Visually's Senorita Gives Barocio First Graded Win
Librado Barocio trains Senorita Stakes winner Visually for California Racing Partners, Ciaglia Racing, Fick Brothers Racing, Dario Bernardi, and George Monty.
Librado Barocio trains Senorita Stakes winner Visually for California Racing Partners, Ciaglia Racing, Fick Brothers Racing, Dario Bernardi, and George Monty.
Kenny McPeek recalled losing a $100 bet to Lance Gasaway in 2019. Now, after Mystik Dan won the $5 million Kentucky Derby, there are plenty of C-notes to go around.
Three weeks and a day ago, second-season sire The Autumn Sun didn't have a group 1 winner to his name and, for some, the wait was becoming tense. Now they seem to be dropping like leaves from a tree around this time of year.
Led by Peacock, the "Run for the Roses" posted NBC Sports' largest streaming audience for a horse racing event with an Average Minute Audience of 714,000 viewers—nearly doubling last year (371,000).
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De Sousa only returned to action in March after his spell in Hong Kong ended with a 10-month ban for breaching betting rules. But he made the most of his call-up when it was known James Doyle would be riding for his retainers in France.
A hot topic following the May 4 Kentucky Derby (G1) concerns a rough stretch run, specifically, the repeat bumping between drifting-in runner-up Sierra Leone and Japanese invader and third-place Forever Young.
Tom Pedulla writes of five key takeaways from Kentucky Derby weekend.
Jantar Mantar, Japan's top 2-year-old colt of 2023, defeated Ascoli Piceno, the top 2-year-old filly of 2023, in the May 5 NHK Mile Cup with the aid of a cutback in distance and some racing luck.
Trainer Kenny McPeek is undecided on whether Mystik Dan will run in the May 18 Preakness Stakes (G1). If he runs, he could possibly be the lone Derby starter in the gate.
Jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. and the other connections of Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mystik Dan greeted the media May 5 at Churchill Downs, a day after the colt's memorable nose victory there.
Unlike the 150th Kentucky Derby (G1) itself where winner Mystik Dan edged Sierra Leone by the closest of margins, no photo was needed to determine if the business records for Churchill Downs Inc. were a winner or loser.
It is a marriage of convenience, in the best sense of that word. Trainer Kenny McPeek and jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. are partners in peaceful coexistence.
Phil D'Amato-trained duo finishes one-two in the Charles Whittingham Stakes (G2T) at Santa Anita Park, with Gold Phoenix giving trainer and co-owner Little Red Feather Racing their second win on the card.
Fallen Angel attempts to give Karl Burke his first British classic victory in the One Thousand Guineas (G1) at Newmarket May 5, and the trainer believes his star filly is the one they all have to beat.
After leading from the start, Klaravich Stables' Randomized weakened in the final furlong and wound up second to 24-1 shot Soul of an Angel in the $200,000 Ruffian Stakes (G2) May 4 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
The 150th edition of the Kentucky Derby (G1) delivered one of the race's great finishes as Mystik Dan just held off late charges from Sierra Leone and Forever Young to win the $5 million classic May 4 at Churchill Downs.
Glassman Racing's Play the Music and rider Patrick Husbands had to be patient through the far turn of the $102,305 Whimsical Stakes (G3) May 4 at Woodbine, but once they saw open space they made it count.
After battling heads apart through the stretch, Klaravich Stables' Program Trading edged Godolphin homebred Naval Power by a head to win the $1 million Turf Classic Stakes (G1T) May 4 at Churchill Downs.
The Preakness Stakes (G1) gained a likely starter May 4 when MyRacehorse's Seize the Grey won the $594,710 Pat Day Mile Stakes (G2) on the Kentucky Derby (G1) undercard at Churchill Downs.
Making his graded stakes debut on the Kentucky Derby (G1) undercard, Trikari gave his connections and backers something to remember with a 47-1 upset win in the $596,560 American Turf Stakes (G2T) May 4 at Churchill Downs.
Three Chimneys Farm's 4-year-old homebred by its top sire Gun Runner captured his first graded stakes win in the $1 million Churchill Downs Stakes (G1). The race also gave jockey Cristian Torres his first grade 1 win. Here Mi Song was second.
Godolphin's Notable Speech oozed class under jockey William Buick as the Two Thousand Guineas (G1) boiled down to a straight shootout between himself and Rosallion in the final stages.
Trifectas are difficult to hit with competitive racing on Kentucky Derby day at Churchill Downs, but apparently less so if Chad Brown is running multiple entries. The trainer's runners swept the 1-2-3 positions in the Churchill Downs Turf Mile (G2T).
After blitzing out of gate 14 in the $569,770 Twin Spires Turf Sprint Stakes (G2T) May 4 at Churchill Downs, Cogburn drew off in the stretch to a 2 1/4-length score in the 5 1/2-furlong test for 3-year-olds and up.
