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Louisville Courier-Journal – Opinion – Four dead horses in six days at Churchill Downs shows horse racing’s reality problem
Bloodhorse – Gregory A Hall – Churchill Calls Equine Fatalities Rare but Unacceptable
TDN – Churchill Expresses Concern After Deaths of Two Saffie Joseph Horses
DRF – Hegarty – Joseph granted permission to scratch horses from Thursday, Friday cards at Churchill
Bloodhorse – Angst – Joseph Plans Some Scratches but Will Run Lord Miles
Bloodhorse – Churchill Downs Suspends Joseph Indefinitely
Bloodhorse – Angst – KHRC Forces the Scratch of Lord Miles From Derby
Bloodhorse – Joe Perez – Practical Move to Scratch From Kentucky Derby
Bloodhorse – Angst – Uninjured After Throwing Rider, Verifying Set for Derby
Bloodhorse – Mulvihill – Romans Confident Cyclone Mischief Will Make Derby Field
Bloodhorse – Joe Perez – Oaks Runner And Tell Me Nolies Drops Rider, ‘Seems OK’
DRF – Hersh – Kentucky Derby: Team Illinois takes a shot with the horse nobody wanted – Two Phil’s
TDN – Petrunyak – Two Phil’s Carries the Flag for His Chicago Home Team
If everything seems under control, you’re just not going fast enough.
Mario Andretti
Southern Living – Kentucky Derby Party Ideas
Saveur – Detroit-Style Pepperoni Pizza
Bloodhorse – Meet the Field for the 149th Kentucky Derby
Bloodhorse – Meet the Jockeys of the 2023 Kentucky Derby
Bloodhorse – Milvihill – Q & A: Johnny V On What It Takes to Win the Derby
Dorth Vader, a John Ropes Florida homebred returns in the Kentucky Oaks on Friday, May 5, 2023 at Churchill Downs. The 2023 Oaks has drawn an overflow field and is one of the more competitive in recent years. Dorth Vader is by Girvin (Tale of Ekati) out of the Yonaguska mare Hardcore Candy who was campaigned in Alberta by Darrell Landry and then Amber Buniak and Ryan McLean. Hardcore Candy won 8 races from 40 starts with 8 seconds and 4 thirds, earning $101,308. She was Stakes placed in the Freedom of the City Stakes (Black Type) at Northlands Park.
Over at Oaklawn Park Arnold Bennewith, Rick Wiest, Clayton Wiest, Lana Wiest, Randy Howg, R6 Stables (Tim Rollingson et al), Gary Kropp and Norman Tremblay’s 2022 Canadian Derby Winner Great Escape steps back up to stake company in the Lake Ouachita Stake for $150,000US on Friday May 5, 2023. Trained by Robertino Diodoro, Francisco Arrieta will be in the saddle.
There is nothing like winning a race.
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Phil has a question:
Was the decision to let Treliving walk before getting around to firing Darryl Sutter an oversight by the Flames or a deliberate decision.
Bloodhorse – Eric Mitchell – Assessing Kentucky Derby Contenders by Final Works
TDN – TIF Hosting Derby Prop Contest For Racing Charities
TDN – Sherack – Wednesday’s Kentucky Derby Report: No Shortage of ‘Confidence’
Paulick Report – Equibase Analysis: Angel Of Empire Gets Slight Edge Over Deep Kentucky Derby Field
Bloodhorse – Ehalt – Dutrow to Return With Starter May 6 at Belmont Park
Speed is often confused with insight. When I start running earlier than the others, I appear faster.
Johan Cruyff
Brisnet – Hanson – Grade 1 winners clash in Modesty; Caravel imposing in Unbridled Sidney
I do love cars.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Brisnet – Hanson – Rich Strike, Secret Oath return to scene of signature wins for Kentucky Oaks Day
TDN – Bill Finley – One Year Later, Rich Strike Looks to Get Back to the Top
Brisnet – Hanson – Santin among three potential repeaters in Kentucky Derby Day grass stakes
To win you have to score one more goal than your opponent.
Johan Cruyff
Bloodhorse – McCroskey – Connections of Two Phil’s Keep it Easy Until Derby Day
Bloodhorse – Joe Perez – Family at the Core of Rivelli’s First Kentucky Derby
Bloodhorse – Angst – Forte’s Partners Enjoy Family-Like Connection
Bloodhorse – McCroskey – Major Dude Bypasses KY Derby, Reroutes to American Turf
I’m not religious. In Spain all 22 players make the sign of the cross before they enter the pitch. If it works all matches must therefore end in a draw.
Johan Cruyff
Bloodhorse – Gash – Reincarnate, Mage Could Add Classic to Good Magic’s CV
Bloodhorse – Mott Looks for Derby Win He Can Immediately Celebrate
Bloodhorse – Byron King – Wests Back in KY Derby After Maximum Security DQ
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 – 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 |
| 15 – 1 | ||||
| 20 | Continuar | Yoshito Yahagi | Ryusei Sakai | 50 – 1 |
| 21 | Cyclone Mischief | Dale Romans | Joel Rosario | 30 – 1 |
| 22 | 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
TIF Derby Prop Contest Racing Charities
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 – Will Forte or the Gray Make Pletcher’s Day?
Haskin’s Derby Rankings: How to Find a Derby Winner… With Your Eyes
Bloodhorse – Byron King’s Derby Dozen for May 3
TDN – Thornton – TDN Derby Top 20: Cadence Quickens, Plot Thickens
XBTV – Jeff Siegel’s Kentucky Derby Deluxe Dozen (updated 4/14/23)
Horse Racing Nation – Kentucky Derby 2023 Contenders
Horse Racing Nation – Shifman – Kentucky Derby 2023: Early full-field odds and analysis
Join us on Friday, May 5th, at Century Mile Racetrack and Casino.
Phil M Stockmen
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