Horse Racing: Horse racing (through 2021)

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Session 3 of the Ocala sales saw 155 head sold for $14 million. In 2020, day three, 163 head sold for $11 million. Biggest seller today was a $670,000 Curlin filly.

 

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John Sadler faced the music. It is an unsavory side of the business. Umberto Rispoli has overcome much in his short time in America. I have not seen any comments from him but it is unfortunate. There are plenty of these stories in racing history. Joel Rosario removed from Forever Unbridled at the Breeders' Cup for John Velazquez. Riders, too, have given up mounts when having choices. But plenty of us were pulling for Rispoli and that adds to the resentment.

Rispoli issued a remark in an admirable way.

 

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I mentioned Wesley Ward a few times. This is the time of the year he especially shines since babies are seeing tracks for the first time in competition. Not all his success is limited to two-year-olds. Today, he entered horses at Gulfstream, Belmont and Keeneland and went a collective 9 5-2-0. He won five of the six races he entered (multiple runners in three). He was an exceptional 6 4-1-0 at Keeneland. He is four wins shy of 2,000 in his career.

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• he is 18 8-4-2 (44%/78%) with 2-year-olds in 2021.
• he is 38 16-5-4 (42%/66%) with first-time starters.
• he is 12 7-2-0 (58%/75%) the past two days.
• he won the Keeneland meet with 20 victories
• he went 55 20-10-9 (36%/71%) at the Keeneland meet.
• he had twice as many wins to runner up Brad Cox's 10 wins this meet.

 

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More records being set in the industry. The popular Ocala (FL) 4-day Spring sale ended with a record $73 million spent.

 

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Television for Saturday + Sunday in addition to TVG and TVG2:

Saturday

Fox Sports 2 1:00 pm - 11:00 pm ET​

Sunday

Fox Sports 2 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm ET
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Pimlico has a Saturday special card. Looks excellent.

Race #	Purse	Race Type	Distance	Surface	Starters	Est. Post
Race 1	$18,000	Maiden Claiming	5 1/2 Furlongs	Dirt	8	12:40 PM ET
Race 2	$23,000	Claiming	1 1/16 Miles	Dirt	8	1:13 PM ET
Race 3	$34,000	Claiming	6 Furlongs	Dirt	8	1:46 PM ET
Race 4	$45,000	Allowance Optional Claiming	1 1/8 Miles	Dirt	7	2:19 PM ET
Race 5	$15,000	Claiming	5 1/2 Furlongs	Dirt	11	2:52 PM ET
Race 6	$100,000	Dahlia S.	1 1/16 Miles	Turf	11	3:25 PM ET
Race 7	$100,000	Frank Y. Whiteley S.	6 Furlongs	Dirt	9	3:58 PM ET
Race 8	$100,000	Henry S. Clark S.	1 1/16 Miles	Turf	14	4:31 PM ET
Race 9	$125,000	Weber City Miss S.	1 1/16 Miles	Dirt	7	5:04 PM ET
Race 10	$125,000	Federico Tesio S.	1 1/8 Miles	Dirt	8	5:37 PM ET
Race 11	$100,000	King T. Leatherbury S.	5 Furlongs	Turf	13	6:07 PM ET

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Golden Gate has a solid card with the San Francisco Mile and California Derby among the highlights.

Race #	Purse	Race Type	Distance	Surface	Starters	Est. Post
Race 1	$14,000	Claiming	5 1/2 Furlongs	All Weather Track	8	12:45 PM PT
Race 2	$11,000	Maiden Claiming	5 1/2 Furlongs	All Weather Track	8	1:15 PM PT
Race 3	$13,000	Claiming	1 Mile	Turf	9	1:47 PM PT
Race 4	$30,000	Maiden Special Weight	6 Furlongs	All Weather Track	6	2:20 PM PT
Race 5	$40,000	Maiden Special Weight	1 1/16 Miles	Turf	7	2:55 PM PT
Race 6	$17,000	Claiming	5 1/2 Furlongs	All Weather Track	9	3:25 PM PT
Race 7	$75,000	Golden Poppy S.	1 1/16 Miles	Turf	7	3:55 PM PT
Race 8	$100,000	California Derby	1 1/16 Miles	All Weather Track	8	4:30 PM PT
Race 9	$250,000	San Francisco Mile S.	1 Mile	Turf	8	5:07 PM PT
Race 10	$75,000	California Oaks	1 1/16 Miles	All Weather Track	11	5:39 PM PT
Race 11	$75,000	Camilla Urso S.	5 Furlongs	Turf	14	6:11 PM PT
Race 12	$75,000	Lost in the Fog S.	6 Furlongs	All Weather Track	9	6:41 PM PT

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Churchill Downs opens its meet under the lights.

