May 3, 2025
Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve GI $5,000,000 3 Year Olds 1 1/4 miles
Bloodhorse – NBC, USA Network, Peacock Set for Derby Coverage
Phil has a question:
How would you know it’s Derby time if Phil didn’t drag out a couple of old chestnuts.
John Jeremiah Sullivan – Horseman Pass By
Money won is twice as sweet as money earned.
Fast Eddie Felson
The older the violin, the sweeter the music.
Larry McMurtry
Age appears best in four things: old wood to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust and old authors to read.
Garden and Gun – Steve Russell – What Keeps America’s Oldest Thoroughbred Going Strong?
For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled.
Hunter S. Thompson
Today is the only day. Yesterday is gone.
John Wooden
Bloodhorse – Alicia Hughes – Soggy Conditions Greet Patrons for Kentucky Derby
Are You Sure you want to bet on Journalism
Phil has a question:
Which Umberto Rispoli shows up in the Derby – the one who road Look Forward in the Eight Belles or the one who got AG Bullet locked in at the rail in the Unbridled Sidney.
I never lie because I don’t fear anyone. You only lie when you’re afraid.
John Gotti
Los Angeles Times – John Cherwa – Kentucky Derby live updates, start time, betting odds and results
Sports Illustrated – Pat Forde – Can Journalism End the Kentucky Derby Chaos?
#1 – Citizen Bull
The 2-year-old champ
Others have been catching up
Hard one to back here
#2 – Neoequos
Just like his father
He’s an elite check-getter
Mailbox is empty
#3 – Final Gambit
All-weather all-star
Would love to see pace meltdown
Plenty of questions
#4 – Rodriguez
SCRATCHED
#5 – American Promise
Weak prep, then long break
Got thumped in established tilts
Could be Preakness prep
#6 – Admire Daytona
Dubai road led here
Luxor Cafe beat him twice
Tough to get enthused
#7 – Luxor Cafe
Japan’s top hopeful
Not “Forever Young”-esque hype
But he’s still in play
#8 – Journalism
Gutsy final prep
Proved his fighting spirit, but
Did it use him up?
#9 – Burnham Square
His race will be run
From quarter pole to finish
He’ll need the setup
#10 – Grande
SCRATCHED
#11 – Flying Mohawk
We know he’ll rebound
From trouble out of the gate
A good skill to have
#12 – East Avenue
He got his groove back
Not sure he wins this time out
Jim Dandy? Book it!
#13 – Publisher
If he doesn’t win
You could hose him down and run
In nightcap maiden
#14 – Tiztastic
Got his first dirt win
In Louisiana prep
Good time to get hot
#15 – Render Judgment
Props to Toby Keith
This horse ain’t as good as he
Once was as maiden
#16 – Coal Battle
When does a dream run
Become overachieving?
Cool horse, not playing
#17 – Sandman
Outside post could help
Keep him from finding trouble
Live if the trip’s clean
#18 – Sovereignty
Lethal closing kick
Sure to be gaining ground late
Have to consider
#19 – Chunk of Gold
A gritty bridesmaid
Loves to pass other horses
Can he pass enough?
#20 – Owen Almighty
Out, then in again
Derby Fever is raging
Quarantine your bets
#21 – Baeza
Has the blood for this
Parking lot post could derail
Late bloomer’s chances
Prediction
Avoiding trouble
Sandman puts it together
Eight, 19 follow
New York Times – Joe Drape – Against the Odds, He Made Thoroughbred Racing a Viable Business
Phil has a question:
Where’s the pedigree Haikus.
