Kentucky Derby Contender: Render Judgment He’s finished far behind far too many Kentucky Derby contenders to take Render Judgment as a serious threat. Yes, trainer Kenny McPeek won last year’s Derby with Mystik Dan, but this guy is a maiden winner with a five-race losing streak, most recently fi...
Kentucky Derby Post Positions Set the Stage for Drama at Churchill Downs The post draw is done, and the early storylines are already taking shape for the 2025 Kentucky Derby. Citizen Bull, last year’s top 2-year-old, has a tough task ahead — he drew the dreaded No. 1 post. No horse has won the D...
Florida Derby Winner Tappan Street out of the Derby with Injury The Kentucky Derby (G1) has not been kind to the Florida Derby (G1) over the past five years. On Saturday, one week before the Run for the Roses, Florida Derby winner Tappan Street sustained a condylar fracture in his right foreleg foll...
Baffert’s Barn 33 Buzzing Again as Derby Day Approaches After serving a three-year suspension by Churchill Downs, Inc., Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert is back for the Kentucky Derby (G1) and another chance at history. The six-time Derby winner held court at his familiar Barn 33 on Friday after h...
As anticipation builds for the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby on May 3 at Churchill Downs, the conversation around odds and contenders is heating up. With the prep races concluded and the leaderboard finalized, the pecking order among Derby hopefuls is starting to crystallize—and all signs po...
Updated profiles, with post positions and track odds for the 20 3-year-olds entered for the 151st running of the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs is Saturday (May 3). Kentucky Derby Contender: Neoequos Welcome to the Kentucky Derby (G1), Neoequos, trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr., and per...
The workouts continued just over a week out from the 151st Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs, with longshots Owen Almighty and Built putting in 5-furlong breezes on Thursday morning. Owen Almighty, the Tampa Bay Derby (G2) winner but sixth in the Blue Grass Stakes (G1) on April 8, worked 5 fur...
Bob Baffert is back in the 2025 Kentucky Derby (G1) with a pair of top contenders following a three-year suspension by Churchill Downs. Baffert, seeking a record-setting seventh Derby victory on May 3, will saddle Citizen Bull, the 2-year-old champion, and Rodriguez, the Wood Memorial (G2) winner. M...
Journalism Settles in at Churchill Downs; Sandman Works The expected Kentucky Derby (G1) favorite, Journalism, is in the house and went out for a gallop around Churchill Downs on Wednesday. After arriving from California on Tuesday evening, the Santa Anita Derby (G1) winner galloped 1 1/8 miles unde...
Updated profiles, with post positions and track odds for the 20 3-year-olds entered for the 151st running of the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs is Saturday (May 3). Kentucky Derby Contender: Grande Grande has so much Kentucky Derby (G1) history working against him, it’s ha...
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