Name: 2023 Kentucky Derby
Start: 2023-05-06T11:00-04:00
End: 2023-05-06T20:00-04:00
Location: Churchill Downs

Papilio wins the Appalachian Stakes (Photo by Coady Photography)

Expert Pick of the Week: 2023 Regret Stakes

A total of six sophomore fillies will run 1 1/8 miles on the Churchill Downs green in Saturday’s $225,000 Regret S. (G3). The first of six black-type events on the huge card attracted four contenders from the recent Edgewood S. (G2) at Churchill Downs,…

May 31, 2023

Sparkle Blue wins the Valley View (Photo by Coady Photography)

Expert Pick of the Week: 2023 Keertana Stakes

A full field of 12 fillies and mares will travel 1 1/2 miles over the Churchill Downs lawn in Saturday’s $225,000 Keertana S. The grassy feature attracted a well-matched cast for the marathon on the grass in what appears to be a very competitive betting endeavor. The…

May 25, 2023

Velazquez scores first Preakness aboard National Treasure in 13th try

Preakness (G1) number 13 ironically turned out to be the lucky one for Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez, who secured his first win in the middle jewel of racing's Triple Crown on Saturday by guiding National Treasure to a head victory over Blazing Sevens…

May 21, 2023

Curlin edges Street Sense in the 2007 Preakness (Photo by Horsephotos.com)

Pedigree fun facts: 2023 Preakness Stakes

Hall of Famer Curlin, the 2007 Preakness (G1) winner, has a total of four grandsons – half the field – in Saturday’s 148th running at Pimlico. Curlin’s champion son Good Magic is single-handedly responsible for three of them, led by Kentucky Derby (G1) hero…

May 18, 2023

Kentucky Derby 149

May 6, 2023

Mage rallies past Two Phil’s to win 149th Kentucky Derby

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OGMA Investments, Ramiro Restrepo, Sterling Racing, and CMNWLTH’s Mage rallied off a ferocious early pace to win Saturday’s 149th running of the Kentucky Derby (G1). The 15-1 shot gave trainer/co-owner Gustavo Delgado and Hall of Fame rider Javier Castellano their first Derby win.

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Mage wins the Kentucky Derby (Photo by Horsephotos.com)

Expert Pick of the Week: 2023 Preakness Stakes

Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mage will face six new rivals in the second leg of the Triple Crown on Saturday. The 148th running of the $1.5 million Preakness S. (G1) headlines a huge day of racing at Pimlico, where sophomores will travel 1 3/16 miles on the…

May 18, 2023

Mage wins Kentucky Derby (Photo by Horsephotos.com)

Kentucky Derby winner Mage meets seven new challengers in Preakness Stakes

After springing a 15-1 upset in the Kentucky Derby (G1), Mage rates as the 8-5 favorite as he continues his Triple Crown quest in Saturday’s $1.65 million Preakness (G1) at Pimlico. Owned by trainer Gustavo Delgado’s OGMA Investments, Ramiro Restrepo, Sterling…

May 15, 2023

Private Creed wins the Indian Summer Stakes (Photo by Coady Photography)

Expert Pick of the Week: 2023 William Walker Stakes

An excellent field of eight sophomores will dash 5 1/2 furlongs over the Churchill Downs lawn in Saturday’s $225,000 William Walker S. The ultra-competitive event attracted the top six finishers of the recent Palisades S. that was contested at Keeneland…

May 11, 2023

Mage wears the garland of roses after the 2023 Kentucky Derby (Photo by Coady Photography)

2023 Kentucky Derby winner Mage’s pedigree fun facts

Kentucky Derby (G1) hero Mage is from the first crop of champion Good Magic, who was second to Justify in the 2018 Run for the Roses. And that’s just the beginning of his Derby-themed pedigree. Good Magic’s sire, Hall of Famer Curlin, and maternal grandsire,…

May 8, 2023

Rich Strike upsetting the 2022 Kentucky Derby (Photo by Horsephotos.com)

Ultimate Road to the Kentucky Derby Racing Guide

Road to the Kentucky Derby Ultimate Racing Guide for the 150th Kentucky Derby Finding a horse to follow on the Road to the Kentucky Derby could be overwhelming for some. With typically over 21,000 Thoroughbreds hoping to earn their way into the top 20 contenders…

May 7, 2023

Mage rallies past Two Phil’s to win 149th Kentucky Derby

May 6, 2023

Ultimate Road to the 2022-2023 Kentucky Derby Racing Guide

Road to the Kentucky Derby Ultimate Racing Guide for the 149th Kentucky Derby Finding a horse to follow on the Road to the Kentucky Derby could be overwhelming for some. With typically over 21,000 Thoroughbreds hoping to earn their way into the top 20 contenders…

May 6, 2023

Mage at Churchill Downs (Photo by Coady Photography)

Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Mage

OGMA Investments, LLC, Restrepo, Ramiro, Sterling Racing LLC, and CMNWLTH’s Mage ranks 16th on the 2023 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series leaderboard with 50 points following his fine runner-up performance in the $1 million Florida Derby (G1)…