Brisnet – Get to know the 2025 Kentucky Derby contenders
America’s Best Racing – Mike Curry – Sixteen Things to Know About the Kentucky Derby
TDN – Wagering Lineup Announced for Kentucky Derby Week
2025 Kentucky Derby CLI – Contenders
| PP | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Early Odds | M/L Odds | Phil’s odds | |
| 1 | Citizen Bull | Bob Baffert | Martin Garcia | 20-1 | 20-1 | 9.78 | |
| 2 | Neoequos | Saffie Joseph Jr. | Flavien Prat | 50-1 | 30-1 | 76.42 | |
| 3 | Final Gambit | Brad H. Cox | Luan Machado | 30-1 | 30-1 | 49.15 | |
| 5 | American Promise | D. Wayne Lukas | Nik Juarez | 30-1 | 30-1 | 22.76 | |
| 6 | Admire Daytona | Yukihiro Kato | Christophe Lemaire | 30-1 | 30-1 | 36.11 | |
| 7 | Luxor Café | Noriyuki Hori | João “Magic Man” Moreira | 10-1 | 15-1 | 14.33 | |
| 8 | Journalism | Michael W. McCarthy | Umberto Rispoli | 3-1 | 3-1 | 3.34 | |
| 9 | Burnham Square | Ian R. Wilkes | Brian J Hernandez Jr. | 8-1 | 12-1 | 19.39 | |
| 11 | Flying Mohawk | D. Whitworth Beckham | Joseph D Ramos | 50-1 | 30-1 | 76.42 | |
| 12 | East Avenue | Brendan P. Walsh | Manuel Franco | 15-1 | 20-1 | 16.50 | |
| 13 | Publisher | Steven M. Asmussen | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 20-1 | 20-1 | 46.37 | |
| 14 | Tiztastic | Steven M. Asmussen | Joel Rosario | 15-1 | 20-1 | 33.15 | |
| 15 | Render Judgment | Kenneth G McPeek | Julien Leparoux | 50-1 | 30-1 | 93.59 | |
| 16 | Coal Battle | Lonnie Briley | Juan P Vargas | 20-1 | 30-1 | 43.89 | |
| 17 | Sandman | Mark E. Casse | Jose L Ortiz | 5-1 | 6-1 | 8.49 | |
| 18 | Sovereignty | William I. Mott | Junior Alvarado | 9-2 | 5-1 | 5.14 | |
| 19 | Chunk of Gold | Ethan West | Jareth Loveberry | 20-1 | 30-1 | 52.28 | |
| 20 | Owen Almighty | Brian Lynch | Javier Castellano | 50-1 | 30-1 | 84.15 | |
| 21 | Baeza | John A Shireffs | Flavien Prat | 50-1 | 12-1 | 24.8 | |
| AE |
ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY AND KENTUCKY OAKS
2025 Steve Haskin Derby Ranking And Other Dozens
America’s Best Racing – Patrick Reed – 2025 Kentucky Derby Cheat Sheet
America’s Best Racing – 2025 Kentucky Derby Post Positions by the Numbers
Saturday May 3 The Night Of Champions – Century Mile
May 2, 2025
Longines Kentucky Oaks GI $1,500,000 3 Year Old Fillies 1 1/8 miles
The three toughest fighters I ever fought were Sugar Ray Robinson, Sugar Ray Robinson and Sugar Ray Robinson.
Jake LaMotta
Phil has a question:
How much in sales did they lose when they changed the box.
They’re nothing more than thieves, just like me. Thieves with crowns.
Robin Hood
Seven Horse Racing Superstitions From Across the Globe
Phil has a question:
Is it good luck or bad luck to be on the cover of the Daily Racing Form.
Bloodhorse – Byron King – Journalism May Need to Deliver Over Wet Track in Derby
Bloodhorse – Sean Collins – Baeza Connections Ready for KY Derby After Waiting Game
A true hero helps others, not for praise, but because it is right.
Robin Hood
Paulick Report – Joe Nevills – The Haiku Handicapper
#1 – Early On
Stays in the convo
But never got her head down
In lesser prep heats
#2 – Simply Joking
No shame in last start
Vulnerable in the stretch
Can’t get distracted
#3 – Fondly
Rule number one is
To always keep ’em guessing
Much to be revealed
#4 – Drexel Hill
It was barely March
The last time she competed
Can’t back that angle
#5 – Quickick
Lost her last three starts
By 21 combined lengths
No, she’s not winning
#6 – Ballerina d’Oro
Better with distance
Do stats drop outside New York?
