LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, April 2, 2025) – Churchill Downs today released the second annual Kentucky Derby Style Guide ahead of the 151st running of The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports® on Saturday, May 3.
Three of the most important qualifying points races for the 2025 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve are slated for an active four-day span starting Saturday, April 5, and the focus of the horse racing world will also cast a side glance overseas Saturday morning for the prestigious Dubai World Cup card at Meydan Racecourse, where several U.S.-based horses are competing along with international superstars such as
Tom Pedulla is interviewing prominent owners, trainers and jockeys as they travel the Road to the $5 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on May 3 at Churchill Downs.
As I pulled out of the Kentucky Horse Park last October after another successful Thoroughbred Makeover – ending in third place with Prince Loki in eventing – I looked over at my husband and swore I was going to take 2025 off. But as we all know, with horses that is rarely ever the case. I had no idea the phone call I would receive in a month would completely change my mind.
Growing up in Youngstown, a small village in upstate New York, Tanner Reisman spent more time among cows than horses. But he had a strong connection with his late grandmother, a Montana rancher, so there was ample opportunity for Reisman, who is now 23, to gain an appreciation for horses.
