BloodHorse news editor Byron King presents his Derby Dozen with a review of leading contenders for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve May 3 at Churchill Downs.
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Horse Racing’s Returning Stars an Exciting Group Worth Getting Behind
The Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve is less than three weeks away and the group of 3-year-olds preparing for this year’s classics appears to be especially promising, but we pause our Triple Crown coverage a bit to note that this year’s impressive batch of older dirt horses in training offers racing a terrific chance to market its stars.
Sixteen Things to Know About the Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby was first held in 1875 and ranks as the longest continuously held major sporting event in the United States.
A Trio of Triple Crown Turning Points for Legendary Secretariat
His career has been documented and discussed so voluminously that it rivals that of the other “Big Red,” Man o’ War. To tell the story of the immortal Secretariat is a challenge as his life on the track and off was punctuated by a plethora of fortuitous circumstances that gave us this tremendous machine.