Live, but has questions
#7 – La Cara
Up front, she’s a threat
Less so when playing catch-up
Her break’s everything
#8 – Five G
SCRATCHED
#9 – Tenma
SoCal juggernaut
No one else is shipping east
Was it fish or pond?
#10 – Take Charge Milady
Revealed a new trick
Closing well in the Ashland
Could pick up a check
#11 – Good Cheer
No one’s gotten close
As she won her first six starts
Legacy beckons
#12 – Anna’s Promise
Recent claim worked out
When does a Cinderella
Become a pumpkin?
#13 – Bless the Broken
Bayou to Bluegrass
Despite impressive prep win
She’s a cut below
#14 – Quietside
Showed grit last time out
Finds more in the last furlong
No whispers – a roar
Prediction
The streak is broken
Quietside outlasts Good Cheer
Followed by 10, six
Paulick Report Natalie Voss – Why Doesn’t Anyone Seem To Care About The Kentucky Oaks Anymore?
TDN – Steve Sherack – Good Cheer Brings Perfect Record into Kentucky Oaks
Bloodhorse – Frank Angst – The Road: Reasons Every Kentucky Derby Horse Can Win
Garden and Gun – Lindsey Liles – Which Farm Has Produced the Most Kentucky Derby Winners?
DRF – Mike Welsch – 2025 Kentucky Derby Clocker: Final impressions of this year’s field
Bloodhorse – Alicia Hughes – Mott, Cox Hope to Win Kentucky Derby the Right Way
Bloodhorse – Joe Perez – Rodriguez Scratched From Kentucky Derby
Bloodhorse – Sean Collins – Burnham Square’s Success Attributed to His Gelding
Phil has a question:
Where’s the pedigree Haikus.
One of Phil’s favourite name horses: Dorth Vader, the John Ropes Florida homebred is double entered on the Kentucky Oaks and Derby undercards at Churchill Downs on May 2, 2025 in the 7th – Fasig-Tipton La Troienne Stakes GI against reigning HOY Thorpedo Anna and on Derby Day in an overflow field in the 10th – Derby City Distaff Stake presented by Kendall-Jackson Winery GI.
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.
Q: How does Darth Vader manage to eat through that mask?
A: He’s force fed.
The luck of having talent is not enough; one must also have a talent for luck.
Hector Berlioz
Bloodhorse – Joe Perez – Rodriguez Scratched From Kentucky Derby
Bloodhorse – America’s Best Racing – America’s Best Racing’s Q&A With Jockey Umberto Rispoli
SportsNet – Emily Sadler – Rumour roundup: Canucks’ coaching search filled with question marks
Phil has a question:
What size broom does the new Canucks coach need.
Bloodhorse – Frank Angst and Sean Collins – Grade 2 Winner Five G Scratched From Kentucky Oaks
Bloodhorse – Sean Collins – Louisiana Racing Supporting Coal Battle in KY Derby
Bloodhorse – Frank Angst – Red River Farms Sees Spike in Interest for Coal Front
Bloodhorse – Joe Perez – American Pharoah’s Popularity Keeps Rising In Japan
Phil has a question:
What happened to Ahmed Zayat.
It’s a sad thing not to have friends, but it is even sadder not to have enemies.
Che Guevara
Bloodhorse – Molly Rollins – Burnham Square Peaking at the Right Time for Wilkes
Bloodhorse – Gregory A. Hall – Chunk of Gold, Publisher Carry Derby Hopes for Airdrie
Bloodhorse – Gregory A. Hall – Brothers a Staple of NBC’s Derby Coverage for 25 Years
The rich will do anything for the poor but get off their backs.
