2026 Holy Bull Stakes prediction, odds, time, picks from elite horse racing expert

2026 Holy Bull Stakes prediction, odds, time, picks from elite horse racing expert

Gene Menez, who hit the a Kentucky Derby trifecta last year, has revealed 2026 Holy Bull Stakes best bets

Nearly Assumes Role of Top Derby Hopeful with Big Win in Holy Bull

Two days after seeing his 2-year-old male champion Ted Noffey knocked off the road to the 2026 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve due to injury, Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher apparently found a talented replacement. Read More...

Holy Bull guide: Brad Cox star, Pletcher colt clash in Derby prep

The Holy Bull, a Grade 3, 1 1/16-mile stakes on dirt for 3-year-olds is Saturday at Gulfstream Park. This has been a fruitful stop on the road to the Kentucky Derby and offers 20-10-6-4-2 points to the top five finishers. In 2006, the undefeated Barbaro made his dirt debut in the Holy Bull en route to a sublime Kentucky Derby victory. In 2020, Tiz the Law won the Holy Bull before a second-place finish in the Kentucky Derby and wins in the Belmon…

Pletcher 'Excited About Stretching Out' Nearly in the Holy Bull

Nearly (Not This Time), an impressive winner of two straight by a combined 14 1/4 lengths, will make his two-turn debut in Saturday's GIII Holy Bull S. at Gulfstream Park. The Centennial Farms colorbearer earned a field-best 97 Beyer Speed Figure defeating three rivals in an optional claimer going seven furlongs at Gulfstream most recently Jan. 2. Produced by a winning Mineshaft mare, Nearly worked a bullet four furlongs in :48.59 (1/25) at Palm…