Race #	Purse	Race Type	Distance	Surface	Starters	Est. Post
Race 1	$50,900	Claiming	7 Furlongs	Dirt	5	6:00 PM ET
Race 2	$32,800	Maiden Claiming	6 Furlongs	Dirt	6	6:28 PM ET
Race 3	$56,500	Claiming	7 Furlongs	Dirt	5	6:56 PM ET
Race 4	$33,900	Claiming	6 Furlongs	Dirt	6	7:26 PM ET
Race 5	$38,400	Maiden Claiming	1 1/16 Miles	Dirt	7	7:57 PM ET
Race 6	$54,200	Claiming	6 1/2 Furlongs	Dirt	6	8:30 PM ET
Race 7	$118,000	Allowance	1 Mile	Turf	13	9:05 PM ET
Race 8	$115,000	Maiden Special Weight	1 1/4 Miles	Dirt	8	9:39 PM ET
Race 9	$150,000	William Walker S.	5 1/2 Furlongs	Turf	12	10:11 PM ET
Race 10	$121,000	Allowance Optional Claiming	6 Furlongs	Dirt	9	10:42 PM ET

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[CHRDANHUTCH]

Television for Saturday + Sunday in addition to TVG and TVG2:

Saturday

Fox Sports 2 1:00 pm - 11:00 pm ET​

Sunday

Fox Sports 2 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm ET​

Fox Sports may be updating that if the weather doesn't hold at Talladega tomorrow.

 

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Fox Sports may be updating that if the weather doesn't hold at Talladega tomorrow.

If you get the opportunity, post any changes in this thread.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Friday, April 23, 2021

• Wesley Ward won five times with nine starters. He was victorious four times at Keeneland and with his lone starter at Gulfstream.
• Laurel (MD) is scheduled tentatively to re-open June 4. The track is undergoing track repairs.

Belmont (New York):

• Handle: $8 million.
• Irad Ortiz, Jr. rode the card and finished with four wins. He is 14 6-2-1 this meet, already putting up potent numbers.
• The Ortiz boys have nine wins, the rest of the colony has eight wins. The meet is two days old. One win came from Golden Gate, a rarity to see that at a NYRA track.

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• Chad Brown trained three winners.

Gulfstream (Florida);

• Race 3: Baby Boomer (Emisael Jaramillo/Gerald Bennett) gave the trainer his 3,975th all-time win which is the now the record for any Canadian-born conditioner.

Keeneland (Kentucky):

• Closing day: The April 2-23 meet ended today with $164,680,229 bet, up 7.5% from 2019 when $153,116,119 was wagered in comparable dates. The 2020 meet as canceled.
• Joel Rosario-Wesley Ward teamed to go a perfect 3 3-0-0.
• Wesley Ward was an exceptional 6 4-1-0.
  
• Race 9: War Like Goddess (Julien Leparoux/Bill Mott) won the Grade 3 $150,000 Bewitch Stakes, run at 1 1/2 miles.

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Santa Anita (California):

• Handle: Roughly $7 million.

 

[GKJ]

Looks like TVG did a graphics package update

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Saturday, April 24, 2021

Belmont (New York):

• Handle: Over $10,000,000.
• Jose Ortiz rode three winners. The Brothers Ortiz (Jose and Irad) combined for five wins and have more victories (14) than the rest of the colony (12 wins) through three days..

Pimlico (Maryland):

• Card: Six of the 11 races held purses of $100,000+. A fun day at the Baltimore track.
• The Russells: Even the hot hubby-wife combo have forgettable days. 3 0-1-0 including two unplaced spots in stakes.
• Race 10: The Reds (Victor Carrasco/John Kimmel) was put up to victory via DQ and will receive an automatic berth in the Preakness Stakes. The 3-year-old son to Tonalist won the 40th edition of the $125,000 Frederico Tesio Stakes. The Reds won for the second time in seven lifetime starts and his first race outside of New York.