Karl Marx
Bloodhorse – Byron King – Chunk of Gold Brings Loveberry Back to the KY Derby
Be open minded, but not so open minded that your brains fall out.
Groucho Marx
Paulick Report – A Different Era: Training Pattern for Triple Crown Winner Assault
DRF – Mike Welsch – Kentucky Derby Clocker: Putting the final touches on
Phil has a question:
Where’s the pedigree Haikus.
In opera, there is always too much singing.
Claude Debussy
Sports Illustrated – Pat Forde – Why the Kentucky Derby Has Never Felt Weirder
Phil has a question:
Are Clark Kent and the Undertaker’s window gazing skills helping to grow Alberta thoroughbred racing when the May 2nd, 2025 opening day card at Century Mile couldn’t fill and only 55 horses entered for a 9 race card on Kentucky Derby Day.
Bloodhorse – Frank Angst – More Experienced East Avenue Targets Kentucky Derby
Phil has a question:
With Godolphin having a speed-ball and a closer in the 2025 Kentucky Derby do they have a plan.
ESPN – Kalyn Kahler – Revealing the identity of ‘Prospect X’ — and what’s next
Bloodhorse – Karen M. Johnson – Quarter Century of Derby Memories for Hall of Famer
Bloodhorse – Byron King – C2 Racing Stable Hopes for Derby Surprise With Neoequos
TDN – Japan’s Derby Hopefuls Luxor Cafe, Admire Daytona Work
The only thing worse than a liar is a liar that’s also a hypocrite.
Tennessee Williams
Sports Illustrated – Ryan Phillips – Fastest Kentucky Derby Times Ever Posted
I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn’t work that way. So, I stole a bike and asked him for forgiveness.
Michael Corleone
The Ringer – Nora Princiotti – Jordon Hudson Is in Her Reputation-Management Era
SportsNet – Iain MacIntyre – Coach Rick Tocchet’s exit stings badly for reeling Canucks
Phil has a question:
How many draft picks will that stunt cost the Falcons.
If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music.
Gustav Mahler
TDN – Japan’s Derby Hopefuls Luxor Cafe, Admire Daytona Work
Sportsnet – AP – Kings serenaded with another national anthem by senior harmonica group
Phil has a question:
Will the next time that Albertans hear their Conservative MPs names be in four years when they need a vote to keep topping up their pensions.
Is anyone in Alberta happier than Danielle Smith since she can continue to blame the Liberals for Alberta’s problems without ever taking the slightest bit of responsibility or having any sort of an economic plan.
Only a party that’s the default choice of the electorate could trail by 26 points in January and go on to win an election in April.
National Post – Jesse Kline: Liberals prove they’re the ‘natural governing party’ after all
CTV News – William Etherington – Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre loses Ottawa-area seat
Phil has a question:
Did Poilievre lose his seat to Murray Westgate.
Will Poilievre show the same class as Singh and resign as party leader.
Will the Conservatives play the blame game and blame Don the Con’s interference for their snatching ignominious defeat from the jaws of victory or accept the fact it was their party leader trying to act like Don the Con Lite that lost them the election.
Phil has a question:
Have you ever watched Parliament during Question Time.
Garden and Gun – Lindsey Liles – What Makes a Great Kentucky Derby Hat?
Bloodhorse – America’s Best Racing – Bob Ehalt – At a Glance: Preview of Kentucky Derby
Bloodhorse – Frank Angst – CDI Still Confident in Kentucky Derby Week
Bloodhorse – Frank Angst – Unbeaten Good Cheer Brings Star Power to Kentucky Oaks
Phil has a question:
Is Moss willing to take bets on Journalism being two to three lengths better than the rest of the field.
When Brisnet’s Prime Power numbers reflect a difference of only 11.4 from top to bottom for the 19 American horses and Journalism is second what does Moss see that makes him two to three lengths better than the rest of the field other than Moss’s saying so.
