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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 ...

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 ...