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Animal Kingdom’s Pedigree a Throwback
"The thing about a horse like this," Team Valor's Barry Irwin told the media after his Animal Kingdom won the 137th Kentucky Derby, "is he’s got a different kind of pedigree than Americans are used to.
In order for him to really be worth a lot of money, he’s got to go on and do something more than just winning the Derby. I mean the Derby’s big. It’s the biggest race there is. But breeders are very picky, skeptical people and he doesn’t have a fashionable pedigree. So he’s got to become a phenomenal racehorse in order to become worth a whole lot of money.
If he won the Triple Crown, then there’d be no question. But if he wins just the Preakness, would that make him an automatic hit as a stallion? I don’t know."More » -
Uncle Mo Scratched Out of Kentucky Derby
tewards at Churchill Downs were informed Friday, May 6, that 2010 champion colt Uncle Mo was officially scratched out of the May 7 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).
The scratch came after days of speculation about the status of the son of Indian Charlie , who had been treated for a gastro-intestinal tract infection diagnosed after a third-place finish in the April 9 Resorts World New York Casino Wood Memorial Stakes (gr. I), his first career loss.
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Uncle Mo decision to come Friday morning
It has become Thoroughbred racing's version of "The Decision."
The drama over whether juvenile champion Uncle Mo will start in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday is expected to reach a conclusion Friday morning, according to owner Mike Repole.
Speaking before what has become a customary large gathering of media outside of Barn 34, Repole said Thursday morning that he, trainer Todd Pletcher, and a trio of veterinarians headed by Dr. Doug Byars would discuss Uncle Mo's progress since he was diagnosed with a gastrointestinal infection. They probably will make an announcement before betting on the Derby opens Friday at 9:30 a.m.
"I hope it's an easy decision where all four of them say let's go, or all four of them say it's a no-go," Repole said. "But we'll know tomorrow. We owe it to the racing fans, owe it to (the media), and we owe it to the public. If he's not what we deem him to be 100 percent tomorrow, he's not going to be 100 percent on Saturday."
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Kentucky Derby: Mucho Macho Man’s owners do their part for Coa, sport
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – There has been no more compelling story at this year’s Kentucky Derby than that of Mucho Macho Man, whose trainer Kathy Ritvo is a heart-transplant survivor and whose former rider, Eibar Coa, has made a remarkable recovery since being left temporarily paralyzed from a riding mishap at Gulfstream Park.
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So Many Memorable Races, Too Many Forgettable Picks
The other night I closed my eyes and remembered that steel gray colt named Monarchos steaming down the stretch at Churchill Downs on May 5, 2001, my heart racing right alongside him, on his way to an emphatic four-and-three-quarter-length victory in the 127th running of the Kentucky Derby.. . -
Wood Memorial winner Toby’s Corner out of the Derby
Graham Motion came back to one of the three tables in the Fair Hill Country Maid Deli, and dropped into his chair after ending a phone call late Sunday morning. His son Chappy, daughter Jane and wife Anita chatted with friends about school, Pokemon, breakfast sandwich preferences, Kentucky Derby hats, the Royal Wedding, anything really.
Motion laughed lightly to himself, grabbed a french fry from the basket and said to no one, “Every time I get a call, I think it’s bad news.”
That call wasn’t bad news. The one the trainer took 40-odd hours later was.More » -
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Herd dynamics of the Kentucky Derby field
Kerry Thomas is a horse whisperer of sorts, an equine psychologist. Ironically, he knows a thing or two about lions. Thomas was studying mountain lions and grizzly bears in Montana when a close call between him and his subjects led to a career change. Forget the lions and bears; Thomas decided it would be safer to study the herds of wild horses.More » -
The Voice of Excitement
Tom Durkin said that over the last decade, the anxiety of describing the Kentucky Derby’s chaos had grown debilitating. This week, after calling the Derby 13 times, 9 of them for NBC, Durkin, 60, did not renew his contract and will be replaced by Larry Collmus. The Times’s Joe Drape offers commentary on some memorable calls from Durkin and Collmus.More » -
Durkin steps down as Triple Crown announcer, citing stress
Three days before last year’s Kentucky Derby, track announcer Tom Durkin found himself on a couch in a Louisville psychiatrist’s office getting hypnotized. Though he had called the world’s most famous horse race 13 previous times – nine for NBC Sports – Durkin was feeling stressed out.
