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Ok, the time has finally come to try to answer the burning questions that make Kentucky Derby 141 one of the most intriguing Thoroughbred events seen in a very long time. Is American Pharoah the superstar many feel he is, some comparing him to Seattle Slew, or is this field actually much more even in talent? Or perhaps the undefeated ...

     >Go to TimeformUS PPs for the Kentucky Oaks/ Post Time 5:49 EDTBy TimeformUS Analyst Mike Beer The first Saturday in May has long been an important date on the racing calendar. Whether hard-core racing insider, casual racing fan on the periphery, or somewhere in between, one’s attention is almost invariably ...

Well, we got through the post position draw, and several interesting scenarios have emerged. The most intriguing is not American Pharoah drawing post 18, but fellow Zayat Stables runner Mr. Z, who has had problems with erratic running this year, drawing post 17, And that's a long run from the gate to the first turn. Mr. Z, who is a tough ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') @J_Keelerman After months of waiting and watching races and analyzing pedigrees, charts, speed figures, and statistics, the first Saturday in May has almost arrived! We’re just two days away from the 141st running on the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), and following a last-minute defection ...

   >Go to TimeformUS PPs for the Kentucky Derby/ Post Time 6:34 EDTBy TimeformUS Analyst Justin FinchA Kentucky Derby this intriguing, this rich in talent and mystery and potential, can only be sullied by a long introduction. Suffice it to say that horse racing undeniably has problems, big problems, but as long as it ...

Not only were Frosted and Upstart the last two Derby horses to arrive, their plane was delayed about three hours in Florida. But both arrived safe and sound Tuesday evening and were out on the track this morning and feeling good in their respective strong gallops. Both colts have not the smoothest roads on the Derby trail, with Frosted's bizarre ...

The crowds are beginning to mass on the backstretch, and on Tuesday were treated to a whirlwind of Derby horses training, including new faces Carpe Diem, who vanned over from Keeneland Monday morning at 5:30 and mystery horse Mubtaahij, who arrived from Arlington Park 12 hours later at 5:30 p.m., greeted by trainer Michael de Kock. The son of ...

Looking at the recent past performances of the 20 horses likely to start in the 2015 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), more than half the field would like to be racing a length or two off the lead. Based on recent running lines, it's conceivable that Dortmund, Carpe Diem, American Pharoah, Frosted, and Mubtaahij may all take aim at ...