The 151st running of the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve May 3 at Churchill Downs offers not only a purse of $5 million, with $3.1 million going to the winning connections, it also sets the stage for one of the entrants to become world famous with a victory in the “Greatest Two Minutes in Sports.”
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Chunk of Gold Takes Trainer Ethan West, 32, to First Kentucky Derby
Ethan West, 32, didn’t expect to find himself in the position of saddling a Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve starter so early in his training career, which launched in 2018.
Champion jockey Oisin Murphy is all smiles as he returns to racing just hours after mysterious car crash riddle
It's believed that the crash occurred shortly after Murphy, 29, raced at Leicester on Saturday afternoon - where he won three times in the seven-race event.
Kentucky Derby Diary: An ‘Extra Special Experience’ With Coal Battle for Bethany Taylor
Overachieving Coal Battle, a $70,000 purchase for Norman Stables at the Texas Thoroughbred Association summer yearling sale, has to be the greatest feel-good story of the 151st Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve.
