Posts Tagged ‘Kentucky Derby trail’

Free Selections / Hawthorne / 4-20-2013

Nothing like heading to sweet-home-Chicago for some exciting racing action. The Illinois Derby was home to Kentucky Derby winner War Emblem in 2002. Could there be another runner who will make an impact down the road? Only time will tell, and post time is slated for 6:15 p.m. ET.   Hawthorne Race Course   The weather forecast […]

Kentucky Derby Trail Starts with Gulfstream Park Derby

by Horstradamus

posted on January 2, 2012 in General Discussion, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, News | No Comments >>

The first day of the 2012 horse racing season was all about the first “derby” of the year – a new race called the Gulfstream Park Derby.  Though it wasn’t a graded stake, and the purse was only $100,000 a field of 11 colts showed up to start their path on the Kentucky Derby trail. […]