Whitmore, one of the most popular and successful horses in Oaklawn Park’s history, will be honored by the track Saturday, March 19, with Whitmore Day. Much of Whitmore’s best work came at Oaklawn, where he compiled a 9-6-1 record from 16 starts as he developed into the country’s champion male sprinter of 2020 and the winner of that year’s Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Keeneland.
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2022 Kentucky Derby Trail: Three Heating Up, Three Cooling Down for March 17
This feature provides a capsule look at three horses who are heating up on the Triple Crown trail and three horses whose chances for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve are not quite as strong as they were a few weeks ago.
Byron King’s Derby Dozen for March 16
BloodHorse news editor Byron King presents his latest Derby Dozen for 2022, with a look at his leading contenders for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on May 7.
2022 Rising Star Snapshots: Giant Game
This season we’ve profiled a promising 3-year-old each week who made an impression on the Road to the 2022 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve. The goal of the Kentucky Derby Hopeful Snapshots blog is to introduce racing fans to horse racing’s next generation. Who are the sport’s rising stars and what makes them special?