“It’s always been stressful,” said Durkin, who was prescribed Inderal, a beta blocker, to deal with the anxiety.
Looking to alleviate that stress from his life, Durkin will no longer be the voice of the Triple Crown, deciding not to seek a renewal of his contract with NBC Sports, with whom he has been affiliated for 27 years. More » -
Kentucky Derby: The Factor misses work and is withdrawn
The Factor, who disappointed as the heavy favorite in the Arkansas Derby in his last start, on Tuesday morning was officially withdrawn from consideration for the May 7 Kentucky Derby, co-owner George Bolton said. That leaves his trainer, Bob Baffert, with just Midnight Interlude as a Derby starter. Baffert over the weekend officially took out Jaycito because of a foot injuryMore » -
Kentucky Derby workouts: Uncle Mo gets his work done early
Trainer Todd Pletcher called an audible on Tuesday morning, sending out Uncle Mo shortly before 6 a.m. to work five furlongs in 1:01.69 over a sloppy track at Churchill Downs.. -
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From Uncle Mo Show to Wide-Open Kentucky Derby
So much for the talk about Uncle Mo being the next Seattle Slew or the suspicion (or hope?) that he belonged in a different stratosphere from his fellow 3-year-olds. When Uncle Mo turned for home Saturday in the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct, Tom Durkin, the voice of New York racing, said what many were thinking: “It is the moment of truth for Uncle Mo.”. -
Kentucky Derby Contenders: Derby Watch Top 20 Horses
The new Derby Watch sans Premier Pegasus. . -
Triple Crown late nominations draw 13 horses
Led by Watch Me Go, the Tampa Bay Derby winner, and Swift Warrior, the winner of the Rushaway Stakes, a total of 13 3-year-olds have been made late nominees to the Triple Crown, it was announced Wednesday by Churchill Downs, the home of the first leg of the Triple Crown, the May 7 Kentucky Derby. . -
Triple Crown noisemakers: the top 100
As I've explained before, this list of Triple Crown noismakers is based more on potential than accomplishment. I obviously try to focus on horses who are likely to get to the Kentucky Derby, but include some, sprinters and turf types mainly, who may be unlikely to arrive at the destination but who nevertheless could influence the journey or have some impact in later races. I start looking for promising youngsters in August and have a list of more than 200 by now. Some horses in that group aren't included here because they didn't develop, others because they were sidelined by injury, a few because they're being aimed at different objectives and a few simply because I've lost track of them.
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2010 Kentucky Derby Field Trip Report
SB Nation's Spencer Hall attended the Kentucky Derby over the weekend. He successfully accomplished a host of achievements, which included teaching a 15-year-old Chinese foreign exchange student very bad things.. -
Freakonomics’ Kentucky Derby pick
Every year, for no good reason, I publicly post my Kentucky Derby predictions. It was all well and good until last year, when I confidently stated that the worst horse was one named Mine That Bird.. -
Beyond the Mint Julep: Ten Great Pours for Kentucky Derby Day
This weekend is Kentucky Derby Day. That means Mint Juleps, parties at and around Churchill Downs, as well as at people's homes across the country.
Bourbon sales spike in late April as people get ready for their parties, just like Champagne sales climb in the two weeks before New Years Eve.
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Free Kentucky Derby Past Performances
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Saturday is Derby Day: Here’s the Ultimate Mint Julep Recipe
Bourbon is the quintessential American whiskey and the drink of choice of many Southerners. Made primarily in Kentucky, mostly from corn, when properly made, filtered, and aged, Bourbon can rival the finest Cognacs in richness, depth, and complexity.
