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Kentucky Derby future wager pool opens this weekend [Kentucky Derby]
Churchill Downs will offer its first of three Kentucky Derby future wagering pools this weekend. Pool 1 will be open from February 10 through February 12. Pool 2 will be open from March 2 through March 4 and the final pool, Pool 3, will run from March 30 through April 1. Only one pool will be offered for Kentucky Oaks future wagering. It will run concurrently with Derby Future Wager Pool 2.
Todd Pletcher's plethora of Kentucky Derby contenders [Sports]
Every week, they come to Gulfstream Park with high expectations, low odds and exemplary pedigrees.
They are the Todd Pletcher three-year-olds, and this season, they’ve rarely disappointed. It’s early February, but the nation’s leading trainer in earnings appears to be the front-runner on the Kentucky Derby trail with some strong contenders.
397 horses nominated to the Triple Crown [Kentucky Derby]
397 horses are now eligible for the Triple Crown series through the early nomination process. Only horses made eligible to the Triple Crown can compete in the Kentucky Derby (May 5th), Preakness Stakes (May 19th), or Belmont Stakes (June 11th). The Kentucky Derby field is limited to 20 and will include four also eligibles this year. The Derby field is comprised of the horses with the most graded stakes earnings.
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.
F.A.T.E. plans Derby preview handicapping seminar [Sports]
Females Are Thoroughbred Enthusiasts (F.A.T.E.), an organization created by Courier-Journal writer Jennie Rees and thoroughbred owner Beth Condren, will hold its first meeting of the year on Sunday, January 29 at the Churchill Downs sixth-floor media center from 2 – 6 p.m. Rees and Condren created the organization to "demystify horse racing by using fun, social settings to teach women about the sport." This is the second year the group has hosted an event in the media center.
Kentucky Derby 138 – Graded stakes schedule [Sports]
The Kentucky Derby is only three months away. Yes, only three months. That may sound like a lot of time to some, but for a horse hopeful of filling one of the 20 slots in the Derby field that means that he (or she) has about three races in which to earn enough graded stakes to make the limited field. The 20 horses with the most graded stakes will have the opportunity to run in the Kentucky Derby.
Sports legends of the Ville: The Businessman [Sports]
In 1902 Churchill Downs was in financial dire straits, so much so that the Kentucky Derby could have ended.
This calamity was avoided though in large part due to the work of local businessman Matt Winn.
Sports legends of the Ville (landmark edition): The Tracks [Sports]
Recently, I heard a piece of a radio broadcast from WHAS from years ago. The show was music themed, but in a break the DJ encouraged listeners to come out to the Louisville Downs, a track that’s often forgot about in town nowadays despite the local sports community that’s often very equine-centric. With that in mind, I thought I’d take a look at this track and its lasting impact on regional horse racing.
Survey says Kentuckians want the right to vote on casino gaming [Sports]
A recent survey, commissioned by various Kentucky horse racing interests, shows that Kentuckians want the chance to vote on whether to allow casino gaming in Kentucky. The Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group in Washington, D.C. surveyed 612 Kentucky voters statewide December 12-14, 2011 regarding their position on casino gaming in the state.
Louisville news: Indiana Governor Daniels gives state workers raise from state's savings edition [News]
- "A circuit judge plans to release new guidance on what information the state can withhold when it releases files on children who die or nearly die as a result of abuse or neglect. Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd said Wednesday it seemed almost certain that rules the state had proposed to use would result in information being withheld that should be public under the law." [Bluegrass Politics]
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