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
Welcome to 2024 Triple Crown Prospect Profiles – updated after the first jewel of the Triple Crown from the previous title of Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles – where we’ll take a look each week at a recent winner on the Triple Crown trail.
Tom Pedulla offers a half-dozen takeaways from the $5 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, the $1.5 million Longines Kentucky Oaks, and other major developments at Churchill Downs this weekend.
NBC Sports’ presentation of the 150th Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, a thriller won by Mystik Dan, averaged a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 16.7 million viewers – marking the largest Kentucky Derby audience since 1989 (18.5 million viewers on ABC, won by Sunday Si
The day after the first jewel of the Triple Crown came to a thrilling end with a three-horse photo finish in the May 4 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve at Churchill Downs, attention started to turn toward the second jewel.
