The Longines Kentucky Oaks may still be 11 weeks away but on Saturday at Fair Grounds one fortunate 3-year-old filly will punch herself a ticket to the May 3 spectacle at Churchill Downs.
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Byron King’s Derby Dozen for Feb. 14
BloodHorse news editor Byron King presents his Derby Dozen with a look at his leading contenders for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on May 4.
Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr.: Father of the Kentucky Derby
“Until you go to the Kentucky Derby with your own eyes, behold the Derby, you ain’t never been nowhere and you ain’t never seen nothing.”—Irving S. Cobb It was a Monday, the start of a new week, but this would go down as anything but a typical Monday. The day began with clear skies, the sun soon joining the multitudes flocking to Louisville’s newest racetrack, their journey presaging a day a century and a half hence. May 17, 1875, was something altogether bigger than a Monday: it was Derby day.
2024 Risen Star Stakes Cheat Sheet: Get to Know the Horses
Saturday, Feb. 17 marks an important point on the road to the 2024 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve as the prep schedule set by Churchill Downs reaches its next level.
