Offers Picks
NBC commentator Randy Moss provided his keen insight into all things Derby, including his prediction of the top four finishers, during a wide-ranging question-and-answer session conducted on behalf of America’s Best Racing. Source
Dornoch a Rarity as Full Brother to KY Derby Winner
When the Kentucky Derby (G1) gates spring open May 4, Dornoch and Mage will become the seventh pair of full siblings to have started in America’s premier classic race in consecutive years. Source
Japanese Derby Contenders Log Contrasting Final Drills
Forever Young and T O Password had their final drills for the Kentucky Derby April 30 at Churchill Downs, and the approaches were vastly different for the two Japanese contenders. Source
Banbridge edges to Champion Chase win at Punchestown
JJ Slevin rides the Joseph O’Brien-trained Banbridge to victory in the Grade One Champion Chase on day one of the Punchestown Festival. Source
Honor Marie, Our Pretty Woman Intriguing Longshot Picks
The Kentucky Oaks (G1) and Kentucky Derby (G1) offer so many value bets and live longshots this year that I decided to make them the focus and dig deeper into the value in these two races. Source