Will Mike Smith and Martin Garcia have a better plan than Martin Garcia and Juan J Hernandez had in the Santa Anita Derby.
The Ringer – Nora Princiotti – The Draft-Media Complex Didn’t Know How to Cover Shedeur Sanders
I don’t think there was a conspiracy to bring the Sanders men down. There didn’t have to be. History exists for a reason. Would Shedeur have been drafted higher if he was a better player, if he was more humble, if Deion was less arrogant? For sure. Is the NFL, and our society in general, dominated by a predominantly white male power structure that often forces the vast majority of Black people to conform or get cut down? Absolutely.
America is still that kind of place.
Andscape – Jason Reid – Shedeur Sanders’ NFL draft slide wasn’t because of racism
Phil has a question:
If Don the Con is so against DEI then why was he criticizing the NFL teams for their failing to draft Shedeur.
The only thing worse than a liar is a liar that’s also a hypocrite.
Tennessee Williams
Phil has a question:
Who’s going to win.
Bloodhorse – Sean Collins – Cutler Chasing Dream of Riding Second Derby Winner
Paulick Report – Joe Nevills – Making Claims: My Time In The Ring With Toby Keith
Phil has a question:
Where’s the pedigree Haikus.
Vote early and vote often.
Al Capone
Phil has a question:
Where can you get an overcoat like Lombardi’s.
TDN – ‘Just Messin’ Around:’ Bullet Drill for Derby Hopeful Citizen Bull
Bloodhorse – Byron King – Citizen Bull Flexes With Eye-Catching KY Derby Breeze
Phil has a question:
Where’s the pedigree Haikus.
Paulick Report – Andrew Cohen – Keeping Pace: It’s Derby Week; Let’s Be Thankful For What We Have
Phil has a question:
Is Blinkers On a viable approach to improving the perception and marketing of thoroughbred racing in North America.
Bloodhorse – America’s Best Racing – Bob Ehalt – Kentucky Derby Starters Who Might Favor a Wet Track
Paulick Report – Brad Cox: ‘The Further The Better’ For Undefeated Kentucky Oaks Favorite Good Cheer
The Ringer – Sheil Kapadia – NFL Draft Under Review
At many a moment on many a day, I am convinced that pro football must be a game for madmen, and I must be one of them.
Vince Lombardi
Bloodhorse – Byron King – Alvarado Excited to Reunite With Sovereignty in Derby
People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern society.
Vince Lombardi
DRF – Mike Welsch – 2025 Kentucky Derby Clocker: Journalism looks sharp in final major prep
Bloodhorse – Olivia Newman – Sandman is Most Expensive Entrant in Kentucky Derby
DRF – Nicole Russo – Tiz the Law has first Kentucky Derby entrant in Tiztastic
DRF – Kentucky Oaks: Five G shares connections with sire Vekoma
Paulick Report – Edgard Zayas Has Busy Kentucky Derby Week Ahead
The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot.
Bill Russell
The Ringer – Danny Kelly – 2025 NFL Draft – TeamGrades
ESPN – Daniel Oyefusi – Browns trade up, pick QB Shedeur Sanders in 5th round of NFL draft
Phil has a question:
Did you hear the collective sigh of relief from the head coaches and GMs of the 31 other NFL teams when the Browns decided to add another layer to their shit show.
How will Shedeur operate when Dada’s not there to wipe his nose.
Did you hear the sigh of relief from the Watson camp when the Browns decided to add another layer to their shit show.
If the Browns traded down from No. 2 to get a high pick in the 2026 draft that’s loaded with QBs why did they waste 2 2025 picks on QBs.
Would you want your city’s NFL team to be managed the ways the Browns are.
Phil has a question:
Will Mel Kiper Jr. ever admit that maybe he was a little to high on Shedeur.
