Keith Asmussen set a goal to ride one race as a jockey. He felt it would be an experience no one could take away from him. Invigorated by piloting a horse, he set bigger racing goals, and his short career has shot to a new level in 2024.
LEXINGTON, KY (April 15, 2024) — Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance announced Monday that tickets are now available for the ninth annual America’s Best Racing (ABR) Pre-Preakness Party.
Louisville, Ky. (Friday, April 12, 2024) – Churchill Downs today announced that five-time Grammy Award-winner and country music icon Wynonna Judd will perform the National Anthem at this year’s Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on Saturday, May 4.
When Tara Webster made the decision to retire her older gelding, she began to ponder getting her next horse. Ready to explore adoption prospects, she turned to her friend at Hope After Racing Thoroughbreds (HART), Amanda Wilson, who was eager to introduce Tara to the horse Seven Thirty. Soon after concluding the conversation with Amanda, Tara traveled to HART to meet the exciting new prospect.
Following a busy April opening weekend of prep races for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, the upcoming weekend dials down the activity, but only slightly, as several important stakes races are on the schedule, including the final qualifying points prep for Derby 150 at Keeneland and a marquee race for older fillies and mares at