Through MY Binoculars

ARCANGELO Saved ground from the start while tugging hard on the reigns in the early going.

NATIONAL TREASURE was the dominant speed from his inside post

MAGE made a sustained run from the ¼ pole to the finish line showing several gears under a brilliant and perfectly timed ride by Javier Castellano.

A stirring 3-horse stretch battle resulted in a blanket finish

TAPIT TRICE won the Grade 1 Bluegrass fair and square as the 6-5 favorite.

PRACTICAL MOVE made it 3 wins in a row with a game and perfect trip win

With the exception of the winner ANGEL OF EMPIRE, I’m not interested in any other horse out of the Arkansas Derby as a potential Kentucky Derby contender.

The top two finishers out of the Florida Derby will march on to the Kentucky Derby as major contenders and deservedly so.

KINGSBARNS made it 3 wins in 3 career starts with a decisive front running score.

The odds-on favorite TAPIT TRICE was much the best of a weak Tampa Bay Derby field

It was FORTE and then everyone else.

PRACTICAL MOVE looked like a winner every step of the way.

The 1-turn mile Gotham was a case of which horses would handle this sealed muddy surface.

Trainer Brad Cox had a pair of 3-year old’s entered-the 9-5 favorite VICTORY FORMATION and the 13-1 upset winner ANGEL OF EMPIRE.

Trainer Brad Cox had a pair of 3-year old’s entered-the 9-5 favorite VICTORY FORMATION and the 13-1 upset winner ANGEL OF EMPIRE.

LITIGATE broke sharply from post 11 to secure an inside position rating comfortably in second in the 2 path into the clubhouse turn.

HIT SHOW was tons the best as the 6-5 favorite after sitting a perfect rail trip stalking a contested quick early pace.

The Robert Lewis clearly reflects what modern day stakes racing has become in the US. A four-horse field and by the way-ALL 4 horses trained Bob Baffert and 2 of the four owned by similar partnerships.

The winner of this year’s Kentucky Derby will likely not be any of the eight 3-year-olds who ran in this year’s Holy Bull.

There he was-Arabian Knight cantering back towards the winner’s enclosure and then everyone else heading back to their barns.