Preeminent trainer Bob Baffert has come to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve with far more expensive and far more accomplished colts that were the talk of the town.
After a year in which the COVID-19 pandemic forced the postponement of the run for the roses and eliminated fans from attending the classic race, the 2021 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve returned to its traditional spot on the racing calendar on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs with a limited number of fans permitted on track.
Join America's Best Racing for the first jewel of the 2021 Triple Crown: the $3 million Kentucky Derby by Woodford Reserve May 1.
Hosts Dan Tordjman (ABR), Bram Weinstein (ESPN Radio), and Ren Carothers (Breeders' Cup Future Stars Forecast) take viewers right up to post time for the run for the roses in an immersive second-screen Kentucky Derby Live! experience that allows fans and bettors to interact in real-time.
Ahead of tomorrow’s Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, NBC Sports host Mike Tirico spoke with Bob Baffert, a Hall of Fame trainer and six-time Kentucky Derby winner, and Bill Belichick, a six-time Super Bowl champion as head coach of the New England Patriots. Belichick is a horse-racing enthusiast who has attended multiple Triple Crown races, including the Kentucky Derby.