Tampa Bay Downs (Florida):

• Handle: $5.5 million.

Gulfstream (Florida):

• Handle: $9.3 million.

Churchill Downs (Kentucky):

• Opening day: The first card was run at night, beginning at 6:00 pm ET. The meet runs until June 26.
• Tyler Gaffalione had three winners on opening night. He won all three Churchill downs meets in 2020.

Oaklawn (Arkansas):

• Handle: $7 million. It has been said many times but this is just one attractive track. Good stuff every weekend or so it seems.
• David Cohen had a brilliant 4-win day. He is tied for fifth spot with 30 wins this meet.

Golden Gate Fields (California):

• Handle: $5.9 million. Strong numbers for GGF.
• Race 8: Stalking Shadow (Evin Roman/Jonathan Wong) won the $100,000 California Derby. Wong entered two in the race and finished 1-2.
• Race 9: Whisper Not (Geovanni Franco/Richard Baltas) won the $250,000 Grade 3 San Francisco Mile. Whisper Not was bred in Great Britain where he raced but since coming to the US has amassed a mark of 5 2-2-1 including a third in a Grade 2 at Santa Anita.

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Santa Anita (California):

• Handle: $12.3 million.
• Race 7: Flightline (Flavien Prat/John Sadler), a $1,000,000 purchase by Hronis Racing (longtime California-based owners), won a key $61,000 Maiden Special Weight race which included two other high priced horses making debuts. The 3-year-old colt, a son to Tapit, looked marvelous.

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• Race 8: As Time Goes By (Mike Smith/Bob Baffert) improved to 6 3-2-1 after winning decidedly the $200,000 Grade 2 Santa Margarita Stakes. The 4-year-old filly was sent off at her morning line odds of 3-to-5.

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[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Junior Alvarado has in fact suffered a concussion in an opening day injury at Belmont. He has since been off his mounts and will not ride for the foreseeable future until further evaluation. He was scheduled to ride at Churchill Downs and possibly have a mount in the Kentucky Derby (Caddo River was a consideration).

Jose Lezcano, off since late January due to surgery to his knee and shoulder, returns Thursday. Belmont is short riders with injuries to mainstay Junior Alvarado and Pablo Fragoso who will eventually head to New Jersey. Many regular NYRA riders will be in Kentucky this weekend.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Umberto Rispoli got his Derby mount. Kudos to the connections. The Derby board has another change. That will be updated [edit: Caddo River is the latest defection].

Brooklyn Strong is a New York bred, trained by Philadelphia-based Danny Velazquez.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

KENTUCKY DERBY 2021
The top 20 point earners are invited to the Kentucky Derby. Due to injury or other defections, changes below have been noted. All horses in contention for the Derby were foaled in Kentucky unless noted.

The field will be officially drawn April 27 but as of today the following 20 are entered:

