Kentucky Derby Archives • The Racing Biz

BackTracks: Challedon, dominant in Maryland & beyond

by Jennifer Kelly | Jun 15, 2022 | Breaking, Features, Regionwide, Top Stories | 0 |

In today’s BackTracks, Maryland-bred Challedon became the first two-time horse of the year after dominating 1939 and 1940.

The (almost) fabulous fillies of the Preakness

by Jennifer Kelly | May 15, 2022 | Breaking, Features, Preakness weekend, Triple Crown Trail | 0 |

Before Rachel Alexandra and Swiss Skydiver won the Preakness, these four fillies made a major impact on the Middle Jewel without winning it.

Rich Strike offers argument for Triple Crown change

by Frank Vespe | May 13, 2022 | Breaking, Opinion, Preakness weekend, Triple Crown Trail | 2 |

Rich Strike’s defection from the Preakness is one more argument for changing the series’ configuration to acknowledge changes in horsemanship.

Off the Pace: Triple Crown schedule just fine

by Mike Valiante | May 13, 2022 | Breaking, Off the Pace, Opinion, Preakness weekend, Triple Crown Trail | 0 |

In a new “Off the Pace”: Mike Valiante shares snippets of more than 50 years of Kentucky Derby memories, from heartwarming stories to impossible upsets.

Rich Strike, the pony, the bite, and the controversy

by Frank Vespe | May 12, 2022 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Business, Preakness weekend, Triple Crown Trail | 4 |

After winning the Kentucky Derby, Rich Strike tried to take a bite out of a pony, prompting a forceful outrider response – and a bit of a firestorm.

What history says about Rich Strike’s Preakness chances

by Frank Vespe | May 10, 2022 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Racing, Preakness weekend, Triple Crown Trail | 0 |

Lovable longshot Rich Strike was the kind of out-of-the-clouds head-scratcher of a winner the Kentucky Derby produces. How do they fare in the Preakness?

Rich Strike posts Kentucky Derby shocker for the ages

by Frank Vespe | May 7, 2022 | Breaking, Triple Crown Trail | 2 |

Rich Strike, who barely got into the Kentucky Derby field and was 80-1 at post time, scored an upset for the ages, and for the little guy and gal.

Kentucky Derby picks from our experts

by The Biz | May 7, 2022 | Breaking, Handicapping, Triple Crown Trail | 2 |

We asked some of our experts and handicappers to provide their picks fro today’s Kentucky Derby and several other stakes.

Kentucky Derby memories: The wager that got away

by Nick Hahn | May 6, 2022 | Breaking, Triple Crown Trail | 0 |

In this Kentucky Derby memory, Nick Hahn recalls a Derby which was the best of times, and the worst of times, because of the bet that didn’t get made.