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This year's Kentucky Derby contenders are so evenly matched, there is a good possibility the winner will be determined by who gets the best trip and/or the best ride.
Dr. Kendall Hansen, majority owner of his namesake, Hansen, is getting pumped for the April 14 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I) and is already experiencing symptoms of Derby fever.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen is now firming into a nice batch of accomplished 3-year-olds. See who has made the list
Holy Candy has that intriguing unknown factor, and it has to be noted that he's already won at Santa Anita.
Lenny and Steve discuss A.P. Indy, Dubai, and counter-attack the New York Times.
Jockey Ramon Dominguez said during a national teleconference April 3 that he is progressing nicely after suffering a separated collarbone March 18 and is on schedule to ride Godolphin's Alpha in the Wood Memorial (gr. I).
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
San Felipe winner will not wear blinkers in the April 7 Santa Anita Derby.
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
One of the best story-lines is the love affair between Tami Bobo and Take Charge Indy.
Zayat Stables' Bodemeister turned in a sensational work for the April 14 Arkansas Derby (gr. I), drilling six furlongs in a bullet 1:10 2/5 at Santa Anita Park under jockey Rafael Bejarano.
Monday, April 02, 2012
Many horses move up in Steve's Dozen this week, see who is now knocking on the door!
Marathon is marred by fatal breakdown and two other injuries in rescheduled race.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Godolphin captures the first of eight Dubai World Cup card stakes with African Story.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Going strictly by the numbers, Windsurfer would appear to have little or no shot to win the Louisiana Derby. But sometimes, numbers do lie, which is why racing has a steady stream of longshot winners.
Michael Matz has put the past behind him and is only focusing on getting Union Rags through the Florida Derby and on to the Kentucky Derby, but the trainer is still clearly bothered by the Eclipse Award voting.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Rosie Napravnik is one race away from hearing the strains of "My Old Kentucky Home" raining down on her again as she parades to the post in the Kentucky Derby.
Do Daddy Nose Best and Went the Day Well both enter Steve's Derby Dozen for this week? Read to find out!
There's something special about defending your home turf against an army of formidable invaders, and Isn't He Clever and trainer Henry Dominguez will get that chance in the $800,000 Sunland Derby (gr. III) March 25.
Friday, March 23, 2012
No one can claim the Alpha Adventures have been boring, and he hasn't even gone anywhere.
Graham Motion is back on the Derby trail with recent maiden winner Went the Day Well, who will race next in the Vinery Racing Spiral Stakes (gr. II) March 24.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Excerpted from the pages of the March 17, 2012 The Blood-Horse magazine, senior correspondent Steve Haskin tells how Riva Ridge put a struggling racing stable back on firm footing, and gave young owner Penny Chenery...
Haskin's Derby Dozen shifts with Gemologist, Optimizer and Secret Circle this week.
Undefeated colt likely will have his final Kentucky Derby prep at Aqueduct
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Zayat Stables colt will make his second career start in grade II race at Hawthorne.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Steve discusses the Delaware Park ties of Union Rags and Mark Valeski.
Creative Cause, Dullahan and Bodemeister shift this week's Derby Dozen.
Bob Baffert-trained colt will be sidelined indefinitely with a hind end issue.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Steve discusses the fear of losing on the Derby trail.
Hansen and Empire Way shift Steve's Derby Dozen this week
Sham (gr. III) winner is off the Derby trail after suffering a condylar fracture at Hollywood Park March 5. The colt was being pointed to the March 10 San Felipe Stakes (gr. II).
Monday, March 05, 2012
Fox Hill Farms' reigning Horse of the Year Havre de Grace continued her string of sharp works with a six-furlong drill in 1:11 2/5 at Fair Grounds March 5 in preparation for her 2012 debut in the New Orleans Ladies March 17.
Monday, March 05, 2012
Kaleem Shah's Fed Biz and Arnold Zetcher's Liaison each worked a sharp six furlongs at Santa Anita Feb. 29 for trainer Bob Baffert in preparation for the March 10 San Felipe Stakes (gr. II).
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
News Pending burst on the scene with his surprising second-place finish in the Fountain of Youth Stakes at odds of 27-1. But who exactly is this horse?
Godolphin's Consortium will miss the March 3 Gotham Stakes (gr. III) and is off the Derby trail after suffering a chip in his right front ankle, trainer Kiaran McLaughlin said.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Let's Go Stable's El Padrino, winner of the Risen Star Stakes (gr. II), will make his next start in either the Florida Derby (gr. I) March 31 or Louisiana Derby (gr. II) April 1, according to co-owner Kevin Scatuorchio.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Union Rags and El Padrino take over the top spots.
Team Valor came, they saw, they conquered.
When one sees a six-furlong work in 1:16 and a mile work in 1:43, the last trainer that comes to mind is Bob Baffert. But those were the respective works Feb. 22 for the Baffert-trained Derby hopefuls Fed Biz and Liaison.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Fox Hill Farms' Havre de Grace, the Horse of the Year in 2011, will make her first start of the year in the Azeri Stakes (gr. III) at Oaklawn Park March 17, owner Rick Porter announced Feb. 22.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
There's a good chance we'll have a clear-cut favorite for the Kentucky Derby after the Feb. 26 clash between the undefeated Holy Bull winner Algorithms and Champagne winner Union Rags.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
A few horses move up in Steve's Dozen this week and a lot of new insight in Steve's notes for last week and horses knocking on the door.
Will it be grass or dirt for Lothenbach Stables Mister Marti Gras? He was entered in the Feb. 25 Fair Grounds Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the turf and the Mineshaft Handicap (gr. III) on dirt on the same card.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Todd Pletcher's powerful duo of Algorithms and Discreet Dancer turned in their final works for the Feb. 26 Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II), breezing a half-mile and five-eighths, respectively, at Palm Meadows Feb. 20.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Haskin's Derby Trail: Godolphin has changed its strategy and has its best chance to win the roses
My Adonis to take on Hansen again in Gotham Stakes.
Champion Animal Kingdom, who had originally been scheduled to make his 2012 debut in the Feb. 25 Tampa Bay Stakes (gr. IIIT), will now run instead in a turf allowance race at Gulfstream Park Feb. 18.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Pletchers Have El Al Jets Ready for Takeoff
One day after losing his regular rider for his 2012 debut in the Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II), Union Rags was out on the track at Palm Meadows for a five-furlong breeze in 1:03.08 Feb. 13.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Last year's Kentucky Derby winner is right on schedule for the Dubai World Cup.
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Steve Haskin adds I'll Have Another to his Derby Dozen. Alpha moves up as Steve notes Mr. Prankster and Battle Hardened. Steve also recaps the Robert B. Lewis Stakes and Withers from the weekend.
Champagne winner has solid tune-up for 3-year-old debut in Fountain of Youth
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