Kentucky Derby Leader Board

Rank	Horse	Record	Sire	Points	Jockey	Trainer
1	Essential Quality	5 5-0-0	Tapit	140	Luis Saez	Brad Cox
2	Hot Rod Charlie	7 2-1-2	Oxbow	110	Flavien Prat	Doug O'Neill
3	Super Stock	7 2-2-2	Dialed In	109	Ricardo Santana, Jr.	Steve Asmussen
4	Like the King	6 3-2-1	Palace Malice	104	Drayden Van Dyke	Wesley Ward
5	Known Agenda	6 3-1-1	Curlin	102	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	Todd Pletcher
5	Rebel's Romance (Ireland)	5 4-0-0	Dubawi (Ireland)	100		Charlie Appleby
6	Rock Your World	3 3-0-0	Candy Ride (Argentina)	100	Joel Rosario	John Sadler
7	Bourbonic	6 3-1-0	Bernardini	100	Kendrick Carmouche	Todd Pletcher
8	Greatest Honour	7 3-1-3	Tapit	80		Shug McGaughey
8	Medina Spirit (Florida)	5 2-3-0	Protonico	74	John Velazquez	Bob Baffert
9	Concert Tour	4 3-0-1	Street Sense	70	Joel Rosario?	Bob Baffert
9	Midnight Bourbon	7 2-2-3	Tiznow	66	Mike Smith	Steve Asmussen
11	Weyburn (Ontario)	5 2-1-0	Pioneerof the Nile	60		Jimmy Jerkens
10	Mandaloun	5 3-0-1	Into Mischief	52	Florent Geroux	Brad Cox
11	Caddo River	6 2-3-0	Street Sense	50	NO ONE NAMED	Brad Cox
11	Highly Motivated	5 2-2-1	Into Mischief	50	Javier Castellano	Chad Brown
12	Helium	3 3-0-0	Ironicus	50	Julien Leparoux	Mark Casse
15	Panadol (New York)	3 2-1-0	Flatter	40		Salem Bin Ghadayer
13	Soup and Sandwich (Florida)	3 2-1-0	Into Mischief	40	Tyler Gaffalione	Mark Casse
14	Dynamic One	5 1-2-0	Union Rags	40	Jose Ortiz	Todd Pletcher
18	Crowded Trade	3 1-1-1	More Than Ready	40		Chad Brown
15	Sainthood	3 1-2-0	Mshawish	40	Corey Lanerie	Todd Pletcher
20	Proxy	7 2-3-0	Tapit	36		Michael Stidham
18	Rombauer	6 2-1-1	Twirling Candy	34		Michael McCarthy
16	Hidden Stash	7 2-1-2	Constitution	32	Rafael Bejarano	Victoria Oliver
18	Dream Shake	3 1-0-2	Twirling Candy	30		Peter Eurton
17	O Besos	5 2-0-1	Orb	25	Marcelino Pedroza Jr.	Greg Foley
19	Get Her Number	5 2-0-0	Dialed In	20	NO ONE NAMED	Peter Miller
21	Hozier	4 1-1-0	Pioneerof the Nile	20		Bob Baffert
18	King Fury	6 3-0-0	Curlin	20	Brian Hernandez, Jr.	Ken McPeek
19	Keepmeinmind	6 1-2-1	Laoban	18	David Cohen	Robertino Diodoro
20	Brooklyn Strong	5 3-0-1	Wicked Strong	10	Umberto Rispoli	Danny Velazquez

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Record: Starts followed by 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishes. Anything beyond third is not shown with the exception of the starts column. Thus, if a horse raced four times and finished 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 8th the career record would be indicated by a mark of 4 1-1-1.
Gray: Horses shaded above have either been removed from consideration for the Kentucky Derby or are likely not to run based on comments by connections.
Jockeys: As confirmed assignments are announced, the jockey column above will be filled.

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Bangor/Bass Park card began @ 12:15

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

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KENTUCKY OAKS: The Kentucky Oaks draw will be 11:00 a.m. ET on Monday. The race is worth $1.25 million.
KENTUCKY DERBY: The Kentucky Derby draw will be 11:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday. The race is worth $3 million.

LIVE STREAM: www.KentuckyDerby.com will stream live both events starting at 10:45 a.m. ET.
In addition, the Kentucky Derby draw will be shown live on Fox Sports 2 (FS2) from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET. WAVE-3 in Louisville will also air the draw live.​

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

A million dollar horse.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Sunday, April 25, 2021

Belmont (New York):

• Handle: $8.5 million.
• Joel Rosario returned to New York for one day. He was victorious three times. He has over 3,000 wins and has earned over $239 million. He is a possible Hall of Famer. He has won the Pegasus World Cup, the Kentucky Derby, the Belmont Stakes, the Dubai World Cup and nine Breeders' Cup races among his victories.
• The Ortiz brothers have won 15 of the 35 races to date at the meet.

Pimlico (Maryland):

• Handle: $3.2 million.

Gulfstream (Florida):

• Race 9: The $.20 Pick 6 paid over $64,000 and came via a DQ with winning jockey Chantal Sutherland put up.

Oaklawn (Arkansas):

• Handle: $6 million.
• Race 7: A triple maiden buster! My Little Tipsy (Albert Lopez/Sherry Rhea) handed the trainer her first win in her 62nd lifetime try. The jockey won for the first time in his brief time in the US (though he had three wins in Puerto Rico). The horse won for the first time in three starts.