The Ringer – Stephen Ruiz – Shedeur Sanders and the Gulf Between Self-Perception and Draft Reality
Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
John Wooden
Phil sends his thanks out to Lawrence Taylor for denying Carter’s request for 56.
ESPN – Turron Davenport – Warren Moon gives Cam Ward his blessing to wear No. 1 jersey
Phil’s OK with Moon letting Ward wear No. 1 in Tennessee as Moon’s No. 1 was as a Houston Oiler and Edmonton Eskimo.
Phil has a question:
Does Ward realize that Moon wasn’t drafted No. 1 or at all and had to come to Canada and learn from Tom Wilkinson cuz at that time Blacks weren’t smart enough to play QB in the NFL.
When to Plant Onions in Wyoming
Bloodhorse – Bob Ehalt – At 86, Anthony Chases First Oaks Win With Quietside
Bloodhorse – Byron King – Baeza Needs a Rich Strike-Like KY Derby Opportunity
DRF – David Grening – Kentucky Derby 2025: Journalism lands post 8 as 3-1 morning-line favorite
TDN – Steve Sherack – Headline Horse: Journalism Draws Post Eight, Favored at 3-1 for Kentucky Derby
ESPN – AP – Journalism is 3-1 morning line favorite for Kentucky Derby
Bloodhorse – Frank Angst – Favored Good Cheer Draws Post 11 for Kentucky Oaks
Bloodhorse – Byron King And Sean Collins – Burnham Square Leads Kentucky Derby Workers on Damp Day
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
Lao Tzu
Bloodhorse – Frank Angst – Tappan Street Out of KY Derby With Condylar Fracture
TDN – Umberto Rispoli Off All Saturday Mounts as Journalism’s Pre-Derby Work is Rescheduled
Bloodhorse – Joe Perez – Puca Again Has Chance at Making Kentucky Derby History
Bloodhorse – Byron King – Suspension Lifted, Baffert Aims for Seventh Derby Win
DRF – Mike Welsch – Kentucky Oaks: Weaver works Five G at home to avoid rain at Churchill
DRF – David Grening – Ortiz ready for some Oaks fun with Quietside
April 26, 2025
No rain, no flowers.
Haruki Murakami
Bloodhorse – Sean Collins – Built to Skip Kentucky Derby in Favor of Pat Day Mile
TDN – Quietside Drills For Oaks, Grande Preps For Derby At Sleepy Keeneland
America’s Best Racing – Patrick Reed – Meet the Jockeys for the 2025 Kentucky Derby
Bloodhorse – Churchill Pauses Three Projects Due to Tariff Concerns
Phil has a question:
Does this mean there will be a Running of the Porta Potties for the next couple of years.
Do the Kentucky Republicans still think that Don the Con is a good choice for President.
Bloodhorse – Byron King – Rodriguez, Tiztastic to Vie in Derby as Their Sires Did
Bloodhorse – Eric Mitchell – Successful Farmer-Casse Team Takes Aim at Kentucky Oaks
Bloodhorse – Frank Angst – CDI Expects Derby Week Performance Comparable to 2024
TDN – Neoequos, 21st on Derby Leaderboard, Fires Bullet at Gulfstream
Paulick Report – Chelsea Hackbarth – Bill Mott: Sovereignty ‘My Best Chance’ In Kentucky Derby
TDN – Owen Almighty, Built Work Five Furlongs for Kentucky Derby
Bloodhorse – Sean Collins – As Derby Decision Looms, Built Fires Bullet
DRF – David Grening – Kentucky Derby 2025: Lynch wants Owen Almighty to rate
Paulick Report – Kentucky Derby: Owen Almighty, Built Post Final Works Thursday To Avoid Weather
TDN – ‘Breakfast at the Kentucky Derby’ on FanDuel TV Begins Apr. 25
TDN – Sponsors Outlined for 151st Kentucky Derby
Bloodhorse – Byron King – Derby, Oaks Draws Highlight Opening Night at Churchill
DRF – David Grening – Kentucky Derby 2025: Citizen Bull works seven furlongs at Santa Anita
Phil has a question:
Is this the same Enid as the Barenaked Ladies Enid.
