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By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman Although the first of the 100-point Kentucky Derby prep races was held last Saturday (that being the UAE Derby in Dubai), the climax of the Kentucky Derby trail begins this weekend with the $1 million Florida Derby (gr. I) at Gulfstream Park and the $1 million Louisiana Derby (gr. ...

Of the dozen horses entered in the $500,000 JACK Cincinnati Casino Spiral Stakes (G3) March 25 on the Polytrack at Turfway Park, nine had never won a race on dirt. That group included winner Fast and Accurate, who entered off a maiden-claiming race win at Turfway Park and a win in a turf sprint stakes race at Gulfstream Park. After ...

While we were watching the Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline (G1) from afar—from the home office near Versailles, Ky.—the strength of Arrogate’s last-to-first run was beyond compare. Even the following day, or day after that for that matter, it’s hard to come to grips with just how special this horse is. To have witnessed it live may ...

By: Erin Shea, @BH_EShea Soon after multiple graded stakes winner Kid Cruz was pulled up in a claiming race at Aqueduct Racetrack March 19, his breeder, Machmer Hall's Carrie Brodgen tweeted: ''Just got the call, Kid Cruz is coming home! He has a tendon, but will be fine. Gelding, vacation and 2nd career next!'' Kid Cruz winning the Dwyer ...

In the emotional frenzy of Arrogate’s incredible victory in the Dubai World Cup, social media, as if often does, has run amok with comments, running the gamut from Arrogate being the greatest horse of all time to the greatest horse since Secretariat to the greatest horse of the 21st century to being an over-hyped horse who hasn’t beaten anyone ...

 By Eric Mitchell The late Unbridled's Song appears to have already clinched the 2017 North American leading sire title with Arrogate's rich back-to-back victories in the $12 million Pegasus World Cup (G1) and $10 million Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline (G1). Juddmonte Farms' 4-year-old juggernaut has grabbed $13 million in ...

1 Gunnevera Antonio Sano Dialed In—Unbridled Rage, by Unbridled After a nice easy 5-furlong breeze he stepped it up with a good sharpener in 1:01 4/5 at Gulfstream Park West in his final drill for the Florida Derby. Working alone, he cut the corners tightly, hugging the rail on both turns, and was striding out beautifully at the wire. ...

Sometimes in Thoroughbred racing we have a tendency to spew out superlatives in the immediate aftermath of a spectacular performance. We start comparing the winner to the greats of the past, and then, like always, time has a way of tempering our spontaneous hyperbole and jolting us back to reality. So, following Arrogate’s mind-boggling ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman We're here, folks! After a long winter of anticipation, we are now just six weeks away from the Kentucky Derby, which means that the final round of prep races is about to begin. First up is the UAE Derby (UAE-II) on Saturday at Meydan, followed later in the day by the $500,000 Jack ...

It’s hard enough to train a Thoroughbred and be able to bring out their talents. But when they have a mind of their own and keep fighting you, it makes the task extremely difficult and taxing on the nerves. To borrow a line from the movie A Bronx Tale, “The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.” The question right now with Classic Empire as ...