Brian Hernandez Jr. had a weekend most jockeys can only dream about as he won both the May 3 Longines Kentucky Oaks with Thorpedo Anna and the May 4 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve
Frank Stella, an artist of the postwar era whose seminal talent encompassed multiple genres, propelling him to worldwide prominence for more than six decades, and which was abetted by a passion for Thoroughbred racing and breeding, died at his home in the West Village of Manhattan on May 4. He was 87.
Tom Pedulla is interviewing prominent owners, trainers and jockeys as they travel the Road to the 150th Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve on Saturday May 4 at Churchill Downs.
The name McGaughey carries a lot of weight in the Thoroughbred industry. Trainer Shug McGaughey is a Hall of Famer, whose credentials would cast a large shadow for anyone with the same name. But his son, Chip, has made a name for himself.