LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Monday, Nov. 18, 2024) – A classic and colorful painting by Tyler Robertson has been formally unveiled by Churchill Downs Racetrack as the 2025 “Official Art of the Kentucky Derby.”
Welcome to 2025 Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles, where we’ll take a look each week at a recent winner on the Triple Crown trail, usually from the Road to the Kentucky Derby schedule from which the racehorses earn points toward qualifying. The 1 ¼-mile Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve will be held May 3, 2025, at Churchill Downs.
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert is back in the Kentucky Derby chase in earnest after pacesetting Citizen Bull and Gaming provided him with a one-two finish in the $2 million FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juveni
Tickets for the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve on Saturday, May 3, at Churchill Downs will go on sale to the public Thursday at noon ET.
Two-day all-inclusive reserved tickets to the 151st Longines Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby available for purchase include the new $80-$90 million Starting Gate Courtyard renovation project that will feature new stadium-style seats, permanent upgraded concessions and wagering windows.
Maxfield won the 2019 Breeders’ Futurity at Keeneland in his second start for owner-breeder Godolphin and trainer Brendan Walsh and headed west as one of the favorites for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at Santa Anita Park.
But he was scratched from the race and underwent surgery for an ankle chip a couple of weeks later, costing himself a championship opportunity.