Santa Anita (California):

• Handle: $10 million+
• Race 9: Second Avanue (Eswan Flore/Brian Cunningham) rocked the landscape at 66-to-1 and paid $135.40/$45.20/$23.00. The $.20 Pick 6 paid out over $20,000.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

KENTUCKY OAKS

What: Grade 1. This is considered the first leg of the "Filly Triple Crown" and joins the Black-Eyed Susan at Pimlico and the Acorn Stakes at Belmont as the Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing.
Where: Churchill Downs, Louisville, KY
When: Friday, April 30, 2021, Race 11
Time: 5:51 pm ET
Who:3-year-old fillies
Distance: 1 1/8 mile
Surface: Dirt
Purse: $1,250,000
TV: NBCSN from 12:00-6:00 p.m. ET in addition to around the clock coverage on TVG.
History: Inaugurated in 1875.This is the 147th running. The Kentucky Oaks and the Kentucky Derby are the oldest continuously contested sporting events in American history,
Cheat sheet: 2021 Kentucky Oaks Cheat Sheet

Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Morning Line Odds
1	Pauline's Pearl	Ricardo Santana, Jr.	Steve Asmussen	20-1
2	Maracuja	Kendrick Carmouche	Rob Atras	20-1
3	Clairiere	Tyler Gaffalione	Steve Asmussen	5-1
4	Crazy Beautiful	Jose Ortiz	Kenny McPeek	15-1
5	Pass The Champagne	Javier Castellano	George Weaver	15-1
6	Travel Column	Florent Geroux	Brad Cox	3-1
7	Ava's Grace	David Cohen	Robertino Diodoro	50-1
8	Moraz	Flavien Prat	Michael McCarthy	30-1
9	Coach	Luis Saez	Brad Cox	50-1
10	Malathaat	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	5-2
11	Will's Secret	Jon Court	Dallas Stewart	30-1
12	Search Results	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	Chad Brown	3-1
13	Competitive Speed	Chris Landeros	Javier Gonzalez	50-1
14	Millefeuille	Joel Rosario	Bill Mott	20-1

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Kentucky Oaks' Card, April 30, 2021

Race #	Purse	Race Type	Distance	Surface	Starters	Est. Post
Race 1	$118,000	Allowance	1 Mile	Dirt	7	10:30 AM ET
Race 2	$115,000	Maiden Special Weight	1 Mile	Dirt	9	11:00 AM ET
Race 3	$118,000	Allowance Optional Claiming	6 1/2 Furlongs	Dirt	10	11:30 AM ET
Race 4	$118,000	Allowance Optional Claiming	1 1/16 Miles	Dirt	10	12:05 PM ET
Race 5	$124,000	Allowance Optional Claiming	1 1/8 Miles	Turf	11	12:43 PM ET
Race 6	$400,000	Alysheba S. presented by Sentient Jet	1 1/16 Miles	Dirt	6	1:26 PM ET
Race 7	$300,000	Edgewood S. presented by Newport Racing & Gaming	1 1/16 Miles	Turf	7	2:09 PM ET
Race 8	$500,000	La Troienne S. presented by Twinspires.com	1 1/16 Miles	Dirt	7	3:03 PM ET
Race 9	$300,000	Eight Belles S. presented by Smithfield	7 Furlongs	Dirt	12	4:04 PM ET
Race 10	$250,000	Twin Spires Turf Sprint S. presented by Sysco	5 1/2 Furlongs	Turf	11	4:55 PM ET
Race 11	$1,250,000	Longines Kentucky Oaks	1 1/8 Miles	Dirt	14	5:51 PM ET
Race 12	$121,000	Allowance Optional Claiming	1 Mile	Turf	18	6:25 PM ET
Race 13	$115,000	Maiden Special Weight	6 Furlongs	Dirt	13	7:00 PM ET

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Post Times for each race:

Wagering: Win, place, show, exacta, superfecta, daily double, Oaks/Derby double, pick 3, pick 4, pick 5 among other bets.

Race	Post Times ET	Wagering
1	10:30AM	WPS EX TRI SUPER DD P3 P5
2	11:00AM	WPS EX TRI SUPER DD P3 P4
3	11:30PM	WPS EX TRI SUPER DD P3 P5
4	12:05PM	WPS EX TRI SUPER DD P3 P4
5	12:43PM	WPS EX TRI SUPER DD P3
6	1:26PM	WPS EX TRI SUPER DD P3 DC6
7	2:09PM	WPS EX TRI SUPER DD P3 P5
8	3:03PM	WPS EX TRI SUPER DD P3 P4
9	4:04PM	WPS EX TRI SUPER DD P3 P5
10	4:55PM	WPS EX TRI SUPER DD P3 P4
11	5:51PM	WPS EX TRISUPER SH5 P3 (O/D-DBL) (O/W/D-P3) (Longines-Kentucky Oaks)
12	6:25PM	WPS EX TRI SUPER DD
13	7:00PM	WPS EX TRI SUPER

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Weather forecast for Oaks-Derby Friday-Saturday.

