The Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve is in full swing, and the stakes will only get bigger over the next few weeks.
Tag: The Sport
Biggest Upsets in Canadian Horse Racing History
British royalty is an important cultural touchstone in Canada and has transferred to the sport of horse racing and become part of major race names. One of these is the Prince of Wales Stakes. The Prince of Wales Stakes place every year at the at Fort Erie Racetrack, and it held as the second race in the Canadian Triple Crown series designed specifically for 3-year-old horses bred in Canada. Some of the biggest upsets in the nation’s horse racing history have occurred in Canadian Triple Crown races.
Medina Spirit Disqualified From 2021 Kentucky Derby Win
While the more than nine-month delay between Medina Spirit failing a post-race drug test after the 2021 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve and Kentucky stewards conducting a hearing was unusual, those racing officials entered a rather standard decision Feb. 21.
William Walker: A Jockey of Many Talents
The sport of horse racing in America dates to the colonial era, when Richard Nicolls, governor of New York, set up the first formal racetrack on Long Island. Since the 17th Century, the sport has thrived in all corners of the country, thanks to the tireless work of generations of men and women, especially African Americans like jockey Oliver Lewis and trainer Ed Brown, and the former slave turned jockey, trainer, and pedigree expert William Walker.
