Trainer Mark Casse said Sunday that War of Will, the troubled eighth-place finisher in the Kentucky Derby, will likely come to the Preakness.
Country House’s ran second, and the stewards did the rest, DQing winner Maximum Security and elevating Country House to the top spot in the Kentucky Derby.
Win Win Win had a solid, if eventful, final breeze Sunday, and trainer Mike Trombetta says it’s now “hurry up and wait” time.
Trainer Mike Trombetta’s Kentucky Derby hopeful Win Win Win arrived at Churchill Downs early Thursday morning for final preparations.
Grade 1 winner Knicks Go tops a coterie of 17 Triple Crown nominees bred in the Mid-Atlantic.
Maryland-bred Our Braintrust, now with new connections, aims to get on the Derby trail in Saturday’s G3 Withers Stakes at the Big A.
Alex Zacney, now 19, was too young to recall much of his father’s near-Triple Crown with Afleet Alex. But he’s hoping 2-year-old Maximus Mischief might provide the family a similar ride.
Some weekend surprises have led to some reshuffling of the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll.
First past the post but DQed in the Cotillion, Monomoy Girl had insult added to injury when she dropped a spot in the latest NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll.
The latest NTRA Top Thorougbhred poll was virtually unchanged as most runners near their final Breeders’ Cup preps.
