July 29, 2012 - 7:51pm
Insider analysis on Daddy Long Legs
ProHaving won comfortably in the 1 3/16th-mile United Arab Emirates (UAE) Derby in Dubai, Daddy should have no trouble going a mile and a quarterAidan O’Brien is one of the world’s top horsemen, and he’s had plenty of success shipping horses from Europe to the United States to...
July 29, 2012 - 7:51pm
The Michael Maker-trained Juanita captured the 27th running of the La Troienne (GII).
The Michael Maker-trained Juanita captured the 27th running of the La Troienne (GII) under the Spires of Churchill Downs on Kentucky Oaks Day. The one and one-sixteenth, $300,000 Added La Troienne for fillies and mares four years and up was the first stakes race of the busy Oaks Day Card.Juanita,...
May 4, 2012 - 1:54pm
Insider analysis of Kentucky Derby contender Hansen.
Pros: Hansen was three-for-three last year, including his win by a head over Union Rags in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. That race has proven to be a key race, as nine of the 13 starters have won graded stakes at age 3. Hansen’s consistently earned Brisnet speed figures in the 100s or...
July 29, 2012 - 7:51pm
Insider analysis on Kentucky Derby contender Went The Day Well.
Pros: Went The Day Well brings back the connections of Animal Kingdom-- trainer Graham Motion, owner Team Valor International, and jockey John Velazquez. Went The Day Well comes into the Derby much the same as Animal Kingdom, with a win in the Vinery Racing Spiral. In that race, he beat All Squared...
July 29, 2012 - 7:51pm
Insider analysis on Zenyatta
ProAt seven years old, has more experience than the rest of the Derby fieldRan well at Churchill Downs in her last race, the 2010 Breeders' Cup ClassicUnlike other entrants, has run 1 1/4 miles beforeConJust gave birthNot even on the also eligible listFailed as favorite last time outFun factShe...
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