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Liane Crossley: With Derby field set, here are a few tidbits about the horses, their humans
Whether your main attraction to the Kentucky Derby is throwing a party, wearing a hat or making some wagers, the experience will be accentuated by basic knowledge of the entrants and their human connections. Following is a brief background of …
Dreaming of Julia, Champion Beholder
head field of 11 for $1 million Kentucky Oaks
The top 3-year-old fillies from all corners of the country, headed by Dreaming of Julia, the 21 ¾-length winner of the Gulfstream Park Oaks (GII), and Eclipse Award winner Beholder passed the entry box for Friday’s 139th running of the …
New York-bred Giant Finish is a late Kentucky Derby addition, leapfrogging Fear the Kitten
Sunrise Stable and partners’ Giant Finish, who in his most recent start finished third in the Spiral Stakes (Grade III) at Turfway Park on March 23 earning 10 points toward Kentucky Derby eligibility, will be entered in Saturday’s 139th Kentucky …
Robert Treadway: Along with producing lifelong racing fan, Secretariat changed a life
Forty years ago, Secretariat won the 1973 Kentucky Derby, setting a record that stands to this day. This past year, we saw the Maryland Racing Commission revise its time for the 1973 Preakness, which had been in dispute all of …
Jill Stowe to lead UK’s multidisciplinary
Ag Equine Programs, follows Ed Squires
Jill Stowe has been named director of University of Kentucky Ag Equine Programs and Dickson Professor of Equine Science and Management beginning May 1. Stowe, an associate professor within the College of Agriculture’s Department of Agricultural Economics, follows Ed Squires …
Wise Dan named winner of three 2012 Kentucky-bred champion awards by KTOB
Wise Dan was named the winner of three 2012 KTOB Kentucky-bred Champion awards, including Horse of the Year, at the annual KTOB KY-bred Champions Awards Luncheon at Keeneland Racecourse. In addition, Wise Dan was voted KY-bred Champion handicap male and …
Wesley Eversole: Kentucky Derby fun facts
With the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby set to be held at Churchill Downs on May 4th, I thought I would take the time to share some fun and interesting facts about the race that has come to …
Turfway to celebrate Kentucky Derby fun, tradition with annual Rock the Derby party
Turfway Park will celebrate the most exciting two minutes in sports all day long May 4 as the Northern Kentucky track hosts Rock the Derby: the Biggest Derby Party in Town, its annual Kentucky Derby simulcast and party. The …
Keeneland Spring Meet closes with overall increases, new owner, trainer, jockey records
Keeneland concluded its 2013 spring race meeting Friday with a number of records, including all-sources handle, as well as most wins by an owner, trainer and jockey. All-sources wagering on Keeneland’s 16-day meeting was a record $158,640,589, with …
Kentucky Literary Award given to UK grad for book on history of Derby’s Run for the Roses
James C. Nicholson has won the Kentucky Literary Award for his book on Derby history. The Southern Kentucky Book Fest award was given to the University Press of Kentucky author for his book The Kentucky Derby: How the …
Robert Treadway: A hundred years ago, two longshots came in – a horse and a horse race
Last year, when I’ll Have Another paid $32.60 to win the Kentucky Derby, I was ecstatic that a longshot had won it, proving my adage that in racing, or in life, a longshot will occasionally come in. One hundred …
Katie Shoultz: Rolex event is ‘stuff dreams are made of,’ and Lexington rider is dreaming big
Katie Shoultz KyForward Contributor With the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event under way and continuing through Sunday, be on the lookout for 24-year-old Lindsey Brook Oaks, a local rider making her Rolex debut. Making it to the Rolex is …
Seth Kochera: Top contenders Verranzo, Normandy Invasion training well at Churchill
Let’s review the previous two weekends of racing. In the Arkansas Derby (Grade 1), it was all Overanalyze (Dixie Union), who certainly gained his share of supporters for the first Saturday in May with an open-length victory here. The winner …
Mack McCormick: Never Say Die traces our horse industry to Kentucky’s famous colt
The Bluegrass State has long been touted as the Thoroughbred capital of the world, but that was not always the case. The once English-dominated horse racing industry was taken by storm in the 1950s, when a Kentucky-bred longshot with …
Joel Rosario takes four Wednesday, two wins shy of record as two days remain at Keenleand
Leading jockey Joel Rosario’s Wednesday haul increased his meet-leading total to 30, meaning he is two wins shy of equaling the spring meet record of 32 wins set by Randy Romero in 1990. Rosario rides in eight races on Thursday …
