Tales From the Crib

If Sovereignty can rule at Churchill Downs on May 3, the homebred would be an especially fitting first Kentucky Derby (G1) winner for Godolphin.

“From the ground up, this story is a David and Goliath.”

"He was all man, was always the leader in his paddock."

A well-matched field of 10 sophomores will travel 1 1/16 miles on the Tampa Bay dirt in Saturday’s $250,000 Sam F. Davis S. (G3).

A cast of seven talented sophomores will travel 1 1/16 miles over the main strip at Gulfstream Park in Saturday’s $265,000 Holy Bull S. (G3).

A talented field of 10 three-year-olds will travel 1 1/16 miles at Oaklawn Park on Saturday in the $1 million Southwest S. (G3).

A full field of 14 three-year-olds will run 1 1/16 miles over the Fair Grounds main surface in Saturday’s $250,000 Lecomte S. (G3).

A cast of eight newly turned three-year-olds will travel 1 1/16 miles on the Oaklawn Park dirt in Saturday’s $250,000 Smarty Jones S.

A compact field of five sophomores will go 1 1/16 miles over the Fair Grounds dirt in Saturday’s $125,000 Gun Runner S.

When Marty Wygod passed away just several days after Resilience’s breakout victory in the Wood Memorial (G2), his tale evolved into one of legacy.