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By ThoroughbredZone on September 29, 2025
By Stephen Alicknovic Real Quiet passed away yesterday after a freak paddock accident. He was 15-years-old. The news touched a spot with me. Real Quiet played an instrumental roll in becoming the racing fan I am today. He started it all with his Kentucky Derby win.
Posted in Home Page | Tagged 1997, 1998, Belmont Stakes, Indian Charlie, Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Real Quiet, Santa Anita Derby, Silver Charm, Triple Crown, Victory Gallop, WFAN
By ThoroughbredZone on August 7, 2025
By Stephen Alicknovic The great Zenyatta will go for her 18th straight win without a loss in the Clement L. Hirsch (GI) later this afternoon at Del Mar. Some fans are a bit disappointed that she is not running in a more ambitious spot against better horses. To those I say just be grateful this [...]
Posted in Home Page | Tagged Blame, Clement L. Hirsch, Clement L. Hirsch Replay, Haynesfield, Kentucky Derby, Live Zenyatta Stream, Mine that Bird, Musket Man, NTRA, Past Performances, Quality Road, Whitney, Whitney Replay, YouTube, Zenyatta
By ThoroughbredZone on May 2, 2025
Super Saver Wins The Kentucky Derby Video *Click* 2010 Kentucky Derby 136 Chart *Click* ThoroughbredZone’s Kentucky Derby Pick and Preview 4/30/10 — Updated May 1, 15:23
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By ThoroughbredZone on April 30, 2025
ThoroughbredZone’s Kentucky Derby Pick and Preview 4/30/10 It’s Kentucky Derby 136. And boy this one could be a real puzzler at post time. Heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected to make matters even more complicated. On paper this field looks even-especially from a speed figure stand point.
Posted in Home Page | Tagged Devil May Care, Kentucky Derby, Lookin at Lucky, Make Music For Me, Sidney's Candy, Super Saver
By ThoroughbredZone on April 28, 2025
ThoroughbredZone’s Final Kentucky Derby 12 4/28/10 Devil May Care Added On 4/27— Debuts At #8—#3 Endorsement Out Of Kentucky Derby With Injury (1)(1) Sidney’s Candy – Candy Ride – Fair Exchange by Storm Cat (Jan) Homebred — Sidney’s Candy will close out the final ThoroughbredZone Kentucky Derby 12 of 2010 on top. Sidney’s Candy has put together [...]
Posted in Home Page | Tagged American Lion, Awesome Act, Conveyance, Devil May Care, Dublin, Endorsement, Eskendereya, Ice Box, Kentucky Derby, Line of David, Lookin at Lucky, Mission Impaziple, Noble's Promise, Paddy O'Prado, Rule, Sidney's Candy, Stately Victor, Super Saver
By ThoroughbredZone on April 26, 2025
Final ThoroughbredZone Kentucky Derby 12 4/27/10 Devil May Care Added On 4/27— Debuts At #8 (1)(1) Sidney’s Candy – Candy Ride – Fair Exchange by Storm Cat (Jan) Homebred — Sidney’s Candy will close out the final ThoroughbredZone Kentucky Derby 12 of 2010 on top. Sidney’s Candy has put together two fast works in preparation for this [...]
Posted in Home Page | Tagged Awesome Act, Conveyance, Devil May Care, Dublin, Endorsement, Ice Box, Kentucky Derby, Lookin at Lucky, Mission Impaziple, Noble's Promise, Paddy O'Prado, Sidney’s Candy, Stately Victor, Super Saver
By ThoroughbredZone on April 13, 2025
Eskendereya Out Of The Kentucky Derby Final ThoroughbredZone Kentucky Derby 12 Coming—And Kentucky Derby Pick & Preview **** ThoroughbredZone’s Kentucky Derby 12 For Week of 4/12/10 (1)(1) Sidney’s Candy – Candy Ride – Fair Exchange by Storm Cat (Jan) Sidney’s Candy remains on top. Sidney’s Candy will prepare for the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. [...]
Posted in Home Page | Tagged American Lion, Conveyance, Dublin, Endorsement, Eskendereya, Ice Box, Kentucky Derby, Line of David, Lookin at Lucky, Mission Impaziple, Rule, Sidney’s Candy, Super Saver
By ThoroughbredZone on April 6, 2025
Updated ThoroughbredZone Kentucky Derby 12 Coming Tuesday **** And NJ Bred Together Indy Wins The Commonwealth At Keeneland! ThoroughbredZone Flashback http://bit.ly/9j3dN **** Big changes this week—Sidney’s Candy takes over at #1—moving up from #3. Eskendereya moves up to #2. Lookin at Lucky drops to #3. American Lion debuts in the #10 spot. Caracortado drops off. Endorsement [...]
