2008 Florida Derby runs on March 29
Monday, March 17th, 2008
The Grade 1, $1 million 2008 Florida Derby Race at Gulfstream Park will run on March 29.
It will feature the top three-year-old thoroughbreds of the country. A preparatory race for the coming 2008 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 3, this should tell ya’ll who you should bet on once the Triple Crown series begins this year.
Colts came out of their races doing quite well with the likes of Big Brown. Big Brown, the undefeated and as yet unchallenged three-year-old sensation who took South Florida by storm after cruising to a 12 ¾ length allowance victory at Gulfstream Park is all set to win the $1 million purse back there.
Trainer Richard Dutrow Jr, who trains Big Brown for the IEAH Stables and Paul Pompa Jr., said ‘’we got to thinking and drinking last night and by the time we were done, we decided the 2008 Florida Derby Race at Gulfstream Park would be the best option.’’
Veteran jockey Kent Desormeaux will ride Big Brown for the Florida Derby, even though Desormeaux has been scheduled to ride on the Dubai World Cup card that same day.
Also in the race is Bea Oxenberg’s three-year-old Hey Byrn, who reaffirmed his credentials as a potential Kentucky Derby (G1) contender at Gulfstream Park when he drew…
2007 Belmont Stakes to conclude Triple Crown series
Saturday, June 9th, 2007
Unfortunately, the search for the next Triple Crown champion will still continue. As you all know by now, there won’t be a Triple Crown champion this year. Everybody was rooting for Street Sense to do it after winning the 2007 Kentucky Derby, but it all ended when Curlin won the next leg of the Triple [...]
Can Street Sense put some SENSE back in the 2007 Belmont Stakes?
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For Street Sense, the Triple Crown was not to be won this year. Carl Nafzger, trainer of the new 2007 Derby champ, Street Sense, is disappointed that their road for the Triple Crown took an abrupt exit at the Pimlico Race Course. The way Curlin barely edged Street Sense was specifically painful for Nafzger, after [...]
Belmont Stakes Contenders: Curlin vs Street Sense vs Hard Spun still a possibility
Friday, May 25th, 2007
Now that Street Sense has been denied a shot at a Triple Crown, the most intriguing angle of the June 9 Belmont Stakes could be all three Derby and Preakness finishers could show up in New York on June 9 for the Belmont Stakes, too. Two of three – Curlin and Hard Spun – are [...]
Hard Spun to win the 2007 Preakness Stakes?
Saturday, May 19th, 2007
Hard Spun will be going all out for the 2007 Preakness Stakes and stop Street Sense’s Triple Crown dream. Round two of the race for the Triple Crown will be at the Pimlico Race Course when the 2007 Preakness Stakes take center stage. And when you speak of Pimlico, one man is king. Mario Pino. [...]
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