My Soapbox for Equestrian Writings
In the prelude to the Kentucky Derby, today’s Kentucky Oaks was won decisively by Lovely Maria, who pulled away in the home stretch to win by three. The win was very special for jockey Kerwin Clark, who explained: “I’ve been riding for 40 years and I won my first Grade I last month at Keeneland […]
Read MoreGreat racing at Churchill Downs today, warming up the racing crowds for tomorrow’s Kentucky Derby. The two big races for the day were the Kentucky Oaks and the Alysheba Stakes. Untapable, ridden by Rosie Napravnik, fulfilled expectations winning the $600,000 Kentucky Oaks handily. Untapable has been compared to Rachel Alexandra, who also raced in the […]
Read MoreRacing fans should know better than to bet against Mike Smith. The veteran jockey piloted 37-1 longshot Princess of Sylmar to an upset win at the Kentucky Oaks this afternoon. The Kentucky Oaks is the “sister” race to the Derby and features 3 year old fillies. So how does this impact the Derby? Certainly lots […]
Read MoreJockey Calvin Borel had a pretty good weekend. Imagine riding the winning horse in both the Kentucky Oaks and the Kentucky Derby? He is the first jockey to win the Derby weekend doubleheader since 1993 and I believe only the seventh jockey ever to achieve to win both races back to back. After watching him […]
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