Mystik Dan struck for a $39.22 upset in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve May 4 at Churchill Downs thanks to a grand-saving, rail-skimming trip under jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. in the first jewe
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Canonero II: A Blue-Collar Hero and True Racehorse of the People
When Canonero II won the 1971 Kentucky Derby, he generated a rather modest return for a $2 win ticket. Yet that $19.40 winning ticket on the "Caracas Cannonball" had nothing to do with the Venezuelan shipper’s merits and everything to do with his inclusion in a gargantuan six-horse mutuel field. Based on his form and a star-crossed trip to the United States, Canonero probably would have been dismissed at 100-1 odds in the 97th Kentucky Derby. Maybe even 200-1, but nothing even remotely close to his 8-1 odds.
2024 Peter Pan Stakes at a Glance
The Peter Pan Stakes just 12 months ago was a key steppingstone to the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets for eventual winner Arcangelo, who would go on to take home the 2023 Eclipse Award as champion 3-year-old male.
Hall of Fame Trainer King Leatherbury: A Maryland Legend
King Leatherbury knows how he wants his training career to be defined. He knows how he would like to be remembered. “If I wanted something on my tombstone,” he said, “it would just be, ‘He won races.’ ”
