Tom Pedulla is interviewing prominent owners, trainers and jockeys as they travel the Road to the 150th Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve May 4 at Churchill Downs.
Tag: The Sport
Encino Steps Up to Win John Battaglia Stakes at Turfway
It was a coming out party for Godolphin's Encino, who streaked to the wire on top in his stakes debut while earning 20 qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve in the 1 1/16-mile $142,500 John Battaglia Memorial Stakes at Turfway Park March
Dornoch Beats Depleted Field in Fountain of Youth
Dornoch began his 3-year-old season successfully by scoring a workmanlike victory against a depleted field in the $400,000 Grade 2 Coolmore Fountain of Youth Stakes March 2 at Gulfstream Park.
Deterministic Joins Triple Crown Trail with Rain-Soaked Gotham Win
In his first race in nearly seven months, Deterministic overcame a difficult one-turn mile challenge on a sloppy track on a rain-swept afternoon at Aqueduct to win the $300,000 Grade 3 Gotham Stakes.