We’ve counting down the Road To The Triple Crown here at TheSportsNotebook since January, with previews of all the biggest Derby Prep races. Now the Kentucky Derby is just a month away and the last really big day of prep race action goes Saturday. And what a day it is, with three big races going […]
The Road To The Triple Crown has three races Saturday that are mostly full fields and have the chance to offer some competitive racing, and then there’s one more race for dessert on Sunday. TheSportsNotebook takes a look at all four Kentucky Derby Prep races…
The Road To The Triple Crown continues this weekend, with races on Saturday and Sunday. The stakes are quite literally getting higher as he close in on springtime. Saturday’s Risen Star Stakes at the Fairgrounds in Louisiana has a purse of $300,000. And on Sunday a $400,000 jackpot is on the line at Gulfstream Park in Florida with the Fountain Of Youth Stakes. The SportsNotebook takes a look at both…
The Road To The Triple Crown picks up in intensity on Saturday, as three big Kentucky Derby prep races run at three different tracks, with contenders looking to pick up the earnings they need to qualify for the Derby on the first Saturday in May. Here’s a snapshot look at the three races, all of […]
The Road To The Triple Crown continues here at TheSportsNotebook this weekend, as hopefuls for the Kentucky Derby show up in sunny Florida at Gulfstream Park for Sunday’s Holy Bull Stakes (4:45 PM ET). Unlike last week’s Lecomte Stakes, which got the road to Churchill Downs started in earnest, the Holy Bull won’t be a […]
The SportsNotebook’s coverage of the Road To The Triple Crown begins today, with the running of the Lecomte Stakes at The Fairgrounds in Louisiana. There’s a $175,000 purse at stake, as the entries try and pile up earnings and qualify for the Kentucky Derby on the first Saturday in May. Early favorites on the morning […]