Kentucky Derby News
April 24, 2019
Stakes Advance: Saturday Night's William Walker
WinStar Farm, China Horse Club and SF Racing’s undefeated Bulletin, winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint here last fall, heads a field of eight 3-year-olds entered Wednesday for the fifth running of the $125,000 William Walker...
April 23, 2019
Kentucky Derby Update: Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Trainer Blaine Wright said via text Tuesday morning that Peter Redekop’s Anothertwistafate would be flying back to his home base at Golden Gate in Northern California and train there for the Preakness (GI).
Anothertwistafate finished second...
April 23, 2019
Hall of Famers Mott, Mandella familiar rivals in quest of first Kentucky Derby win
If there are any sentimental rooting interests among the human connections participating in this year's Kentucky Derby (G1), look no further than trainers Bill Mott and Richard Mandella, both of whom are taking arguably their best shots at winning...
Features April 23, 2019
Tales from the Crib: Win Win Win
The lone Florida-bred in the 2019 Kentucky Derby (G1), Win Win Win is a homebred who grew up at Charlotte Weber’s Live Oak Stud. The 4,500-acre spread near Ocala is home to a commercial cattle operation along with the Thoroughbred farm and training...
April 22, 2019
Kentucky Derby Update: Monday, April 22, 2019
On a Chamber of Commerce morning at Churchill Downs, three contenders for the $3 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade I) and two hopefuls for the $1.25 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (GI) put in their works over a fast track.
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April 22, 2019
Common Threads II: Linking the 2019 Kentucky Derby field to past Derby winners
In our second annual look at commonalities that link this year's hopefuls with one or more past winners of America's most famous race, here are some nuggets and factoids to chew on involving the Top 20 point qualifiers for the 2019 Kentucky...
April 21, 2019
Kentucky Derby Update: Saturday, April 20, 2019
While Easter Sunday will be a quiet day for many people across the commonwealth of Kentucky, several owners and trainers will be on edge as numerous Kentucky Derby prospects are scheduled to complete their penultimate workouts for the 1 ¼-mile...
Features April 20, 2019
Tales from the Crib: Roadster
Roadster seeks to add to the rich Kentucky Derby (G1) history of his breeder, Arthur B. Hancock III’s Stone Farm, as well as pay homage to his parents’ breeder, the late Edward P. “Ned” Evans.
Evans’ father, Thomas Mellon...
April 20, 2019
Alwaysmining streaks through Tesio into Preakness
As the Kentucky Derby (G1) contenders are all gearing up for the first Saturday in May, Maryland-bred Alwaysmining has already stamped himself as the top local hope for the Preakness (G1). The Runnymede Racing colorbearer extended his winning streak to...
Features April 19, 2019
Tales from the Crib: Plus Que Parfait
Plus Que Parfait is a case in point that a Kentucky Derby (G1) contender can hail from anywhere, even the “world’s smallest breeding operation,” as Clint Joiner jocularly calls his Calloway Stables partnership with Tyler Alexander. Now...