May 6, 2023

Pretty Mischievous wins the Kentucky Oaks (Photo by Horsephotos.com)

Pretty Mischievous holds off Gambling Girl in Kentucky Oaks

Godolphin’s homebred Pretty Mischievous took charge at the top of the stretch and held off the late surge from Gambling Girl to prevail in Friday’s 149th Kentucky Oaks (G1). Trained by Brendan Walsh and ridden by Tyler Gaffalione, the 10-1 chance finished 1…

May 5, 2023

Mandarin Hero training at Churchill Downs (Photo by Coady Photography)

Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Mandarin Hero

Hiroaki Arai’s Mandarin Hero picked up 40 points on the 2023 Road to the Kentucky Derby, narrowly sufficient to earn a berth in the Kentucky Derby (G1) field. The Terunobu Fujita trainee raced four times as a juvenile and came out on top in each of those…

May 5, 2023

Cyclone Mischief training at Churchill Downs (Photo by Coady Photography)

Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Cyclone Mischief

Owned by Albaugh Family Stables and Castleton Lyons, Cyclone Mischief picked up 45 points on the 2023 Road to the Kentucky Derby. He was among the final three horses to qualify to the Kentucky Derby (G1) field. Trained by Dale Romans, the son of Into Mischief…

May 5, 2023

Verifying during morning works at Churchill Downs (COADY Photography)

Kentucky Derby News Update: Thursday, May 4, 2023

KENTUCKY DERBY, OAKS CONTENDERS FINALIZE PREPARATION FOR WEEKEND RACES LOUISVILLE, KY (Thursday, May 4, 2023) – Less than 48 hours remain until the first Saturday and trainers are eagerly watching as their Kentucky Derby contenders log their final training…

May 4, 2023

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Tales from the Crib

Follow the Road to the Roses all the way back to the barn, with Kellie Reilly

Lord Miles as a foal with Lady Esme (Photo by Hartwell Farm)

Tales from the Crib: Lord Miles

As a homebred for Peter Vegso, best known as the publisher who launched the inspirational Chicken Soup for the Soul books, Lord Miles ought to have a heartwarming story. And he does! His ancestress in the direct female line was born with no eyes; yet with…

Apr 30, 2023

Angel of Empire as a newborn (Photo by Brianna Clark)

Tales from the Crib: Angel of Empire

It’s fitting that Black Diamond Equine Corp. is listed as co-breeder of Angel of Empire, since the colt started out as a diamond in the rough in Pennsylvania coal country. Failing to sell as a Keeneland weanling, yet hinting of potential, he has now matured…

Apr 28, 2023

Derma Sotogake as a foal (Photo by Shadai Farm)

Tales from the Crib: Derma Sotogake

With special thanks to Shadai Farm's Tsubasa Sato for obtaining comments and photosThe powerhouse of Shadai recently won the first jewel of Japan’s Triple Crown with exciting homebred Sol Oriens, an unbeaten colt who has all the qualities to complete the classic…

Apr 24, 2023

Pedigree Fun Facts

Pedigree fun facts: 2023 Preakness Stakes

May 18, 2023

2023 Kentucky Derby winner Mage’s pedigree fun facts

May 8, 2023

Justify wins the 2018 Kentucky Derby (Photo by Coady Photography)

Pedigree fun facts: 2023 Kentucky Derby

Triple Crown champion Justify leads a posse of Kentucky Derby (G1) veterans with offspring in Saturday’s 149th Run for the Roses. Adding to the intrigue, some of those past Derby rivalries will be renewed by the next generation.Sons of Kentucky Derby veteransJustify…

May 3, 2023

Two Phil's after the Jeff Ruby Steaks (Photo by Coady Photography)

12 Pedigree fun facts: Two Phil’s

A son of 2007 Kentucky Derby (G1) runner-up Hard Spun, and tracing to the same ancestress as Barbaro, Two Phil’s sports classic connections throughout his ancestry. Here are his 12 pedigree fun facts:1. Two Phil’s emulated sire Hard Spun by winning the same…

May 1, 2023

Verifying trains beneath the Twin Spires at Churchill Downs (Photo by Coady Photography)

12 Pedigree fun facts: Verifying

Unbeaten Triple Crown champion Justify rewrote the record book in his racing career. Now he could add to his historic profile by siring a Kentucky Derby (G1) winner in his first crop, and his promising colt Verifying gives him a chance.Justify would join the…

Apr 26, 2023

Angel of Empire trains at Churchill Downs (Photo by Coady Photography)

12 Pedigree fun facts: Angel of Empire

Classic Empire, the champion two-year-old colt of 2016, endured a frustrating Triple Crown trail in 2017. But his son Angel of Empire could turn out to be an avenging angel in the 2023 Kentucky Derby (G1).Here are 12 pedigree fun facts on Angel of Empire, who…

Apr 16, 2023

Kentucky Oaks 149

May 05, 2023

Pretty Mischievous holds off Gambling Girl in Kentucky Oaks

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