Jessica Chapel / Railbird

Derby Prospects

Friday Training

A few photos from this morning at Churchill Downs …

Archarcharch

Santiva

Arienza

Bouquet Booth

Decisive Moment

Uncle Mo

Posted in Racing on April 29, 2011 / Tagged Churchill Downs, Derby Prospects, Oaks Prospects, Photos, Training / Comments Off

Hanging Out

Kentucky Oaks contender Daisy Devine and Derby contender Uncle Mo waiting for the track to re-open for training at 8:30 this morning.

Posted in Racing on April 28, 2011 / Tagged Churchill Downs, Daisy Devine, Derby Prospects, Oaks Prospects, Uncle Mo / Comments Off

You’ll Never Know

… if you don’t go. Claire Novak on Derby fever for Kentucky Confidential:

“I still get Derby fever; guilty as charged,” Wolf said. “If that horse had won the Blue Grass, we would be going to the Derby. He doesn’t have any distance limitations in his pedigree. You could ask what we were thinking to enter him in that race, but if you look at the sheets and past performances, he seemed to belong from a competitive standpoint. In hindsight, he didn’t keep up with those horses, but they’ll never jump up and show you if you don’t give them a chance.”

Posted in Racing on April 26, 2011 / Tagged Derby Fever, Derby Preps, Derby Prospects, Kentucky Confidential / Comments Off