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Brian Hernandez Jr. rides Mystik Dan, right, to the finish line to win the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby
  • Scott Allen
  • Scott Allen

Kentucky Derby racing picks: Best free bets and tips from Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 3

The Planet Sport tipsters have hopped across the pond to cast their expert eye over the runners and riders for Kentucky Derby day. Can they find you some big winners on Saturday, May 3?

    Frankie Dettori specialises in the big races these days
    • Planet Sport writer
    • Planet Sport writer

    Frankie Dettori delivers six winners on the Santa Anita Derby card

    Frankie Dettori rode six straight winners on the Santa Anita Derby card, just one short of his magnificent seven at Ascot in 1996.

      Jockey Frankie Dettori
      • Planet Sport writer
      • Planet Sport writer

      Frankie Dettori swansong continues with spectacular four-time winner at Santa Anita

      The Frankie Dettori farewell tour will have plenty of highlights before he finally hands up his boots at the end of the season – but a 251-1 four-timer at Santa Anita will be one of the more ones.

        Jockey Frankie Dettori
        • Planet Sport writer
        • Planet Sport writer

        Frankie Dettori expecting big things from Country Grammer in Saudi Cup in February

        Italian jockey Frankie Dettori will look to Country Grammer to go one better than last year and give him a first Saudi Cup victory as his valedictory lap begins in earnest later this month.

          Frankie Dettori wins the 2022 Dubai World Cup
          • Planet Sport writer
          • Planet Sport writer

          Frankie Dettori and Country Grammer team up again for Saudi Cup tilt

          Frankie Dettori and Country Grammer are expected to head a star-studded field for Saudi Cup at the end of February.

            • Planet Sport writer
            • Planet Sport writer

            Frankie Dettori triumphs again in Dubai World Cup on Country Grammer

            Frankie Dettori landed his fourth Dubai World Cup after storming to victory on the Bob Baffert-trained Country Grammer at Meydan.

              • Pete Farries
              • Pete Farries

              Saturday’s Dubai World Cup tips: Hot Rod Charlie to burn them off for Bob Baffert

              A mega-rich card in celebrity hot spot Dubai and Planet Sport have tips for all the big races at glamorous Meydan. Hot Rod Charlie can leave the field for dust in the Dubai World Cup.

                • Planet Sport writer
                • Planet Sport writer

                Life Is Good can score in Dubai World Cup says Todd Pletcher

                American trainer Todd Pletcher was thrilled with his Life Is Good as he flew into the UAE for the $12 million Dubai World Cup on Saturday, March 26.

                  • Planet Sport writer
                  • Planet Sport writer

                  Medina Spirit stripped of Kentucky Derby title and trainer Bob Baffert suspended

                  The winner of the 2021 Kentucky Derby, Medina Spirit, has been officially disqualified from the race and his trainer Bob Baffert suspended for 90 days and fined $7,500.

                    • Tom Reed
                    • Tom Reed

                    Kentucky Derby first Medina Spirit passes away suddenly

                    There was sad news from the Bob Baffert camp in the USA with Medina Spirit, the first past the post in the 2021 Kentucky Derby, passing away suddenly on a five furlong breeze.

                      • Tom Reed
                      • Tom Reed

                      Each-Way Thief: Breeders’ Cup Special: Charlie Appleby's Yibir can get the beers in at a nice price

                      The sheer breadth of talent in the Breeders' Cup means there is plenty of value and Planet Sport have rooted out some juicy picks at Del Mar on Friday and Saturday. Odds-on fiends look away now.

                        • Scott Allen
                        • Scott Allen

                        Bob Baffert granted runners in New York

                        Bob Baffert will be permitted to run horses in New York again after being granted a preliminary injunction in his lawsuit against the New York Racing Association.

                          • Scott Allen
                          • Scott Allen

                          Two year Churchill Downs suspension for Bob Baffert

                          US trainer Bob Baffert has been suspended from entering horses at Churchill Downs - the home of the Kentucky Derby - for two years.

                            • Planet Sport writer
                            • Planet Sport writer

                            The biggest Belmont Stakes upset of the 21st century

                            In 2002, trainer Bob Baffert was looking to secure the Triple Crown with War Emblem, who had won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, but things were to go awry in the Belmont Stakes...

                              • Planet Sport writer
                              • Planet Sport writer

                              Belmont Stakes: 21 years of dominance between two of the greatest trainers

                              The two top trainers have achieved unprecedented success at Belmont Stakes in the 21st Century...

                                • Planet Sport writer
                                • Planet Sport writer

                                American Pharoah - The first Triple Crown winner of the 21st century

                                American Pharoah is only one of two Triple Crown winners in the 21st century, having broken the long drought after Affirmed's 1978 Belmont Stakes victory in 2015.

                                  • Planet Sport writer
                                  • Planet Sport writer

                                  Uncertainty remains concerning Kentucky Derby winner

                                  There is still uncertainty surrounding the Kentucky Derby winner following Medina Spirit's betamethasone test, while the line-up for the Belmont Stakes in two weeks' time gets stronger.

                                    • Planet Sport writer
                                    • Planet Sport writer

                                    Now Malathaat drops out, just who will be running in the Belmont Stakes?

                                    Malathaat has become the latest horse to skip the Belmont Stakes, while the Brad Cox camp are remaining tight-lipped as to the horses they will enter in the big race on June 5.

                                      • Planet Sport writer
                                      • Planet Sport writer

                                      Baffert and Cox mull Belmont Stakes runners as Pletcher could enter Malathaat

                                      Bob Baffert is unlikely to have any runners in the Belmont Stakes on June 5, while Brad Cox and Todd Pletcher are both weighing up their options.

                                        • Planet Sport writer
                                        • Planet Sport writer

                                        Belmont Stakes field speculation: A look into the horses in contention

                                        With three weeks between races, there is likely to be a lot more conversation than commitments over the next several days...

                                          • Planet Sport writer
                                          • Planet Sport writer

                                          Can Medina Spirit and Concert Tour light up the Preakness Stakes?

                                          Wagering for the 146th Preakness Stakes opened Friday morning, and the odds for the race now reflect the current betting patterns.

                                            • Planet Sport writer
                                            • Planet Sport writer

                                            Preakness Stakes countdown: Crowded Trade and Midnight Bourbon review

                                            Planet Sport continues our look at the horses in the 146th Preakness Stakes at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on Saturday May 15. Today it's Crowded Trade and Midnight Bourbon.

                                              • Planet Sport writer
                                              • Planet Sport writer

                                              Preakness Stakes countdown: Risk Taking and Rombauer review

                                              Planet Sport continues our look at the horses in the 146th Preakness Stakes at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on Saturday May 15.

                                                • Scott Allen
                                                • Scott Allen

                                                Anti-fungal ointment possible reason for Medina Spirit positive drug test

                                                An anti-fungal skin ointment has been blamed as a possible source of Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit's positive drug test, according to trainer Bob Baffert.

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