Unbeknownst to me, the fields for the Kentucky Oaks and Derby were announced on Saturday. We have a full field of 14 with two also eligibles entered for Friday’s Kentucky Oaks, while we have a full field of 20 horses and two also eligibles in the Kentucky Derby for the first Saturday of May at Churchill Downs.
We first took a look at the Royal Heroine, which is a Grade 3 race going one mile on the turf at The Great Race Place. The 8 Stay and Scam (5/2 morning line favorite) goes for the lead here. I think she is a sprint horse but the DRF handicapper thinks second time going a mile will benefit her.
Today is closing day for the Keeneland April meet, and their featured race on their final card of the meet is the Grade 3 Bewitch Stakes, which goes a mile and a half on the turf course for older fillies and mares. Post time is set for approximately 4:07 pm Eastern time.
The owner of Muth, the winner of the Arkansas Derby, said Thursday he’s focusing on the Preakness Stakes after a judge denied the horse entry into next week’s Kentucky Derby. Owner Amr Zedan asked the Kentucky Court of Appeals to
Happy Thursday everyone and let’s head down to Keeneland for the Thursday QPW. They are starting to wind down their April meet, and today, their featured race is an allowance race for three-year-old fillies going a mile and three-sixteenths on the turf course here. Post time for this race is for approximately 4:44 pm Eastern time.
We head to Tampa Bay Downs for our weekly Wednesday stop as Tampa Bay Downs will close out their nine-race card with a one-mile turf race for three-year-olds. Post time for their finale today is set for approximately 4:25 pm Eastern time.
After a diversion to the featured race of the day which featured the Bleacher Brothers’ adopted horse Uncle Ernie, we head back to the same ol’, same ol’, we will look at race six at Parx on this Tuesday. We have seven maiden claimers going one mile today with a post time of approximately 2:58 pm Eastern time.
Happy Monday everyone, and for those who celebrate in Bleacher Brothers world, Happy Uncle Ernie Day! I know, what? Well, the adopted horse of Bleacher Brothers is running today in the Page McKenney Handicap, which is a race for Pennsylvania-bred three-year-olds and up going seven furlongs on the main track. Post time for this race is for approximately 4:57 pm Eastern time.
Happy Sunday everyone, and we have the second Preakness win and you’re in race here as we welcome back the return of the Illinois Derby, as Hawthorne brings back this mile and an eighth race that returns for the first time since 2017. Post time for today’s featured race will be approximately 6:56 pm ET.