Gene Kershner
Turf Writer at Buffalo News
Turf writer, The Buffalo News. @CTBK45 Partner. @dgazettesports Handicapper. @ElmiraMBB alum. @BuffSportsHall Director. #COYS #LetsGoOs
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2 weeks ago |
buffalonews.com | Gene Kershner
The final major prep races to qualify for this year’s 151st running of the Kentucky Derby will be run across the nation Saturday afternoon. In New York, the $1,250,000 Grade 1 Blue Grass Stakes (Race 10, 5:52 p.m.) will kick things off at Keeneland, followed by the Grade 2 $750,000 Wood Memorial (Race 12, 6:10 p.m.) and concluding with the $500,000 Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby (Race 10, 7:30 p.m.) in suburban Los Angeles. FanDuel TV will broadcast the Blue Grass from Keeneland.
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3 weeks ago |
buffalonews.com | Gene Kershner
Two major Kentucky Derby prep races are on tap Saturday evening, featuring several major 3-year-old contenders pointed towards the first Saturday in May. The $1 million Grade 1 Florida Derby features the Fountain of Youth winner Sovereignty (8-2), who currently is the No. 3-ranked sophomore in the weekly NTRA poll. The race drew a field of 10 horses, and the favorite drew the dreaded outside post with the short run-up to the first turn.
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1 month ago |
buffalonews.com | Gene Kershner
The Fair Grounds in New Orleans will be the site of the first 100-point race on the Road to the Kentucky Derby to be held in North America. The $1 million Grade 2 Louisiana Derby will be televised live in a one-hour broadcast on CNBC and Peacock starting at 6 p.m. The telecast will also feature the $700,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks, another Derby qualifying race.
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1 month ago |
buffalonews.com | Gene Kershner
The Kentucky Derby trail heats up this weekend with three key prep races on tap from coast-to-coast. The road to Louisville winds from New York to Florida and across to California this weekend with races at Gulfstream Park (Fountain of Youth), Aqueduct (Gotham) and Santa Anita Park (San Felipe) on Saturday afternoon. All three races will offer the top five finishers Derby qualifying points totaling 50-25-15-10-5.
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2 months ago |
buffalonews.com | Gene Kershner
The Derby trail passes through Arkansas on Sunday for a key prep race on the road to the Kentucky Derby. Oaklawn Park will be the site for the $1.25 million Rebel Stakes, where a full field of 14 sophomore colts and geldings will be seeking valuable Kentucky Derby points. The race was pushed back a day due to the weather forecast for Saturday in Hot Springs. On Feb.
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