Dialed In Considered Co-Favourite in 2011 Kentucky Derby Futures: Nick Zito has a live one on his hands with two-time winner Dialed In (Mineshaft) as the bay or brown colt zoomed back to score by a length and a half after giving the field a fifteen-length head start. The three year-old son of Mineshaft is out of a Storm Cat mare and his late-closing style... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Monday, January 31, 2011 - 22:50
Derby Contenders Line Up For 2011 Holy Bull: One Kentucky Derby contender is going to take a giant step towards Churchill Downs after the running of today's Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park. With the withdrawal of Boys at Tosconova (Officer), the one to beat appears to be Mucho Macho Man (Macho Uno) who was second best on two... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Monday, January 31, 2011 - 19:09
2011 Sunshine Millions at Gulfstream Set for Saturday: Top contenders across all divisions from Florida and California are set to face off on two different tracks as the 2011 edition of the Sunshine Millions is set to unfold at Santa Anita and Gulfstream. A full $2,000,000 in stakes purses is up for grabs and there are plenty of interesting variables... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 22:55
Cape Blanco Headlines 2011 Dubai World Cup Ante Post Market: Now that the Dubai Carnival is well and truly underway, the attention is already starting to turn towards the prestigious showpiece on March 26. The world’s richest race has just seen its first stage of declarations become official and, as usual, another star-studded line up from all four... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 18:24
Al Rashidiya Headlines This Thursday’s Card at Meydan: The Dubai Racing Carnival is in full swing and there is another first-rate card facing punters tomorrow. The days feature is the Grade 2 Al Rashidiya, a turf contest for older colts and geldings going 1m1f on the turf. The interesting subplot to today’s action is Saeed Bin Suroor and Mike De... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - 23:45
2011 Holy Bull Stakes Features a Number of Top Contenders: There is plenty of action kicking off at Gulfstream Park this weekend with the Sunshine Millions offering up plenty of high-class racing for the four year-olds and up on Saturday, but the Road to the Kentucky Derby passes through Gulfstream on Sunday as the Grade 3 Holy Bull Stakes and its $400,000... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Monday, January 24, 2011 - 19:30
UAE 2000 Guineas Trial and Cape Verdi Headline Meydan Card: The next race day in the Dubai Carnival is set to run on Thursday and there are more than a few high-quality contests kicking off on the Tapeta surface at the majestic Meydan Racecourse. Godolphin is out in full-force today and they have Dettori, Ajtebi and a cadre of other jockeys lined up on some... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 19:50
2011 Lecomte Stakes Sees a Mere Five Runners: Louisiana race fans might be forgiven for thinking they woke up in California as they check out the line-up for this weekend’s next chapter in the road to the Kentucky Derby. The 2011 Lecomte Stakes wound up being a rather underwhelming field of five that ensures we will see a first-rate... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Monday, January 17, 2011 - 23:12
2011 Lecomte Stakes is the Next Derby Trail Destination: Tapizar (Tapit) made a major splash in the Sham Stakes last Saturday and punters can expect the Kentucky Derby Trail to take another interesting shift this weekend as Fair Grounds hosts the latest edition of the Grade 3 Lecomte Stakes. While the purses usually don’t start to pick up serious... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Monday, January 17, 2011 - 19:12
Two Year-Old European Thoroughbred Rankings Not Reflected in Antepost: It is an admittedly odd situation that Dream Ahead (Diktat) and Frankel (Galileo) are both sitting on 126 ratings despite Frankel giving Dream an absolute hiding when they went off in the Dewhurst. It wasn’t even close on the day and a pair of Group 1’s against very... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 22:24