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Preakness winner Shackleford looks to be “better than 50-50″ to run in the Belmont Stakes on June 11, according to trainer Dale Romans, who met with the media this morning at Pimlico Race Course. Romans said he will monitor Shackleford, fourth in the Kentucky Derby, for a couple of days before making the decision. The son of Forestry [...]

The Kentucky Derby crowd was just announced. It’s a record. A total of  164,858 have crammed into Churchill Downs. It broke the previous mark of 163,628 set in 1974 in the 100th edition of the Run for the Roses.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Uncle Mo, the 9-2 second-choice for Saturday’s 137th Kentucky Derby, has been scratched, according to the stewards at Churchill Downs. The connections for Uncle Mo said they would wait to see how he responded from treatment for a gastrointestinal infection before deciding on the whether to run. “We just don’t feel the horse [...]

Uncle Mo owner Mike Repole said the decision on whether to run the son of Indian Charlie in the Saturday’s Kentucky Derby will be made on Friday morning. Uncle Mo, recovering from a GI infection, galloped a mile and three-eighths on Thursday morning. “We are going to know (Friday) tomorrow,” Repole said. “We owe it to [...]

 LOUISVILLE, Ky: Florida Derby winner Dialed In drew post No. 8 and was installed as the 4-1 morning line favorite during the post draw for the 137th Kentucky Derby this afternoon at Churchill Downs. “I was happy with it,” Nick Zito said of the No. 8 slot. “I think most the major players got good [...]

Toby’s Corner, the Wood Memorial winner, was declared out of the 137th Kentucky Derby on Tuesday morning by trainer Graham Motion. The son of Bellamy Road, who figured to be one of the favorites, was scheduled to ship on Tuesday from his training base in Fair Hill, Md. He did not make the trip after suffering an unspecified injury. The defection allows [...]

Early favorite R Heat Lightning has been withdrawn from consideration for Friday’s Grade I Kentucky Oaks with a knee injury. “We detected heat in her right knee this morning and she was slightly off at the jog,” trainer Todd Pletcher said.  “It’s unfortunate.  She’s a very talented filly and has been training great.” Handicappers are not going [...]

Here are some Derby notes from Tuesday, April 26 *** The Derby picture is getting a little more clear, as two horses dropped out of contention today, but it remains one of the most wide-open Derby fields in many years. Here is the Trib’s story from Sunday on the craziness of the Derby pursuit this [...]

If you came looking for Pitt news and found something related to the Kentucky Derby, don’t scream foul. Coverage of the Triple Crown races is another beat of mine. For the next five weeks or so, this blog will mix with Pitt basketball news (Ashton Gibbs’ decision, the NBA Draft, recruiting news, etc.) with the 137th Run [...]