Kentucky Derby News
May 13, 2010
Borel Happy With Super Saver, Post Position for Preakness 135
BOREL HAPPY WITH SUPER SAVER, PREAKNESS POST – A winner of three of last four runnings of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I), jockey Calvin Borel will bid Saturday for his second consecutive victory in the $1 million Preakness,...
May 11, 2010
Romans-Trained Preakness Duo Completes Local Preps … Baffert Tabs Garcia … Mission Impazible to skip Preakness
ROMANS DUO COMPLETES CHURCHILL PREPARATIONS FOR PREAKNESS – Routine gallops were the order of the day on Tuesday for a pair of Preakness contenders trained by Louisville native Dale Romans, who is looking forward to saddling his double-barreled...
May 10, 2010
Pletcher's Aikenite Works for Preakness, Derby Winner Super Saver to Breeze on Monday
DOGWOOD’S PREAKNESS HOPE AIKENITE WORKS FIVE FURLONGS FOR PLETCHER; SUPER SAVER SET TO WORK MONDAY – Dogwood Stable’s Aikenite tuned up for an anticipated run in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes (Grade I) by working five furlongs in...
May 10, 2010
Todd Pletcher on Super Saver, Winning the Kentucky Derby and Looking to the Preakness
One week after his long-awaited victory in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) with WinStar Farm’s Super Saver and seven days before the colt’s bid for the Preakness, trainer Todd Pletcher met with reporters Saturday in the...
May 10, 2010
Derby Winner Super Saver Works Under Borel; Gomez Gets Acquainted with Dublin; Rachel Returns to Work Tab
DERBY WINNER SUPER SAVER WORKS THREE FURLONGS IN :36.60 – WinStar Farm’s Super Saver worked three furlongs in :36.60 under jockey Calvin Borel after renovation break over a track rated as “fast.”Working on his own, Super Saver...
May 9, 2010
Romans' First Dude Fires A Bullet In Preakness Work
FIRST DUDE WORKS BULLET FIVE-EIGHTHS FOR PREAKNESS – Donald Dizney’s First Dude punched his ticket to Baltimore with a bullet, five-furlong work in 1:00.60 under Tammy Fox after the morning renovation break.
Churchill Downs clockers caught...
May 9, 2010
Keertana Wins Mother's Day Feature
Barbara Hunter’s Keertana collared pacesetter C.S. Silk at the head of the stretch and cruised to an easy 4 ¼-length victory in Sunday’s $55,854 feature race for fillies and mares at Churchill Downs.
Trained by Tom...
May 8, 2010
Candy Cane Rallies to Win the Unbridled Sidney
Michael Dubb’s Candy Cane split horses in deep stretch to win the $54,972 Unbridled Sidney for fillies and mares by a neck over Ivory Empress on Saturday at Churchill Downs. Trained by Rick Dutrow and ridden by Garrett Gomez, Candy...
May 7, 2010
Conveyance No Longer Being Considered for Preakness Bid … Lenclud Celebrates First Three-Win Day
CONVEYANCE REMOVED FROM PREAKNESS CONSIDERATION – Three-time Kentucky Derby (GI)-winning trainer Bob Baffert reduced his list of Preakness prospects in half Friday morning by declaring Zabeel Racing International’s Southwest Stakes (GIII)...
May 6, 2010
Baffert's Lookin At Lucky, Conveyance, Lukas' Dublin Return to Track After Derby Runs
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BAFFERT DERBY DUO, DUBLIN RETURN TO THE TRACK – Kentucky Derby favorite Lookin At Lucky and stablemate Conveyance were back on the track Thursday morning for the first time since last Saturday’s “Run for the Roses” with both...
