We have reached the triple crown season in horse racing. After every Kentucky Derby I can't help but think about Secretariat and his historic run in 1973. 'Big Red', as he was known, had an amazing heart. At the time of his death, doctors estimated that Secretariat's heart was 2 and 3/4 larger than the average horse...
Daddy Nose Best won the Grade III Sunland Derby last weekend and is on his way to the Kentucky Derby -- all of which brought to mind one of my personal favorite stories. Enjoy these horses, and don't think they don't know what's going on! Incredible animals.
Daddy Nose Best closed with a furious late charge to win the $800,000 Sunland Derby (Gr. III) in front of a throng of 18,384 fans and stamped himself a ticket for this year’s Kentucky Derby.
The $800,000 Sunland Derby (Gr. III) will be run on Sunday, March 25 at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino. Sunland Park’s biggest day showcases an all Thoroughbred 13-race card with over $1.6 million in purses including the $200,000 Sunland Park Oaks.
Here are the latest candidates for the Sunland Derby (Gr. III):
DADDY NOSE BEST
Owner: Mary and Robert Zollars.
Trainer: Steven Asmussen.
Lifetime Record: 8-2-2-1, $113,623.
Daddy Nose Best scored an important win in the Grade 3 El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate over the synthetic Tapeta course and earned an impressive 92 Beyer figure...
First, it was Mine That Bird's miracle win at the 2009 Kentucky Derby. That one race launched the Sunland Derby into graded status for the first time in the race's history. Today's shocking win by Ruler On Ice at the Belmont Stakes gives another huge push to Sunland Park Racetrack.
It's Sunland Derby time again at Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino. The Grade III Derby could well place one or more of its horses in Kentucky Derby. In honor of the big race, here's a piece from last year showing that, however we humans may want to pose like we're kings of the hill, the REAL stars of the show know differently...