Dick Downey

G3 Stonestreet Lexington Stakes, R9 Saturday at Keeneland, 5:16 ET 1 Hard as Life (KY) S Doyle, M Nihei 2 Bracket Buster (KY) M Franco, V Oliver 3 Bullard (KY) U Rispoli, M McCarthy 4 Rolando (KY) J Velazquez, F Gutierrez 5 Native Runner (KY) J Ortiz, K McPeek 6 Gosger (KY) I

Mike Smith after winning the Wood Memorial on board Rodriguez: “I think they realized he just wants to be left alone. I could tell that warming up. Every time you did something with him, he’d get uptight. That’s just it – if you get him to breathe, he’s gonna run, man, and that’s

West coast invader Rodriguez led all the way to win the G2 Wood Memorial under Mike Smith in a swift 1:48.15. Internal fractions for Rodriguez (7-2 odds) were 23.31, 47.44, 1:11.25 and 1:35.68. Captain Cook (favored at 9-5) attended the pace into the stretch but faded to fourth

Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 6 results in order of odds #20 Journalism (Michael McCarthy, Curlin, 5-1, $12.88) #11 Citizen Bull (Bob Baffert, Into Mischief, 8-1, $18) #33 Sandman (Mark Casse, Tapit, 9-1, $20.70) #35 Sovereignty (Bill Mott, Into Mischief, 9-1, $21.40) #37

Meydan stewards report re Flood Zone: "Shortly after the start was bumped on the hind-quarters by another runner. When questioned regarding the disappointing performance of the colt, the rider advised that FLOOD ZONE (USA) never travelled well throughout. A post-race

Of the top five finishers in the UAE Derby only Shin Forever (4th) was early-nominated to the Triple Crown. The deadline for late nominations is Monday, April 7 for connections who haven't already filed their paperwork and paid the $6,000 fee.

RT @RacingDubai: 📷 The official Photo Finish for the G2 UAE Derby. How close 🤯 #DWC25 https://t.co/rYVga5vdyQ

Admire Daytona edged Heart of Honor by a nose to win the 1 3/16-mile G2 UAE Derby at Meydan Racecourse. Don in the Mood ran third, beaten 2 3/4 lengths, and Shin Forever was fourth. The winning time was 1:59.13. Christophe Lemaire rode the winner for trainer Yukihiro Kato and

PPs, thank you @Brisnet UAE Derby: https://t.co/ctgtw8WkkD Santa Anita Derby: https://t.co/VbeIVWXzGL Wood Memorial: https://t.co/FCq1Bv0kyM Blue Grass Stakes: https://t.co/NwvgkCpnDR

Starting in 1970, three horses won the Blue Grass Stakes on a weekday @KeenelandRacing and nine days later won the @KentuckyDerby: Dust Commander (1970), Riva Ridge (1972) and Spectacular Bid (1979). Chief's Crown (1985) won the Blue Grass and ran in the Derby nine days later as

Per @KyHBPA: @keenelandracing has notified KY HBPA Friday's opening card is moving to Monday. Saturday's Blue Grass card moves to Tuesday. TBD on Sunday. More details to come, per @KyHBPA.

Santa Anita Derby morning line 1 Journalism 6-5 2 Citizen Bull 9-5 3 Westwood 20-1 4 Barnes 3-1 5 Baeza 6-1

The 101st Running G1 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes, R10 Saturday at Keeneland, 5:52 ET 1 1/8 Mile, $1,250,000, Kentucky Derby Points 100-50-25-15-10 1 River Thames (NY), I Ortiz Jr, T Pletcher, 5-2 2 Render Judgment, S Russell, K McPeek, 20-1 3 Burnham Square (KY), B Hernandez Jr, I

Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 6 #1 Admiral Dennis (Brad Cox, Constitution, 80-1) #2 American Promise (D. Wayne Lukas, Justify, 30-1) #3 Baeza (John Shirreffs, McKinzie, 60-1) #4 Barnes (Bob Baffert, Into Mischief, 15-1) #5 Built (Wayne Catalano, Hard Spun, 50-1) #6 Burnham

Note time change for the UAE Derby, about an hour later than originally announced. G2 UAE Derby, R5, Saturday at Meydan, 11:00 a.m. ET 1 3/16 Mile, $1,000,000 Europe/Mideast Road to the Derby Points: 100-50-25-15-10 By program number: 1 Admire Daytona (JPN), C Lemaire, Y Kato,

G1 Santa Anita Derby, R10 Saturday at Santa Anita 1 1/8 Mile, $500,000, Kentucky Derby Points 75-37.5-18.75 1 Journalism (KY), U Rispoli, M McCarthy 2 Citizen Bull (KY), M Garcia, B Baffert 3 Westwood (g) (KY), T Pereira, J Shirreffs 4 Barnes (KY), J Hernandez, B Baffert 5 Baeza

Nine declared for Saturday's G2 UAE Derby. Flood Zone the sole US-based entry. https://t.co/slZgQmETWc