Mint is a weed. Plant some now and you'll be engulfed by it in two years. There are many types, so go to the plant store and pinch a few leaves. Pick the one you like the best. Pick two.
By the time the Kentucky Derby rolls around on the first weekend in May, mint is ready to pick, even in harsher climes, and it flourishes all summer long sporting lovely lavender flowers by midsummer.More » -
Injury KOs Endorsement from Derby
WinStar Farm’s Endorsementhas a non-displaced right front condylar fracture and will not be entered for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).
Endorsement, trained by Shannon Ritter, worked this morning at Churchill Downs, getting a half-mile in :47 2/5. With Ritter aboard for the work, the son of Distorted Humor went in :12 2/5, :24, :35 3/5, and galloped out five furlongs in 1:00, 1:13 3/5, and 1:29.More » -
Eskendereya out of Derby
Eskendereya, the strong favorite for Saturday's 136th Kentucky Derby, was withdrawn from the race Sunday morning because of swelling in his left front leg, trainer Todd Pletcher said.
Pletcher said "hopefully, it's not career-threatening," but said it was too early to tell.
"We'll do the diagnostics when we get the swelling out of his leg," Pletcher said at a news conference at Churchill Downs.
The defection of Eskendereya makes more possible the chance of the filly Devil May Care joining Pletcher's Derby brigade. John Velazquez, the regular rider of Eskendereya, is also the regular rider of Devil May Care.. -
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Rain Forecast for Oaks, Derby
As you handicap this year’s Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), you better ask yourself not only who can get a mile and a quarter, but who can do so on an off track.. -
Free 2009 Derby & Oaks Past Performances
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Square Eddie Out of Kentucky Derby
J. Paul Reddam’s Square Eddiewill not run in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) trainer Doug O’Neill told The Blood-Horse early April 28.
The son of Smart Strike , who has been plagued with sore shins while on the Derby trail, worked a half-mile at Churchill Downs April 26 under exercise rider Tony Romero in :50 1/5. O’Neill said he made the decision after conferring with Reddam.More » -
Quality Road out of Derby
Quality Road is out of the 135th Kentucky Derby on Saturday because of problems with a quarter crack on his right front foot.
On Monday morning, trainer Jimmy Jerkens noticed that Quality Road still had some soreness in his right front foot, which prompted him to cancel a scheduled workout at Belmont Park.
"It's devastating," said Jerkens. "I don't know that you could ever get a horse to the Derby with his credentials leading up to it.". -
Paul Soglin’s Derby Picks
For the past two weeks friends have asked who I like in Saturday's Kentucky Derby.
Face it, for a hardened horse player, the Kentucky Derby is not the way to make money - after all you have to start out figuring out who will win the race. With an occasional good year, all it is good for is bragging rights.. -
Queen Elizabeth II Might Attend Kentucky Derby
The U.S. Secret Service is preparing for a "probable" visit from Queen Elizabeth II to Kentucky around the first weekend in May, and there is a possibility she could attend the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) on May 5.More » -
Horse trainer goes from plane crash hero to potential Derby winner
Had a teenage Michael Matz admitted he'd never been on a horse, the extraordinary circumstances that have brought him to the cusp of racing's greatest achievement -- training a Kentucky Derby winner -- might never have been set in motion.
On Saturday, the 55-year-old Matz will send out undefeated Barbaro as one of the favorites to win the 132nd Derby (gr. I), culminating a circuitous journey that began four decades earlier and launched his career as an equestrian superstar.
Between his first Olympics in 1976 and his third in 1996, in which he was the U.S. flag bearer at the closing ceremony, another twist of fate put him aboard crippled United Airlines flight 232. He and his fiancee, King Ranch heiress D.D. Alexander, were among the survivors when the plane crashed in an Iowa cornfield 17 years ago and made Matz a national hero. More » -
Kentucky Derby now known as “The Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum Brands”
Early Wednesday, Churchill Downs announced that its crown jewel event will henceforth -- or at least for the next five years -- be known as "the Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands." . .
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