There were 3 derby preps last weekend and here are the payouts and results. Louisiana Derby As expected, Pyro won Louisiana Derby easily. The victory not only reaffirmed Pyro's status as a leading contender for the Kentucky Derby, it made trainer Steve Asmussen breathe easier knowing his 3-year-old...

The legion enamored of Pyro has a new momentum of confidence when he left a field that included several highly regarded Kentucky Derby prospects and separated himself in the last half-furlong of the Louisiana Derby on Saturday at the Fair Grounds. Visionaire, however, was day’s most impressive three...

Robert LaPenta’s undefeated champion War Pass remained a very narrow favorite heading into the final day of betting in the second of three pools of Churchill Downs’ 2008 Kentucky Derby Future Wager, but an impressive victory by Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC’s Pyro in Saturday’s Louisiana Derby (Grade II...

Winchell Thoroughbreds' homebred PYRO (Pulpit) confirmed his status as a leading Kentucky Derby (G1) contender with a decisive, three-length tally in Saturday's $600,000 Louisiana Derby (G2) at Fair Grounds. read more

Regardless of what nugget of insight might be extracted from the weekend races for three-year-old prospective starters in the Kentucky Derby – we tend to expect more than we actually find in many of these -- there is the season’s first opportunity to evaluate two promising colts who will be making their...

Just like the Bob Lewis (G2), San Rafael (G3) and San Vicente (G2) before it, Saturday's Sham S. (G3) featured another small field at Santa Anita, but the top two Kentucky Derby (G1) contenders in California, COLONEL JOHN (Tiznow) and EL GATO MALO (El Corredor), turned out for the 1 1/8-mile event...

WEST/COLONEL JOHN HOLDS OFF EL GATO MALO IN SHAM – WinStar Farm’s Colonel John opened his 2008 campaign in grand style Saturday by holding off the previously undefeated El Gato Malo by a half-length in the $200,000 Sham Stakes (Grade III) over the Cushion Track surface at Santa Anita. read more