I’m not a headline guy. I know that as long as I was following Ruth to the plate I could have stood on my head and no one would have known the difference.
Lou Gehrig
Sotogake (outside leg trip)
Phil has a question:
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The last one on opening day was notable as Dennis Dale, Kelly and Cathy Rycroft’s BIG UNION ($5.50), became the first winner saddled by young trainer Nicole Rycroft. Rycroft has been the longtime assistant to top trainer Craig MacPherson. Big Union raced on a contested quick pace (23.04, 46.00) and then proceeded to draw away late to win in a romp in 1:11.14 – the fastest of the day.
Canadian Thoroughbred – Hastings Racecourse Opens 2023 Season, Nicole Rycroft Wins
ESPN – 2023 Kentucky Derby: Odds, post positions, jockeys
America’s Best Racing – Tordjman – Meet the Jockeys for the 2023 Kentucky Derby
Special knowledge is not a talent. A man must acquire it by hard work.
Pittsburgh Phil
Bloodhorse – Gregory A Hall – Forget Two Minutes, 2021 Derby Unresolved in Two Years
Bloodhorse – Champion Forte Handed 3-1 Favoritism in Kentucky Derby
TDN – Sherack – Champion Forte Draws Post 15 for Kentucky Derby, Tabbed as 3-1 Favorite
Bloodhorse – Byron King – Favored Forte Avoids Unfavorable Draw in Kentucky Derby
Bloodhorse – Wet Paint Installed as 5-2 Favorite in Kentucky Oaks
TDN – Sherack – Streaking Wet Paint Headlines Full Field Drawn for Kentucky Oaks
DRF – Russo – New Churchill Downs paddock will be old paddock by 2024
TDN – Thornton – The Week in Review: It’s Official, Derby Generates $400M Economic Impact
America’s Best Racing – Reed – Ten Unforgettable Kentucky Derby Upsets
Speed’s relative.
Richard Petty
When I first started racing, my father, one of the first things he said, he said, “Win the race as slow as you can.”
Richard Petty
Sports Business Journal – Dodger Stadium gondola project changes hands
Bloodhorse – McCroskey – Week Holds Plenty of Potential for Spendthrift Farm
TDN – Petrunyak – Norm Casse Enjoying the Ride with First Oaks Filly
America’s Best Racing – Pedulla – California Chrome: A Horse Who Brought Dreams to Life
TDN – Freshman Sire Phoenix Of Spain Off The Mark At Leicester
Front Office Sports – McCarthy – ESPN Touts Streaming While Seeking Broadcasting Balance
Kentucky Derby
|
PP |
Horse |
Trainer |
Jockey |
Odds |
|
1 |
Hit Show |
Brad H Cox |
Manuel Franco |
30 – 1 |
|
2 |
Verifying |
Brad H Cox |
Tyler Gaffalione |
15 – 1 |
|
3 |
Two Phil’s |
Larry Rivelli |
Jareth Loveberry |
12 – 1 |
|
4 |
Confidence Game |
Keith Desormeaux |
James Graham |
20 – 1 |
|
5 |
Tapit Trice |
Todd Pletcher |
Luiz Saez |
5 – 1 |
|
6 |
Kingsbarns |
Todd Pletcher |
Jose Ortiz |
12 – 1 |
|
7 |
Reincarnate |
Tim Yakten |
John R Velazquez |
50 – 1 |
|
8 |
Mage |
Gustavo Delgado |
Javier Castellano |
15 – 1 |
|
9 |
Skinner |
John Shireffs |
Juan Hernandez |
20 – 1 |
|
10 |
Practical Move |
Tim Yakten |
Ramon Vasquez |
10 – 1 |
|
11 |
Disarm |
Steve Assmussen |
Joel Rosario |
30 -1 |
|
12 |
Jace’s Road |
Brad H Cox |
Florent Geroux |
15 – 1 |
|
13 |
Sun Thunder |
Ken McPeek |
Brian Hernandez Jr. |
30 – 1 |
|
14 |
Angel of Empire |
Brad H Cox |
Flavien Prat |
8 – 1 |
|
15 |
Forte |
Todd Pletcher |
Irad Ortiz Jr. |
3 – 1 |
|
16 |
Raise Cain |
Ben Colebrook |
Gerado Corrales |
50 – 1 |
|
17 |
Derma Sotogake (JPN) |
Hidetaka Otonashi |
Christophe Lemaire |
10 – 1 |
|
18 |
Rocket Can |
William Mott |
Junior Alvarado |
15 – 1 |
|
19 |
Lord Miles |
Joseph A Saffie Jr. |
Paco Lopez |
15 – 1 |
|
20 |
Continuar |
Yoshito Yahagi |
Ryusei Sakai |
50 – 1 |
| AE | Cyclone Mischief | Dale Romans | Joel Rosario | 30 – 1 |
| AE | Mandarin Hero | Terunobu Fujita | Kazushi Kimura | 20 – 1 |
| AE | King Russell | Ron Moquett | Rafael Bejarano | 50 – 1 |
America’s Best Racing – Curry – A Beginner’s Guide to the Kentucky Derby
John Jeremiah Sullivan – Horseman Pass By_(Secretariat)
Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved – Hunter_S_Thompson
Brisnet – Get to know the 2023 Kentucky Derby contenders
Saturday, May 6, 2023
Friday, May 5, 2023
Kentucky Derby 150
Kentucky Derby 150 – Derby of A Lifetime Contest
Vote early and vote often.
Al Capone
2023 Preakness 148 Saturday May 20, 2023
DRF – Russo – Some Kentucky Derby hopefuls now setting their sights on Preakness
TDN – Preakness 148 Offers Limited Edition Ale
2023 Belmont Stakes Saturday June 10, 2023
Plan the Ultimate Kentucky Derby Party!
Kentucky Derby 149 Contest
One interesting pedigree note this year is a possible exacta box with Forte and Two Phil’s, and this may hit an emotional note more than a scientific one. Forte’s maternal grandsire Blame and Two Phil’s’ maternal great-grandsire Birdstone are both stamina-heavy stallions who probably caused more grief to racing fans than any horses in memory. To this day there still are tens of thousands of fans who refuse to watch Blame’s Breeders’ Cup Classic victory over their beloved Zenyatta, who was only inches from a 20-race undefeated career, and Birdstone’s Belmont Stakes victory over Smarty Jones, one of the most popular horses ever who was only yards away from being an undefeated Triple Crown winner, but was basically ganged up on by the jockeys of his main opponents. This is a totally believable exacta that would finally give these two horses (Birdstone is now actually pensioned) some well-deserved positive press.
Speaking of Two Phil’s, for those who feel his sire Hard Spun might be compromised at 10 furlongs, Hard Spun’s dam is by Turkoman, who ran one of the fastest Marlboro Cups ever and placed in the Breeders’ Cup Classic, Jockey Club Gold Cup, and Travers, out of a half-sister to Belmont and Preakness winner Little Current, by English Derby winner Roberto.
Haskin’s Derby Rankings: How to Find a Derby Winner… With Your Eyes
Bloodhorse – Byron King – Forte on Top in Closing Derby Dozen, Shuffling Beneath
TDN – Thornton – TDN Derby Top 20: Cadence Quickens, Plot Thickens
XBTV – Jeff Siegel’s Kentucky Derby Deluxe Dozen (updated 4/14/23)
Paulick Report – Champagne – The Derby Bubble Presented By Kentucky-Breds: The Waiting Game Begins
Horse Racing Nation – Kentucky Derby 2023 Contenders
Horse Racing Nation – Shifman – Kentucky Derby 2023: Early full-field odds and analysis
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