The coronavirus pandemic impacted just about everything in 2020, including sports across the globe. Thoroughbred racing was certainly impacted, but by May racetracks started reopening with limited or no fans allowed and the horses and those who care for them got back to business.
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2021 Holy Bull Stakes Cheat Sheet
Gulfstream Park has long been a key racetrack on the road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, and in recent years three of the last eight Kentucky Derby winners made at least one start at the Hallandale Beach, Fla. track on the Derby trail.
Byron King’s Derby Dozen: A New Season Begins
BloodHorse associate editor Byron King presents the inaugural Derby Dozen this week with his look at his leading contenders for the 147thKentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on May 1.
Stars of Yesterday: Looking Back at Best Holy Bull Stakes Winners
Gulfstream Park’s road to the Kentucky Derby begins this Saturday with the Grade 3 Holy Bull Stakes. The race will offer ten qualifying points to the winner as top 3-year-olds look to accumulate points and earn a place in the Derby starting gate.