Vahva scored her breakthrough grade 1 victory in the $1 million Derby City Distaff Stakes (G1) May 4 at Churchill Downs. The 4-year-old daughter of Gun Runner has won five of 12 career starts and earned more than $1.5 million.
NBC Sports will continue to present the Kentucky Derby on NBC and Peacock through 2032, per an announcement from Churchill Downs Incorporated and NBC Sports.
All was well at the Kenny McPeek barn the morning after Thorpedo Anna dominated the $1.5 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs May 3.
Kentucky Derby day has arrived, with conditions a little better than Kentucky Oaks day. Cloudy skies are forecast with a 30% chance of light rain. The main track has been upgraded to fast after being muddy to begin the card.
As much as the May 4 150th edition of the Run for the Roses has been framed as a showdown between the two favorites, Fierceness (5-2) and Sierra Leone (3-1), to a much greater extent it is showcasing the competition between the 3-year-olds' trainers.
Resolute Racing's John Stewart has been able to make a sudden impact on the sport. Arriving on the scene at the 2022 Keeneland September Yearling Sale, Stewart has made a series of high-profile purchases including champion Goodnight Olive.
The historic 150th running of the Kentucky Oaks (G1) May 3 saw record wagering in spite of intermittent showers at Churchill Downs as Thorpedo Anna splashed her way to win the lilies wire to wire.
If the 2009 Kentucky Derby (G1) is the last Derby I'll ever see in person, there was no better way to put a cherry on a run of 21 unforgettable experiences at America's most organically weird and wonderful sporting event.
Reigning 2-year-old champion male and Florida Derby (G1) winner Fierceness is favored in early wagering for the May 4 Kentucky Derby (G1).
Longtime New York owner/breeder William "Buck" Butler earned his first graded stakes win May 3 on one of racing's biggest stages—Kentucky Oaks (G1) day—with My Mane Squeeze's two-length score in the Eight Belles Stakes (G2).
While eyes were focused on trainer Chad Brown's Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T) winner Hard to Justify, it was Brown's other entrant, Dynamic Pricing, who came out victorious in the $529,670 Edgewood Stakes (G2T) at Churchill Downs.
Fending off an early stretch bid from Just F Y I, front-running Thorpedo Anna pulled clear late under Brian Hernandez Jr. to win the $1.5 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) May 3 at Churchill Downs.
The 2023 Japanese 2-year-old champion male, Jantar Mantar, heads a diverse cast of 3-year-olds in the May 5 NHK Mile Cup (G1) at Tokyo Racecourse.
Godolphin's First Mission, scratched from the 2023 Preakness Stakes (G1) due to a physical setback that cut short his 3-year-old campaign, is making up for lost time this year at age 4. He won the Alysheba Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs May 3.
Fast as Flight rallies into a not-so-fast pace and ran on to win the Modesty Stakes (G3T) May 3 on yielding turf at Churchill Downs.
Last year's European champion juvenile male City of Troy carries huge expectations into his classic campaign after his unbeaten first season was illuminated by breathtaking displays in the Superlative Stakes (G2) and Dewhurst Stakes (G1).
Royalty Interest, the longest shot in the field at 10-1, held off a furious rally to take the $194,000 Sheepshead Bay Stakes (G3T) in a photo finish May 3 at Belmont at the Big A.
Ova Charged, unstoppable this season in her native Louisiana, holds on gamely against open company May 3 at Churchill Downs to win the Unbridled Sidney Stakes (G3T) after shrugging off all challenges.
The $135,000 Whimsical Stakes (G3) May 4 at Woodbine features an overflow field of 14 plus one also eligible.
After retiring her horse Creemore, Andrea McGowan knew where to look for her next horse: LongRun Thoroughbred Adoption Society, where she found Rule the Sea, now known as Britania, or Britta for short.
In her first start of 2024, reigning champion older female Idiomatic repelled challenges in the stretch to win the $1 million La Troienne Stakes (G1) at Churchill Downs May 3. Last year's champion 3-year-old filly, Pretty Mischievous, finished third.
As a pay channel, the JRA does not have viewership numbers for its past Kentucky Derby (G1) broadcasts. But as of March, the Green Channel has 219,000 subscribers to its TV channel and 155,000 to its Internet broadcasts.
Monmouth Park's racing office will have a new look when the 51-day meet starts May 11. Gerry Stanislawzyk takes over as racing secretary.
Whit Beckman, who grew up in the east end of Louisville, Ky., has his first starter in his city's feature event. The former Todd Pletcher assistant sends Honor Marie to the Kentucky Derby (G1) starting gate.
A lawsuit brought by a group of bettors against trainer Bob Baffert and Churchill Downs Inc. was ordered dismissed for a second time by federal appeals court May 2.