By John Furgele If I owned Atlanta, I would never run her in mares-only races again. For some reason, seeing boys behind the starting gate brings out the best in the 5-year old trotting sensation and ...
By Richard Rosenblatt Bob Baffert showed up for his first Kentucky Derby (G1) in 1996 with a horse named Cavonnier, winner of the Santa Anita Derby four weeks earlier and given a solid chance to compe...
By Mike Farrell The pandemic-delayed Kentucky Derby (G1) finally arrived. Racing fans and handicappers can now debate whether it was worth the wait. Before delving into the race specifics, let’s not...
By US Racing Team Thousand Words is just fine. It’s Bob Baffert’s assistant trainer who had the biggest issue before the Kentucky Derby (G1). Jimmy Barnes, Baffert’s longtime assistant, suffered...
By Richard Rosenblatt Moments after one of his horses was scratched from the $3 million Kentucky Derby (G1), a tearful Bob Baffert was on his way to winner’s circle after his other entry, Authentic,...
By Jenny Kellner Good call. A week ago, Rushie was withdrawn from Kentucky Derby (G1) consideration in favor of the $500,000 Pat Day Mile (G2) on the Derby undercard on Saturday. Rushing past leaders ...
Kentucky Derby Trophy History Since the 50th running of the Kentucky Derby in 1924, Churchill Downs has annually presented a gold trophy to the winning owner. History is unclear if a trophy was presen...
2020 Kentucky Derby Weather and Conditions Today’s Weather and conditions for the 2020 Kentucky Derby race. Forecast at Churchill downs. This year, for the Covid-19 Delayed Kentucky Derby, the w...
Kentucky Derby 2020 Facts: Spectators in the Derby With “significant increases in COVID-19 cases in Louisville as well as across the region,” Churchill Downs announced two weeks before the Derby t...
History Behind The Kentucky Derby Hats In the time when the Derby was first held and for several decades after, it was common for men and women to wear hats daily, but especially for special occasions...
