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KENTUCKY DERBY – Medina Spirit
PREAKNESS STAKES – Rombauer
BELMONT STAKES – Essential Quality
LATEST NEWS
Experts’ Kentucky Derby undercard stakes picks
Today’s Kentucky Derby day card has plenty of stakes action before the big race. We asked our experts to share their selections.
Forte, morning line favorite, scratched from Kentucky Derby
Forte, the morning line favorite, has been scratched from the Kentucky Derby by the state veterinarian because of a bruised right foot.
PREAKNESS ENTRIES
- Simplification (6-1)
- Creative Minister (10-1)
- Fenwick (50-1)
- Secret Oath (9-2)
- Early Voting (7-2)
- Happy Jack (30-1)
- Armagnac (12-1)
- Epicenter (6-5)
- Skippylongstocking (20-1)
PREAKNESS NEWS
Derby whispers: Seen and heard at Churchill Downs
Our correspondent roamed the Churchill Downs backstretch this Kentucky Derby week. Here’s what he heard.
Updated Kentucky Derby odds: Irish War Cry 5-1, Always Dreaming 9-2
Full updated Kentucky Derby odds as of 7:30 Saturday morning show Irish War Cry as the second choice, Always Dreaming as the favorite.
Fast and Accurate: “We’re going to the lead!”
Pennsylvania-bred Fast and Accurate is among the longest of longshots for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby — but his owner is so confident that he paid $200,000 to supplement him to the big race.
Finest City heads Midlantic-breds on Oaks day
Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint winner Finest City is favored in Friday’s La Troienne at Churchill Downs and is one of just two Midlantic-breds in Churchill stakes that day.
Kentucky Derby odds and post positions; Irish War Cry 6-1
Kentucky Derby odds and post positions were announced this morning, with Irish War Cry the 6-1 fourth choice and Classic Empire favored at 4-1.
Comfort key for Irish War Cry as Derby nears
While many trainers sent their horses to Churchill Downs, Graham Motion kept Irish War Cry home at Fair Hill until Monday. He sat down with Gary Quill to discuss that decision and much else.
Carr’s Exaggerator photo wins Frutkoff Award
A photo by Rob Carr of Exaggerator in the homestretch of the Preakness has won the Jerry Frutkoff Preakness Photograph Award.
For bettors, the search for Derby bragging rights
Hit the Kentucky Derby and have bragging rights for a year. Miss it? It can be a long wait till the next one… musings on wagering the Derby.
At Overbrook, keeping an eye on star pupil Irish War Cry
At New Jersey’s Overbrook Farm, manager Rory Huston is keeping close tabs on Irish War Cry, whom he remembers as “a nice-looking foal.”
