Kentucky Derby News
April 17, 2021
Pedigree fun facts: Rock Your World
Rock Your World’s successful move from turf to dirt is no
surprise, given the surface versatility encoded in his ancestry.
Both of his parents were trained by Hall of Famer Ron
McAnally, who also co-bred Rock Your World with his wife, Deborah....
Horse Profile April 17, 2021
Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Medina Spirit
Zedan Racing Stables’ Medina Spirit currently sits in eighth place on the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series with 74 points. The dark bay colt has finished first or second in each of his five lifetime efforts to date for conditioner...
April 16, 2021
Pletcher Quartet Tune Up For Kentucky Derby; Tampa Bay Derby Winner Helium Works From Gate
On a
busy Friday morning at Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby contenders Bourbonic (five furlongs, 1:01.60), Dynamic One
(five furlongs, 1:01), Helium (five furlongs, 1:01.80), Known Agenda
(five furlongs, 1:00.40) and Sainthood (five furlongs, 1:00.40)...
Horse Profile April 16, 2021
Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Get Her Number
Horse Profile: Get Her Number
Gary Barber’s Get Her Number ranks 20th with 20 points on the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series leaderboard. The Grade 1 winner boasts a lifetime line of 5-2-0-0, $275,667 for conditioner Peter Miller....
April 15, 2021
Tales from the Crib: Hot Rod Charlie
When Hot Rod Charlie ventures to Churchill Downs for the
Kentucky Derby (G1), he won’t be too far from his historic birthplace.
Hot Rod Charlie hails from Hermitage Farm in Goshen, just northeast
of Louisville. Tracing back to a land grant from...
April 14, 2021
Kentucky Derby, Oaks Morning Workouts Open to the Public
Special Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks Training Starts Saturday, April 17 from 7:30-7:45 a.m.
Between Saturday,
April 17 and Wednesday, April 28, Churchill Downs will be open free-of-charge
daily from 7-10 a.m. so guests can watch the nation’s top...
April 13, 2021
Three Takeaways from the 2021 Arkansas Derby
Saturday’s $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1) was the last major
qualifier for the Kentucky Derby, and Super
Stock punched his ticket recording a 12-1 upset at Oaklawn Park.
Super Stock puts
Asmussen family in spotlight
Super Stock drove past Concert
Tour...
April 13, 2021
Three Takeaways from 2021 Lexington Stakes
Saturday’s Lexington S. (G3) at Keeneland awarded 34
combined points (20-8-4-2) as one of the final qualifiers for the Kentucky Derby,
and late runners finished one-two in the 1 1/16-mile race.
King Fury fires big in
return, joins Kentucky Derby...
April 11, 2021
Super Stock springs Arkansas Derby surprise
Saturday’s $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1) served up a
rematch of the March 13 Rebel (G2), but with a dramatically different
result. The 12-1 Super Stock, fourth behind Concert Tour in his Rebel comeback,
took a leap forward to stun the heavy favorite...
April 10, 2021
King Fury records upset in Lexington comeback
King Fury blew hot and cold as a juvenile last season, entirely cold
in graded stakes. But the regally-bred son of Curlin demonstrated a huge
progression Saturday with an impressive tally in the $200,000 Lexington S. (G3)
at Keeneland, the penultimate...