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Joy Taylor Santa Anita Park Jaces Road Kentucky Derby

The Joy of Thoroughbred Ownership: Get to Know A Stake in Stardom’s Joy Taylor

Season 2 of “Stake in Stardom,” the America’s Best Racing initiative in which brand ambassadors become minority stake owners in an elite Thoroughbred, is underway. This year’s roster includes a few familiar faces from last season in addition to several new personalities eager to experience the sport and lifestyle of horse racing up close.

Matthew Berry, NBC Sports, Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Fantasy Football Happy Hour

NBC Sports Football Analyst Matthew Berry to Join Kentucky Derby Coverage Team

NBC Sports football analyst Matthew Berry will join the network’s coverage of the 149th Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve, Saturday, May 6 at Noon ET on NBC and Peacock, offering his unique insight on horse racing’s biggest event. “Handicapping 101 with Matthew Berry” will provide a lighthearted look at the basics of betting the races.

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Grammy-Winning Singer Carly Pearce, Emmy Award Winner Rachel Platten To Perform Kentucky Derby Weekend

Churchill Downs announced that Grammy Award-winning country music singer, songwriter, and Kentucky native Carly Pearce will sing the National Anthem at the 149th Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve on Saturday, May 6, 2023.

NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport, Fox Sports talk show host Joy Taylor, FOX Sports reporter Lindsay Czarniak

Ian Rapoport, Joy Taylor, and Lindsay Czarniak Have Kentucky Derby Dreams as Minority Owners of Jace’s Road

Three high-profile sports media personalities are preparing to experience the 2023 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve not just as fans of Thoroughbred racing, but as minority owners of Kentucky Derby contender Jace’s Road in partnership with West Point Thoroughbreds and through America’s Best Racing’s

Katherine Mooney, Isaac Murphy: The Rise and Fall of a Black Jockey, Jennifer Kelly, Black Lives, Yale University Press, Kentucky Derby, National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

Another Look at History: Mooney’s Book Offers New Perspective on Isaac Murphy

The canon of books on the sport’s great jockeys adds a new title this year with the publication of Katherine Mooney’s “Isaac Murphy: The Rise and Fall of a Black Jockey,” part of the Black Lives imprint published by Yale University Press.

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