Thursday rain lingers into early Friday. No wet weather for Saturday.

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

1st Condition sheet is now uploaded to the USTA Page for the new Cumberland Raceway operated by FTC.....

all draws will be computer generated and 25% allowance for Maine born/bred in terms of horses

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

McIngvale to Make Largest Bet in Derby History (thoroughbreddailynews.com)

Owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale is planning to bet at least $2 million to win on Essential Quality (Tapit) in Saturday's GI Kentucky Derby as a hedge to cover the costs of a furniture promotion underway at his Gallery Furniture stores. It is believed that McIngvale's bet will be the largest ever placed on the Derby or any U.S. horse race.

McIngvale has already launched the “Kentucky Derby Fave Wins, You Win” promotion. Anyone buying a mattress that costs $3,000 or more will receive a 100% refund if the favorite wins the race. Costumers will also have the option of receiving a store credit of 150% of the price paid for the mattress. McIngvale won't know until Saturday exactly how many mattresses his stores will have sold in relation to the promotion but says it will likely be around “a couple thousand.”​

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Fox Sports 2 on Saturday: 12 p.m.-3 p.m. and 4 p.m.-6:30 p.m. This will include racing from New York.

NBC Sports' coverage is extensive this week.

NBC Sports presents the 147th Kentucky Derby this Saturday, May 1 at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC live from Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

The Road to the Triple Crown begins this week, highlighted by NBC's live five-hour Kentucky Derby Day telecast this Saturday, May 1 at 2:30 p.m. ET. NBC Sports kicks off more than 13 hours of Kentucky Derby Week action this Friday, April 30 with live coverage of the Kentucky Oaks beginning at Noon ET on NBCSN. Saturday's live Derby coverage begins with Kentucky Derby Prep at Noon ET on NBCSN. In total, NBC Sports will televise 17 live races.​

COMMENTATORS: NBC Sports Group's coverage of the Kentucky Derby features host Mike Tirico, who is hosting Derby coverage for the fifth time; analysts Jerry Bailey, the Hall of Fame jockey and two-time Kentucky Derby winner, and Randy Moss; handicapper/reporter Eddie Olczyk; host/reporter Ahmed Fareed; reporters Britney Eurton, Donna Brothers, Kenny Rice, and Laffit Pincay III; and race caller Larry Collmus.​

NBC Sports Presents Five Hours Of Live Coverage From Kentucky Derby 147 - Horse Racing News | Paulick Report

NBC SPORTS GROUP TRIPLE CROWN COVERAGE (All Times ET):

KENTUCKY DERBY
Date	Time	Event	Network
Fri., April 30	Noon	Kentucky Oaks	NBCSN
Sat., May 1	Noon	Kentucky Derby Prep	NBCSN
Sat., May 1	2:30 p.m.	Kentucky Derby	NBC
PREAKNESS STAKES
Date	Time	Event	Network
Fri., May 14	5 p.m.	Black-Eyed Susan Stakes	NBCSN
Sat., May 15	2 p.m.	Preakness Prep	NBCSN
Sat., May 15	5 p.m.	Preakness Stakes	NBC
BELMONT STAKES
Date	Time	Event	Network
Fri., June 4	5 p.m.	Belmont Stakes Access	NBCSN
Sat., June 5	3 p.m.	Belmont Stakes Prep	NBCSN
Sat., June 5	5 p.m.	Belmont Stakes	NBC

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[MiamiScreamingEagles]

REST IN PEACE: John Ward, who trained Monarchos famously to the 2001 Kentucky Derby win, passed away. He hit a home run with Monarchos that year and among the defeated was Point Given who Gary Stevens won called the greatest horse he had ever ridden. Ward trained from early 1970s until 2012.

