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Not many people who watched American Pharoah breeze five furlongs this morning could believe it when they were told he had worked in :58 2/5. The likely Kentucky Derby favorite looked as if he was on cruise control all the way, and the final time and gallop-out seemed to contradict what everyone was seeing.“He looked like he was just loping out ...

Come on, people, forget all these big-name horses and their gaudy records and brilliant performances, it’s May 2, it’s Mayweather – Pacquiao, it’s a knockout. You get it? I repeat, Itsaknockout. It all fits doesn’t it? Although a knockout in the big fight looks fairly unlikely, that wouldn’t be the case at Churchill Downs if Itsaknockout scores an ...

It was a beautiful chilly morning at Churchill, as the flurry of workouts scheduled for Saturday was for the most part moved up to Friday because of the rain in the forecast. International Star is still scheduled to work Saturday, whether at Churchill or Trackside Training Center. American Pharoah is on schedule for Sunday, with trainer Bob ...

  Derby Prep Trip Handicapping: The impact of trips in the 2015 Kentucky Derby Preps Which hidden terrible OR wonderful trips in the Derby prep races will lead to horses being overbet or underbet in the Derby? The following notes are excerpted from The TimeformUS Kentucky Derby Weekend Package. Notes from TimeformUS Analysts Mike Beer ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') @J_Keelerman You know the Kentucky Derby is almost here when the entries are out for opening day at Churchill Downs, which will be held this Saturday. An exciting eleven-race card is on schedule, with the highlight being the $100,000 William Walker Stakes, a six-furlong sprint for three-year-olds that ...

International Star - Photo by Hodges Photography Just think if some healthy chatter on social media was going on this week about which post position the connections of International Star should choose with the first post position pick for this year’s Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I). And additional talk could follow on where the ...

1 American Pharoah Bob Baffert Pioneerof the Nile—Littleprincessemma, by Yankee Gentleman He shipped to Churchill right after the Arkansas Derby, so he will have a good deal of training over the track, much more so than Dortmund who will arrive April 26, not that it will make a whole lot of difference in the long run. Looking again at his ...

The crowd packed into a hotel lounge off State Road 40 on the outskirts of Ocala, Fla., the afternoon of May 5, 1990, buzzed about Florida’s horse in the Kentucky Derby (gr. I).No mint juleps here. And no big hats with flowing ribbons floating high above spike heels, or sharp-dressed gents with fedoras chewing on fat Rocky Patel cigars. These were ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Question: What do Commanding Curve, Golden Soul, Went the Day Well, Make Music for Me, Mine That Bird, Denis of Cork, Imawildandcrazyguy, Jazil, Giacomo, and Don’t Get Mad all have in common? If you answered ''They all finished in the Kentucky Derby superfecta at gigantic odds,'' you are correct—each of the ...

Peter Beagle wrote in The Last Unicorn, “Great heroes need great sorrow and burdens, or half their greatness goes unnoticed. It is all part of the fairy tale.”Kiaran McLaughlin has always been a hero to his daughter Erin for his hard work and dedication to the sport that has encompassed his entire life. But it took the “great sorrow and burden” of ...