Longley’s Lead Up: Will the favourites continue to reign in Kentucky Derby? Posted on May 3, 2018 by By: Rob Longley for Woodbine.com TORONTO, May 3, 2018 – It defies the long storied history of the Kentucky Derby being one of the…
Longley’s Lead Up: Does Baffert have the horse to beat? Posted on April 26, 2018 by By: Rob Longley for Woodbine.com TORONTO, April 26, 2018 – He’s a four-time winner and heads to Churchill Downs with the likely betting favourite…
Longley’s Lead Up: Justifying the hype of a Derby contender Posted on April 12, 2018 by By: Rob Longley for Woodbine.com TORONTO, April 12, 2018 – Around the paddock at historic Churchill Downs there are plaques paying homage to each…
Longley’s Lead Up: Casse eyes classics with Canadian-bred Posted on April 5, 2018, updated on April 12, 2018 by By: Rob Longley for Woodbine.com TORONTO, April 5, 2018 – When Mark Casse points his eye to the classics, he keeps that eye both…
Longley’s Lead Up: South Florida stop key on Kentucky Derby trail Posted on March 30, 2018 by By: Rob Longley for woodbine.com TORONTO, March 30, 2018 – Tucked away in an odd part of the Kentucky Derby prep race calendar –…
Longley’s Lead Up: Magnum Moon skyrockets up Derby list Posted on March 22, 2018 by By: Rob Longley for woodbine.com TORONTO, March 22, 2018 – Could this be a year that one of the longest standing jinx’s curses and…
Longley’s Lead Up: Kentucky Derby prep fuels rivalry Posted on March 15, 2018 by By: Rob Longley for woodbine.com TORONTO, March 15, 2018 – How about a rematch, or better yet two? For an early March…
Longley’s Lead Up: On the path to the Kentucky Derby Posted on March 8, 2018, updated on March 15, 2018 by By: Rob Longley for woodbine.com TORONTO, March 8, 2018 – As an avid sports fan, Bob Baffert is well aware that March Madness, the…
Longley’s Lead Up: On the path to the Kentucky Derby Posted on March 1, 2018, updated on March 15, 2018 by By: Rob Longley for woodbine.com TORONTO, March 1, 2018 – It’s Magic Time. With the calendar flipped to March and the big…
Longley’s Lead Up: On the path to the Kentucky Derby Posted on February 23, 2018, updated on March 15, 2018 by By: Rob Longley for woodbine.com TORONTO, February 23, 2018 – Before the era of super trainers, there was D. Wayne Lukas, the…
Longley’s Lead Up: On the path to the Kentucky Derby Posted on February 15, 2018 by By: Rob Longley for woodbine.com TORONTO, February 15, 2018 – The Kentucky Derby certainly lays legitimate claim to being the most exciting…
