BloodHorse news editor Byron King presents his latest Derby Dozen for 2022, with a look at his leading contenders for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on May 7.
This season we’ve profiled a promising 3-year-old each week who made an impression on the Road to the 2022 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve. The goal of the Kentucky Derby Hopeful Snapshots blog is to introduce racing fans to horse racing’s next generation. Who are the sport’s rising stars and what makes them special?
As part of America’s Best Racing and West Point Thoroughbreds’ “A Stake in Stardom” initiative, we’re offering brand ambassadors an ownership stake in some of the top racehorses competing in the 2022 racing circuit.
The long and glorious history of horse racing is filled with the tales of racing’s many champions.
Then there’s Alydar.
Alydar ranks as one of the most famous racehorses of the last six decades. He was inducted into the Racing Hall of Fame in 1989. Yet he was never a champion, for one exceptional reason.
