The Kentucky Derby has its first scratch of the week. Brad Cox’s Encino has been scratched from the 150th Run for the Roses.
The Jockey Club’s traceability initiative, which was announced at the 2023 Round Table Conference, is scheduled to launch this summer. In preparation,
The final furlong of the 1 1/4-mile Kentucky Derby has been a great separator for as long as the race has been run at that distance. What makes it so exciting is the fact that none of the horses in the race have ever run ten furlongs in competition.
When the two favorites enter the gate for the 150th Kentucky Derby this weekend on May 4, they will be contending not only with 18 expected opponents but also the tradition of full Derby fields that began full tilt with the 100th Kentucky Derby.
“I wanted to win so badly for Northern California,” said jockey Irving “Danny” Orozco after his victory in the Grade 3 San Francisco Mile at Golden Gate Fields April 27.
Overview The purse for the 150th running of the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve fittingly has been raised to $5 million. Twenty-two horses entered and 20 are expected to run, led by G1 Florida Derby winner Fierceness and G1 Blue Grass Stakes winner Sierra Leone.
The Kentucky Derby is just days away, which means it's time for detailed looks at the horses that could fill the starting gate with Andrew Champagne of Raketech and The Saratogian's Pink Sheet.
Each day leading up to the Kentucky Derby, we’ll take a look at the pedigrees of some contenders, and how those pedigrees might factor into their ability to succeed at the 1 ¼-mile Derby distance.
Trainer Karl Burke admits an English Classic victory would be “lovely to have on your CV” and heads to Newmarket this weekend with his best chances yet in the first two Classics of the season – the QIPCO 2,000 Guineas (Saturday, May 4) and QIPCO 1,000 Guineas (Sunday, May 5).
Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement facility in Georgetown, Ky., will host its 19th Annual Homecoming Event on Sunday, May 5th, noon to 4 p.m. The event features a live and silent auction of artwork, prints, and racing memorabilia, and includes several premiere collectible stallion halters that are now open for absentee bidding.
The Real Rider Cup, a charity show jumping event featuring members of the racing industry competing on off-track Thoroughbreds, announced today the 2024 dates for two competition legs in the heart of the Thoroughbred industries in Kentucky and Maryland.
New research suggests that microRNAs (miRNAs) found in blood and synovial fluid may be able to be used as biomarkers to evaluate joint health, reports Equine Science Update.
Similar to humans, horses may relax more readily when listening to sounds of nature like chirping birds, running water or blowing leaves on trees. This is of particular importance for stalled horses, who often paw, kick, weave or crib as a way to show their frustration with being confined, reports The Horse.
Encino won't run in the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby this weekend, trainer Brad Cox announced on Tuesday.
Undefeated Japanese runners Forever Young (JPN) and T O Password (JPN) put the finishing touches on their major preparation for Saturday’s $5 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) by working over a Churchill Downs main track rated as good Tuesday morning.
The road to the Kentucky Derby is rarely typical for any horse, but the road from it can take a horse anywhere in the world – even to Notrees, Texas. Suddenbreakingnews brought the Southwest to Louisville, Ky., on his way to the 2016 Derby, racing as a 2-year-old at Remington Park for his owner, Texas rancher and oilman Sam F.
Trainer Brad Cox told Churchill Downs' publicity team on Tuesday that his Grade 3 Lexington Stakes winner Encino will not run in the Kentucky Derby. The defection allows the first also-eligible, Epic Ride, to draw into the field.
Post position, like age, is just a number. This year marks the 150th Kentucky Derby but only the 95th time a starting gate will be used. The winningest post position in the 94 Derbies since 1930, when a starting gate was first employed, is post five, with 10 victories.
Modern day training great Aidan O’Brien has today been confirmed as the latest inductee into the QIPCO British Champions Series Hall of Fame, the official
“We’re planting that proverbial tree for the next generation to sit in the shade.” That’s how Marc Guilfoil described why the work he does as HISA’s Director of Stewarding and State Racing Commission Relations is important to the future of horse racing.
Each day leading up to the Kentucky Derby, we’ll take a look at the pedigrees of some contenders, and how those pedigrees might factor into their ability to succeed at the 1 ¼-mile Derby distance.
Running in either the Kentucky Derby or the Queen's Plate - known today as the King's Plate - is a monumental achievement that signifies a horse's place among the top 3-year-olds of his class in the U.S.
Bob Baffert won't have a horse in the race at the 150th Kentucky Derby, but he is vying to enter two into the Preakness Stakes. The Hall of Fame trainer is likely to have Imagination alongside Muth in the second leg of the Triple Crown, Imagination's co-owner Jack Wolf told BloodHorse.com on Monday.
NBC Sports presents coverage of the milestone 150th Kentucky Derby on NBC and Peacock this Saturday, May 4, at 2:30 p.m. ET live from iconic Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.
It is almost time for the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby. The massive milestone edition will commence on Saturday, May 4.
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