Posted in Home Page | Tagged A Little Warm, American Lion, Awesome Act, Bob Baffert, Conveyance, Dicreetly Mine, Dublin, Endorsement, Eskendereya, Ice Box, Interactif, Kentucky Derby, Lookin at Lucky, Make Music For Me, Mission Impaziple, Noble's Promise, Odysseus, Rule, Sidney's Candy, Super Saver, Tempted To Tapit, Tiz the One, Uptowncharlybrown, Winstar Farm, Yawanna Twist
By ThoroughbredZone on March 30, 2025
These are the changes this week—Discreetly Mine and Tempted to Tapit are off. Endorsement and Mission Impaziple debut and #7 and #9. Conveyance drops from #8 to #11. The rest are pretty much the same, other than a change here and there. The Wood Memorial, Illinois Derby and Santa Anita Derby are on Saturday. Arkansas [...]
Posted in Home Page | Tagged Aikinite, Awesome Act, Backtalk, Conveyance, Dave in Dixie, Deans Kitten, Endorsement, Eskendereya, Ice Box, Interactif, Jackson Bend, Kentucky Derby, Lookin at Lucky, Mission Impaziple, Noble's Promise, Odysseus, Rule, Schoolyard Dreams, Sidney’s Candy, Tempted To Tapit, Yawanna Twist
By ThoroughbredZone on March 28, 2025
Endorsement Springs the Upset To Win The Sunland Derby (GIII)-Conveyance 2nd & Tempted to Tapit 3rd-Nacho Friend Can’t Keep Up New ThoroughbredZone Kentucky Derby 12 Coming Tuesday-Expect Some Changes The #1 Horse And #3 Horse Possible To Square off in The Santa Anita Derby (GI)-#1 Lookin at Lucky 90% Certain For Santa Anita Derby & [...]
Posted in Home Page | Tagged Classical Slew, Conveyance, Ice Box, Kentucky Derby, Nacho Friend, Sunland Derby, Sydney's Candy, Tempted To Tapit
By ThoroughbredZone on March 16, 2025
Lookin at Lucky stays on top at #1—Interactif, Awesome Act and Noble’s Promise debut this week. Sidney’s Candy zooms up to #3 after his San Felipe (GII) win—D’Funnybone, Dublin and Dave In Dixie drop off. These are the biggest changes this week. Not too many changes with Eskendereya, Rule, Tempted to Tapit, Discreetly Mine or [...]
Posted in Home Page | Tagged Awesome Act, Caracortado, Conveyance, Discreetly Mine, Eskendereya, Interactif, Kentucky Derby, Lookin at Lucky, Noble's Promise, Odysseus, Rule, Sidney’s Candy, Tempted To Tapit, ThoroughbredZone
By ThoroughbredZone on March 14, 2025
Sydney’s Candy Stretches Out And Rolls Home All The Way In The San Felipe (GII) In 1:42.30!–(ThoroughbredZone Indicated He Should Be Able To Handle Extra Distance In 1st Derby List Of The Year) Lookin at Lucky Passes The Dirt Test–Squeaks By Noble’s Promise To Win The Rebel In 1:43.06 (GII)–Zenyatta Goes To 15-0 With Santa [...]
Posted in Home Page | Tagged Kentucky Derby, Lookin at Lucky, Rachel Alexandra, Sydney's Candy, ThoroughbredZone, Zenyatta
By ThoroughbredZone on March 13, 2025
A big day of action is on tap this afternoon around the country. Three Kentucky Derby Preps highlight the 3-year-old action, and Zenyatta and Rachel Alexandra are back in action before their big match up in the “Race For The Ages” in the Apple Blossom (GI) next month at Oaklawn Park.
Posted in Home Page | Tagged Apple Blossom, Kentucky Derby, Lookin at Lucky, Noble's Promise, Race of the Ages, Rachel Alexandra, Zenyatta
By ThoroughbredZone on March 8, 2026
No changes this week. Awesome Act went on to win the Gotham (GII) at Aqueduct in a nice effort. He was trying dirt for the first time. Awesome Act overcame a long plane flight and a stay in the detention barn. He arrived in New York on Wednesday. Yawanna Twist swung wide turning for home [...]
Posted in Home Page | Tagged Caracortado, Conveyance, Dave in Dixie, Discreetly Mine, Dublin, D’Funnybone, Eskendereya, Kentucky Derby, Lookin at Lucky, Odysseus, Rule, Sidney’s Candy, Tempted To Tapit
By ThoroughbredZone on March 2, 2026
No changes this week. Awesome Act went on to win the Gotham (GII) at Aqueduct in a nice effort. Yawanna Twist swung wide turning for home and made a a good rally, but ran out of room. Alphie’s Bet wins the Sham (GIII) at Santa Anita.
