KENTUCKY DERBY: Zito horse is favorite; Two trainers are saddling eight horses in 2005 Kentucky DerbyRICHARD ROSENBLATT
Forte becomes the fifth horse to be scratched from the Derby, the first time that many horses have been pulled from the race since 1936. Practical Move, Continuar and Skinner joined Lord Miles in being scratched earlier in the week. The Kentucky Derby is now set to be run with 18 horses...
Five horses have died at Churchill Downs in recent days, including two trained by Saffie Joseph Jr. He was suspended by the track and had his Derby horse, Lord Miles, scratched. Article content Kentucky Horse Racing Commission veterinarians were at Pletcher’s barn early Saturday to observe an...
The colt earned a Beyer Speed Figure of 95, a seven point increase over his previous high. Juvenile Favorite Comes Up Short The Juvenile betting favorite was Jackie’s Warrior, who checked in a disappointing fourth at 4-5. “It was a tremendous effort by this horse,” the winning trainer...
"If the Derby was tomorrow, I would be in the direction of Known Agenda,"Olczyk said. "He won the Florida Derby and seems to be coming into his own since he put blinkers on. Pletcher's horse was a bit unlucky at the draw as well, getting the position on the rail where the last...
“I thought it was ideal,” Asmussen said. “It’s a nine-horse field, plenty of run-up to the first turn. Several fresh horses and us coming back in two weeks, I think it’s absolutely ideal. You could say we’re half as nervous as the draw for the Derby, when you go from ...
“He looks fine,” Tagg said. “I was very pleased with the way he ran. He did everything a good horse ought to do and did it perfectly.” “He seems to terrorize the competition when he makes his move,” Tagg added. “Every race I’ve seen, even the first one, has been grea...
“Cassaleria has only one eye and a lot of courage,” someone wrote about trainer Ron McAnally’s Derby horse in ’82. “But the real knock against him is not based on vision, but geography. He’s accustomed to running on drag strips. California horses ring up swift times on that rub...
With his trainer an over-the-moon Pittsburgh Steelers fan, Afleet Alex was bound to have some NFL influences in his daily workouts. The 9-2 second choice in Saturday's Kentucky Derby is the only horse among the 20 Derby runners that went through a twice-a-day regimen similar to what pl...
The early favorite for the Kentucky Derby has been scratched hours before the race. Forte was declared out of the 149th Derby on Saturday, the fifth scratch from the race this week. Co-owner Mike Repole said Kentucky Horse Racing Commission veterinarians