... field. Borel had planned on being in the Run for the Roses aboard Beethoven, but an injury took the horse off the Derby trail and suddenly Borel found himself wihtout a ride. "I was very surprised he was available, maybe not for every horse ...

... second in the Southwest and Rebel last year before falling to seventh in the Arkansas Derby. He was off the Kentucky Derby trail after that. He later finished seventh again in the Ohio Derby. "We knew there had to be something wrong with Officer ...

... last weekend, finishing fifth. - Advertisement - Sierra Sunset won the Rebel last month but fell off the Kentucky Derby trail with an ankle injury. Gayego's last win was in January in the 6 1/2-furlong San Pedro Stakes. He finished second ...

... of Cork won the Southwest in February, and Sierra Sunset won the Rebel. Denis of Cork was shipped out of Arkansas and ran fifth in the Illinois Derby last weekend, and Sierra Sunset injured an ankle and fell off the Kentucky Derby trail.

... same year since Baffert joined Lukas and Zito on the Derby trail in 1996. But in the final weeks leading up to Saturday ... Baffert, who had about a dozen prospects fall off the Derby trail for various reasons, knows War Emblem is a speed horse ...

... the way home in pursuit of Oaklawn's $5 million bonus. "To me, he was the most impressive horse to run on the Derby trail," Holthus said. "The last quarter of a mile that he put in in the Rebel, to me, he was the only horse that finished ...

... s 100 for his Rebel runner-up is tops for the rest of those in the Arkansas Derby. The slew of upsets along the Derby trail is a cause for trepidation, but some of those were happenstance and others were the result of overenthusiastic bettors ...

... was last, and was taken off the Derby trail to allow a minor foot injury to ... mighty exciting to be back (on the Derby trail) again," said Bob Lewis, the ... days. Survivalist moved onto the Derby trail with a three-quarters of a length ...

... in a row and trainer Dale Romans said the colt's next start would be around two turns to see if he belongs on the Derby trail. "He's just a fast, fast horse," Romans said. "It seems like we have to have a little bigger plan now. There ...