Posted in Home Page | Tagged Caracortado, Conveyance, D'Funnybone, Dave in Dixie, Discreetly Mine, Dublin, Eskenderya, Kentucky Derby, Lookin at Lucky, Odysseus, Rule, Sidney's Candy, Tempted To Tapit
By ThoroughbredZone on February 3, 2026
It’s Almost That Time of Year Again. ThoroughbredZone Will Track The Kentucky Derby Hopefuls From The Big Prep Races All The Way To The Starting Gate That First Saturday May At Churchill Downs—Cap The Kentucky Derby And Tell You Who We Think Will Win The Roses. Last Year ThoroughbredZone’s Top Pick To Win the Kentucky Derby Never Made [...]
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By ThoroughbredZone on December 19, 2025
Special to ThoroughbredZone | By Mike Doherty Bob Baffert had a big day at Hollywood Park yesterday taking home the featured Grade 1 Cash Call Futurity, the ungraded Stuka Stakes and 2 maiden special weight races. Bob Baffert sent out soon to be named juvenile champion Lookin at Lucky to win the Futurity in a quite impressive [...]
Posted in Home Page | Tagged Bob Baffert, Kentucky Derby, Lookin at Lucky
By ThoroughbredZone on December 1, 2025
Two champions ended their superb racing careers with victories over the weekend. Kodiak Kowboy capped his superb racing career with a win in the Cigar Mile (GI) at Aqueduct. Kodiak Kowboy has been one of the most reliable and winning sprinters in the country over the past couple of years. The fantastic Ventura ended her [...]
Posted in Home Page | Tagged Kentucky Derby, Kodiak Kowboy, ThoroughbredZone, Ventura, Zenyatta
By ThoroughbredZone on September 30, 2025
Meadowlands Meet Kicks Off And Some Memories By Stephen Alicknovic It’s fall again in New Jersey, and that can mean one thing. The Meadowlands Thoroughbred meet is back. Starting on Thursday, October 2, the Meadowlands will kick off its 2009 fall meet. As a native New Jerseyan I have always considered both Monmouth Park and [...]
Posted in Home Page | Tagged Go Go Shoot, Jason Servis, Kentucky Derby, Meadowlands, Real Quiet, Smarty Jones
By ThoroughbredZone on May 2, 2025
Today Mine that Bird shocked the horseracing world with an improbable victory in the 135th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Calvin Borel guided him to his favorite place, the rail, and Mine That Bird did the rest, surging past Pioneerof the Nile and Musket Man, over a sloppy track to score the mammoth [...]
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By ThoroughbredZone on May 1, 2025
***I Want Revenge Scratched From Kentucky Derby*** ThoroughbredZone Picks I Want Revenge to Win Kentucky Derby 135 My original pick was going to be Quality Road. He did not make it. Another quarter crack derailed his Derby bid. Kentucky Derby 135 Contender Close-Up
Posted in Home Page | Tagged Dunkirk, I Want Revenge, Kentucky Derby, Pioneerof the Nile
By ThoroughbredZone on May 1, 2025
Enter To Win A Free $200 Freeplay With BetUS and A Copy Of Beyer On Speed Signed by Andrew Beyer ThoroughbredZone’s Free Kentucky Derby 135 Contest Sponsored By BetUs.Com**Click Here** Kentucky Derby 135 Pick And Preview Coming Tomorrow
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By ThoroughbredZone on April 27, 2025
Kentucky Derby 135 Pick And Preview Coming Tomorrow Quality Road’s Quarter Crack Ends Kentucky Derby Dream Run
Posted in Home Page | Tagged Edward Evans, Elusive Quality, Jimmy Jerkens, Kentucky Derby, Quality Road, Smarty Jones
By ThoroughbredZone on April 26, 2025
**Some Blood After Quality Road Gallop** ThoroughbredZone will have a complete preview and close-up of Kentucky Derby 135 next week. ThoroughbredZone will seperate the contenders from the pretenders, give some ideas on the best way to tackle the race from the betting perspective, and give a it’s pick to win Kentucky Derby 135. Coming next week… There will also be a Free Kentucky Derby contest [...]
Posted in Home Page | Tagged Contest, Kentucky Derby, Pick, Quality Road
By ThoroughbredZone on April 21, 2025
With Quality Road Off The ThoroughbredZone Derby 12 Due To A Quarter Crack, Everyone Else Has Moved Up One Spot. I Want Revenge Is Now The New #1 Horse. Desert Party Returns To The #12 Spot. Pretty Much The Same List As Before With a Few Little Tweeks. Pick And Preview Coming.
Posted in Home Page | Tagged Desert Party, Dunkirk, Friesan Fire, General Quarters, Hold Me Back, I Want Revenge, Kentucky Derby, Musket Man, Old Fashioned, Papa Clem, Pioneerof the Nile, Quality Road, Regal Ransom, West Side Bernie
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