On the Muscle

Canonero II: The Mystery Horse Who Shocked The Derby

The wildly improbable tale of Canonero is a case of truth beingstranger than fiction. He was the archetypal cheap horse who overcame the staggering odds to become a champion, triumphing over the hardships and maladies that were liberally strewn in his path.

Affirmed & Alydar

30 years after their storied rivalry, the showdown between Affirmed & Alydar, still etched in Triple Crown History.

Count Fleet - On the Muscle

Imagine a year without the Kentucky Derby. Far from being the premise of a bleak futuristic novel, or a flight of sci-fi fantasy in an alternate universe, it nearly happened in 1943.

Nick Zito

"No question. There is only one race, my friend. There is only one race. Period. The Kentucky Derby."

- Nick Zito

Citation

You can't stop a runaway train. Citation, 1948 Triple Crown winner.

Bill Hartack

Bill Hartack, five-time Kentucky Derby winner, never had a good day at the racetrack. Not one.