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Longshot I’ll Have Another romps in the Robert B. Lewis [Kentucky Derby]
I’ll Have Another, the longest price on the board at odds of 43-1, easily won the Grade 2 $200,000 Robert B. Lewis stakes at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Sitting comfortably in second throughout the 1 1/16 mile race, Doug O’Neil’s I’ll Have Another made his move around the turn and overtook the lead from Isn’t He Clever going into the stretch. I’ll Have Another finished 2 ¾ lengths in front of Empire Way, who was another 2 ¾ lengths in front of Groovin’ Solo.
Kentucky Derby hopefuls begin their road to Louisville in the $200,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes [Kentucky Derby]
A field of eight three-year-olds are set to compete in the Grade 2 $200,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes. Saturday’s 1 1/16 mile race will be run on the dirt at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.
Bob Baffert, who’s won this race three times, will send out a pair of runners. Liaison and Sky Kingdom both hold impressive resumes.
Stay Thirsty wins the Grade 1 Travers Stakes [Sports]
The Grade 1 $1,000,000 Travers Stakes, the highlight of the Saratoga meet and a race that may determine the year's three-year-old champion, went to Mike Repole's Stay Thirsty. Sent off as the slight favorite in the field of ten, the Todd Pletcher trained runner vied for the lead briefly with Dale Romans' Preakness Stakes winner, Shackleford, and the Kelly Breen trained Belmont Stakes winner, Ruler On Ice. The quick-paced Shackleford won out for the lead, while Stay Thirsty sat just behind him, along with Moonshine Mullin and Ruler On Ice.
Preakness and Belmont winners compete in Grade 1 Travers Stakes [Sports]
The leading three-year-olds will fight it out in the Grade 1 $1,000,000 Travers Stakes to be run Saturday at Saratoga Race Course in New York. The ten-horse field includes the winners of the Grade 1 Preakness Stakes, Belmont, Haskell Invitational and the Grade 2 Jim Dandy Stakes. The race is dubbed the “Midsummer Derby” and is the highlight of the Saratoga meet.
Coil releases his fury upon the country's top three-year-olds as he takes down the Haskell Invitational [Sports]
Coil earns a spot in the Breeders' Cup Classic as the winner of the Grade 1 $1,000,000 Haskell Invitational, a Breeders' Cup "Win & You're In" race. The win gives owners, Mike Pegram, Karl Watson, and Paul Weitman, jockey Martin Garcia and trainer Bob Baffert back-to-back wins in the Haskell, having combined to win last year's race with Lookin At Lucky.
Haskell Invitational pits Preakness winner against Belmont winner [Sports]
The Grade 1 $1,000,000 Haskell Invitational, a Breeders' Cup "Win & You're In" race, will run Sunday at Monmouth Park in New Jersey. This is easily the most anticipated three-year-old race since the Triple Crown was completed in June. The race will be highlighted by the appearances of Preakness Stakes winner Shackleford and Belmont Stakes winner Ruler On Ice. The field of eight also includes Kentucky Derby starter Pants On Fire and Preakness starters Astrology and Concealed Identity.
Derby 137 Profile: Midnight Interlude [Kentucky Derby]
Bay Colt
Sire: War Chant
Dam: Midnight Kiss by Groom Dancer
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Owner: Arnold Zetcher
Jockey: Victor Espinoza
Color of Silks: Pink and chartreuse
Graded Earnings: $600,000
Lifetime Stats: 4 starts
2 wins
1 seconds
1 thirds
Key Races
Grade I Santa Anita Derby
Interesting Fact: Trainer Bob Baffert is attempting to win his fourth Kentucky Derby with his 21st starter.
Plum Pretty, Bob Baffert and Martin Garcia win Kentucky Oaks 137 [Kentucky Derby]
Bob Baffert's Plum Pretty carried Martin Garcia to victory in the 137th renewal of the Kentucky Oaks before 110,122 race fans at Churchill Downs today — the third largest crowd in Oaks Day history.
Strong field of thirteen to contest the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby [Kentucky Derby]
The Factor is the 7-5 morning line favorite going into the Grade 1 $1,000,000 Arkansas Derby. Earlier this week, The Factor was instilled as the current Kentucky Derby favorite after the previously undefeated Uncle Mo finished third in the Wood Memorial. We'll see after Saturday if the Bob Baffert trained The Factor can hold onto his status as the Kentucky Derby favorite. He has shown in his past three races that he is incredibly fast, he likes the lead, and he has the ability to handle new challenges.
Unlikely Winners: Joe Vann dominant in the Illinois Derby; Midnight Interlude takes the Santa Anita Derby [Sports]
Fifteen minutes before Todd Pletcher's Derby favorite Uncle Mo was defeated in the Wood Memorial, Pletcher was celebrating 5-1 Joe Vann's victory in the Grade 3 $300,000 Illinois Derby at Hawthorne Race Course. The 2-1 favorite, Watch Me Go, whose claim to fame was beating Brethren in the Tampa Bay Derby, failed to do much and ended up sixth in the field of twelve. The other name in the field, The Fed Eased, finished third. Joe Vann took six tries to break his maiden and has now won three in a row, this being his first stakes attempt.
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