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Derby News April 29, 2024

Running Through Arkansas: Arkansas’ Impact on the Kentucky Derby

Arkansas doesn’t have a professional baseball, basketball, or football team. But the state is major league in one sport: thoroughbred horse racing.

Derby News April 29, 2024

10 Kentucky Derby jockeys you need to know for 2024

Every jockey dreams of having a mount in the Kentucky Derby (G1), and many of the nation’s top riders have yet to earn a win in the iconic contest.

Oaks News April 29, 2024

Kentucky Derby Update for Monday, April 29, 2024: Quiet Morning Beneath Twin Spires; Japanese Hopefuls Scheduled to Work Tuesday

Quiet Morning Beneath Historic Twin Spires; Japanese Hopefuls Scheduled to Work Tuesday

Features April 28, 2024

Aristides, Part 1: The first Kentucky Derby winner lived up to his name

The Kentucky Derby was fortunate to have Aristides as its first winner in 1875; his name summed up his character, and foreshadowed the nature of the Kentucky Derby itself.

Features April 28, 2024

Aristides, Part 2: Kentucky Derby Day 1875

And so the stage was set for that first Kentucky Derby, on Monday, May 17, 1875, the grand opening of the Louisville Jockey Club and Driving Park Association, later called Churchill Downs.

Features April 28, 2024

Aristides, Part 3: Life and legacy after the inaugural Kentucky Derby

"The little red hoss'll keep the books today," McGrath confidently asserted.

Tales From the Crib April 28, 2024

Tales from the Crib: Track Phantom

Trainer Steve Asmussen's comments on Track Phantom are similar to those of Chris Baccari, who raised the colt for breeder/co-owner Breeze Easy.

Oaks News April 28, 2024

Kentucky Derby Update for Sunday, April 28, 2024: Five Derby Entrants Plus Three Oaks Hopefuls Put in Sunday Works

Five Kentucky Derby Entrants Plus Three Kentucky Oaks Hopefuls Put in Sunday Works

Derby News April 27, 2024

Everything you need to know about the 2024 Kentucky Derby post positions

Post positions for the 150th Kentucky Derby (G1) were drawn on Saturday evening, kicking off the annual debate among bettors as to which horses drew well, which drew poorly, and which might enjoy favorable trips in the 2024 “Run for the Roses.”

Oaks News April 27, 2024

Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks Post Position Draw Quotes

Connections Quotes From the 2024 Kentucky Derby Post Position Draw

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