BloodHorse news editor Byron King presents his Derby Dozen with a review of leading contenders for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on May 3.
The $1.25 million, Grade 1 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes rescheduled for Tuesday, April 8, at Keeneland brings together an interesting field of seven 3-year-olds, with four exiting first- or second-place finishes in other Road to the Derby Presented by Woodford Reser
There should be no mention of the mighty Triple Crown champion Secretariat without pointing to jockey Ron Turcotte as an integral member of a dynamite team.
It might appear from watching replays of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes in 1973 as if Turcotte was merely a passenger taken for a wonderful ride by the gleaming colt they called “Big Red.” But Penny Chenery, Secretariat’s owner, knew better.
One of the most highly anticipated prep races for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve will be held on a rescheduled Tuesday, April 8, at Keeneland Race Course, when a well-matched field of seven 3-year-olds compete in the 101st Toyota Blue Grass Stakes
This feature provides a capsule look at three horses who are heating up on the Triple Crown trail and three horses whose chances for the 2025 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve are not quite as strong as they previously were.