Twenty years ago we nearly witnessed history with the fastest Kentucky Derby ever recorded:

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One of the best sports trivia questions of all-time sets up this way: Monarchos was the second fastest Kentucky Derby winner. Secretariat was the only winning horse faster. Who had the second fastest Kentucky Derby time recorded? The answer is Sham, who finished second to Secretariat in 1973. As the question is posed, most would assume Monarchos.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Thirty years ago, Strike the Gold won the 1991 Kentucky Derby. He finished his career with just six wins in 31 starts. After the Derby won, he lost 12 straight races before finally winning again.

The awesome Chris Antley on board.

Nick Zito repeated training a Derby winner three years later with Go For Gin.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

This year's Derby has one starting gate with 20 horses unlike the supplemental gate for #15 to #20.

A little history...

SOURCE: Kentucky Derby Post Positions - Winners & History

Post Position	Wins	Starts	Win %	Last win
1	8	91	8.8%	Ferdinand (1986)
2	7	91	7.7%	Affirmed (1978)
3	5	91	5.5%	Real Quiet (1998)
4	5	91	5.5%	Super Saver (2010)
5	10	91	11%	Always Dreaming (2017)
6	2	91	2.2%	Sea Hero (1993)
7	7	90	7.8%	Justify (2018)
8	8	90	8.9%	Mine that Bird (2009)
9	4	87	4.6%	Riva Ridge (1972)
10	9	84	10.7%	Giacomo (2005)
11	2	80	2.5%	Winning Colors (1988)
12	3	76	3.9%	Canonero II (1971)
13	5	74	6.8%	Nyquist (2016)
14	2	66	3%	Carry Back (1961)
15	6	59	10.2%	Authentic (2020)
16	4	48	8.3%	Animal Kingdom (2011)
17	0	42	0%	-
18	2	33	6.1%	Country House (2019)
19	1	28	3.6%	I'll Have Another (2012)
20	1	17	5.9%	Big Brown (2008)

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Best post position at the Kentucky Derby

In terms of producing Kentucky Derby winners as well as winning wagers, the best post position at the Kentucky Derby is gate No. 10. This middle spot boasts nine Derby champs (10.7%) and 24 horses in the money in 84 total starts (28.7%), edging out No. 5 with 10 race winners and 22 ITM finishes in 91 overall starts.

Worst post position at the Kentucky Derby

Gate No. 17 is the worst post position in the Kentucky Derby. No. 17 has yet to produce a Derby champ and has had only three horses finish in the money, through 42 overall starts. No. 6 hasn’t fared that well either, with just two winners and only 13 horses ITM through 91 starts.
Wins by post position trends

• Post No. 5 boasts the most Kentucky Derby winners with 10 (11%), most recently Always Dreaming in 2017. Posts No. 10 (nine winners) and No. 15 (six winners) are the next two most successful starting positions for the Kentucky Derby.
• Post No. 17 has never produced a Kentucky Derby winner since the starting gate was introduced in 1930, however, due to race dropouts No. 17 has had only 42 starts. With that in mind, No. 6 is also a bad starting position with only two wins in 91 starts (2.2%).
• Drawing the rail in post No. 1 is challenging but not impossible, as it’s produced eight Derby champions – the last being Ferdinand in 1986. However, drawing one of the four inside gates isn’t advantageous, with gates No. 1 through No. 4 ranging in win percentages between 5.5 and 8.8 and the last winner out of those first four gates coming in 2010 (Super Saver).
• The longest Derby drought between winners is post No. 14 which last boasted a winner in 1961 (Carry Back) and has only claimed two champs in 66 starts (3%).

 

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The Kentucky Derby draw is now available through this live stream: Road to Kentucky Derby and Oaks 147 Video

a.k.a "Please don't give me the inside post"

Running account of the picks ...

The #20 is the first post drawn.

The first 10 post positions have been drawn. Not picked yet: 1-5-6-7-9-12-14-16-17-19.

If Brad Cox was nervous before the draw -- and he appeared antsy -- he is especially anxious now.

Wow! I have never heard a roar such as we just witnessed. Hot Rod Charlie gets #9.

1-6-14-16-17 remain.

Three left: 1-14-16.

Florida Derby winner gets the rail. This changes things dramatically.

14 + 16 are the two slots left. And the expected pre-race favorite Essential Quality has yet to be chosen.

Essential Quality gets #14, a post that has not won the Derby since 1961. He is the favorite to win this race.

Todd Pletcher gets inside and outside. His four horses went 1 5-11-20. He has trained more Derby horses than anyone in history. He can't be thrilled with drawing the rail.