Bloodhorse – America’s Best Racing – Julie June Stewart – Espinoza Reflects on ‘Best Horse I Ever Rode’
Bloodhorse – Sean Collins – Sandman Records Final Derby Breeze 10 Days Before Race
Bloodhorse – Casse: Sandman is ‘At The Top of the Mountain’
Bloodhorse – Casse Gives La Cara an A+, Keeping Sandman Happy
Bloodhorse – Briley: Coal Battle Getting ‘A Little More Serious’
Bloodhorse – Radio, Television Begin to Ramp Up Into Derby Week
Bloodhorse – Sean Collins – Journalism Arrives at Churchill Downs for Derby
Bloodhorse – Byron King – Colts by American Pharoah Return Stallion to Limelight
DRF – Nicole Russo – Beckman won’t let stress muddy his Derby waters
Bloodhorse – Lukas on American Promise: He’s Had a Really Good Month
Phil has a question:
How big is American Promise.
Bloodhorse – Admire Daytona’s Slow Breeze Goes Exactly to Plan
TDN – Coal Battle, Admire Daytona Work for Kentucky Derby; La Cara Preps for Oaks
Bloodhorse – BH Monday: Smith Calls Rodriguez Legit Derby Contender
Bloodhorse – Molly Rollins – Gatsas Thankful for Five G’s Journey to the Oaks
Bloodhorse – America’s Best Racing – Tom Pedulla – Hernandez Jr. Eyes Encore in Kentucky Derby, Oaks
Bloodhorse – After 10 Years, Citizen Bull Returns Garcia to Derby
TDN – Citizen Bull Takes Garcia Back to Derby
America’s Best Racing – J. Keeler Johnson – Key Trends to Know When Betting the 2025 Kentucky Derby
DRF – Steve Andersen – Smith says Rodriguez ready for Kentucky Derby’s 1 1/4 miles
Bloodhorse – Rodriguez, Baeza Breeze for Derby at Santa Anita
TDN – Rodriguez, Baeza Have Last Local Works Ahead of Derby
Bloodhorse – Bob Kieckhefer – Museum Mile Upsets Croix du Nord in Satsuki Sho
DRF – Mike Welsch – 2025 Kentucky Derby Clocker: Sovereignty impresses in first local drill
Bloodhorse- Journalism Puts in Final Santa Anita Work
DRF – Brad Free – Kentucky Derby 2025: Journalism gets back to work with maintenance move
Bloodhorse – Sean Collins – Sovereignty Leads Busy Derby Worktab at Churchill Downs
Bloodhorse- J. Keeler Johnson – 2025 Kentucky Derby: How Fast a Pace Will Unfold?
DRF – Mary Rampellini – Kentucky Derby 2025: American Promise drills seven furlongs from the gate
Paulick Report – ‘He’s Coming Around’: D. Wayne Lukas Feeling Confident In American Promise
DRF – Mike Welsch – Kentucky Derby 2025: Tappan Street just cruising in five-furlong work
Bloodhorse – Bob Kieckhefer – Croix du Nord Poised for Japan’s Two Thousand Guineas
DRF – David Grening – Madaket Road to Pat Day Mile, not Derby; Citizen Bull works without blinkers
TDN –Madaket Road Reroutes From Kentucky Derby to Pat Day Mile
Bloodhorse – Bob Ehalt and Byron King – Madaket Road Out of KY Derby; Neoequos Closer to Berth
Bloodhorse – Frank Angst – Road to Kentucky Derby Field Size Rule Impacts Baeza
Bloodhorse – Good Cheer Posts Sharp Breeze for Kentucky Oaks
Study Finds – Alien Life? Webb Telescope Detects Best Evidence Yet on Distant World
There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.
