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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 ...

Prior to 2013 Malibu Moon’s progeny had not fared well in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).Spendthrift Farm’s homebred son of A.P. Indy seemed to have all the right pedigree influences by being a son of the 1992 Belmont Stakes (gr. I) winner, who was by 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew. Malibu Moon also provided a glimmer ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') @J_Keelerman Thanks to a new livestreaming service provided by Churchill Downs, racing fans across the country have been able to tune in and watch as the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks contenders turn in their morning workouts and gallops at Churchill Downs. To help sort out all the details and get a ...

Following Sunday's rainy, chilly morning, the sun was out Monday morning and the Derby horses were out in full force, including three arrivals from California -- Dortmund, Firing Line, and Bolo -- all of whom looked terrific, as you will see below. At 5:30 this morning, a Brook Ledge van pulled up to Todd Pletcher's barn, carrying Blue Grass ...