July 29, 2012 - 7:49pm
Rachel Alexandra returns to Churchill Downs on Friday. Could the champion filly, who wowed us with her victory in the 2009 Kentucky Oaks and Preakness Stakes, overshadow the 136th Run for the Lillies?
By Josh Cook
Last year Rachel Alexandra ran away with the Kentucky Oaks.
She won the 1 1/8-mile race by a record 20 1/4 lengths in 2009. Fifteen days later she became the first filly to win the Preakness Stakes in 85 years on her way to becoming America's Sweetheart and earning Horse of the...
July 29, 2012 - 7:49pm
Here is a quick glance at what each of the 14 fillies in Friday's 136th Kentucky Oaks did on Oaks Eve.
By Josh Cook
The race for the lillies could be as hot as the weather is expected to be for Friday's 136th Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs.
Here is a quick glance at what each of the 14 fillies in the field did on Oaks Eve:
Blind Luck (6-5 odds) - The morning line favorite visited the...
July 29, 2012 - 7:49pm
John Sadler trains Sidney's Candy, owned by Sid and Jenny Craig (yes, that Jenny Craig). The question is, "Will they taste victory?"
Sidney's Candy enters Derby Week with $630,000 in graded earnings, which places him third on the list. He is owned by diet magnate Jenny Craig and her husband Sid and is one of two entries trained by John Sadler.
Joe Talamo has been aboard the chestnut colt in each of his six starts, including...
July 29, 2012 - 7:49pm
Profiling the likely Derby favorite, Todd Pletcher-trained Eskendereya