Isaac Asimov
Phil has a question:
Is Don the Con the leader of the cult of ignorance or the cult of ignorants.
DRF – David Grening – Kentucky Derby 2025: Chunk of Gold a one in a million horse
Phil has an answer:
Cuz American breeders still underestimate turf sires.
Phil has a question:
Are those the same US breeders who doubted a son of Halo, a different branch of the Hail To Reason tree.
Would Don the demented Con ever Hail To Reason.
DRF – David Grening – Franco, Castellano, Moreira secure Derby mounts
DRF – Brad Free – Kentucky Derby: Who’s hot, who’s not for April 18, 2025
Bloodhorse – Alan Porter – Gosger Adds to Nyquist’s Growing List of Graded Winners
Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.
Roald Dahl
The world is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.
W.B. Yeats
Bloodhorse – Potter, Biles Tabbed for Kentucky Derby Traditions
Phil has a question:
Why does an event that bills itself as The Most Exciting 2 Minutes in Sports drag out singers who drag out the American National Anthem to a 7 minute funeral dirge.
Can any American Anthem singers and and musicians read fucking music.
US et Canadien National Anthems
Of course Jimi Hendrix is exempted.
Bloodhorse – Sean Collins – One More Shot: Owen Almighty Back in Derby Field
Paulick Report – Chelsea Hackbarth – River Thames Needs ‘Extra Time,’ To Skip Kentucky Derby
Bloodhorse – Sean Collins – Sandman Records First Breeze Since Arkansas Derby
Paulick Report – Gosger, Bracket Buster Possible For Preakness After 1-2 Lexington Finish
Bloodhorse – Olivia Newman – Derby Contender Sandman Could Spark Gallop-Only Trend
Bloodhorse – Beckman: Flying Mohawk’s Derby Chance Not ‘Hopeless’
Bloodhorse – Asmussen’s Derby Runners ‘Look Capable of Doing More’
Bloodhorse – Final Gambit, Good Cheer Breeze For Derby, Oak
Bloodhorse – Coal Battle ‘Very Happy’ In First Derby Breeze
Bloodhorse – Sean Collins – Beckman Ready for Derby With Long Shot Flying Mohawk
Bloodhorse – Sean Collins – Tiztastic, Publisher Back on Derby Work Tab After Rain
Paulick Report – Tappan Street ‘Even Better Than Expected’ In Work Toward Kentucky Derby
Paulick Report – Report: Flood Zone Won’t Run In Kentucky Derby After Seventh-Place Finish In Dubai
Bloodhorse – Byron King – Flying Mohawk, Grande in Derby Lineup After Defections
TDN – Katie Petrunyk – Coal Battle and Company Settling In at Churchill Downs
2025 Road To Kentucky Derby Leaderboard
Bloodhorse – Bob Ehalt – River Thames On Course for the Kentucky Derby
Bloodhorse – – Mike Curry – Three Heating Up After Latest Kentucky Derby Preps
Bloodhorse – Byron King – Luxor Cafe Scheduled to Arrive April 23 for KY Derby
Bloodhorse – Sean Collins – Cox Pleased With Final Gambit’s Dirt Training for Derby
TDN – Blue Grass Winner Burnham Square Makes Quick Return to Churchill, East Avenue ‘Doing Well’
Phil has a question:
If they have a plan for Louisville how did their country elect a fat fucking stupak who has no plan for running the country except for photo ops and stoking his bloated ego.
Bloodhorse – UAE Derby Top Two Lead Five Late Triple Crown Nominees
TDN – Sue Finley and Dan Ross – Will Tariffs Impact Japanese Participants in the Derby?
Bloodhorse – Eight Belles Could Be Next for Beaumont Winner Verity
Paulick Report – ‘We Could Do The Preakness’: Wayne Lukas Aims Caldera For Oaklawn’s Bathhouse Row
ESPN – Pirates to re-add Roberto Clemente sign, apologize to family
Phil M. Stockmen
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