The Stonestreet Lexington Stakes generally offers a last chance for a 3-year-old prospect to move into the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve. Not this year.
Eight years after they ran McCraken in the Kentucky Derby, jockey Brian Hernandez Jr., trainer Ian Wilkes, and owner Janis Whitham of Whitham Thoroughbreds are Derby-bound again.
The upcoming weekend in horse racing is highlighted by one final Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve prep race at Keeneland and the scheduled second start of 2025 for Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna at Oa
Welcome to Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles, where we take a look each week at a recent winner on the Road to the Derby schedule that distributes qualifying points for the 1 ¼-mile classic race May 3, 2025, at Churchill Downs.
Tom Pedulla is interviewing prominent owners, trainers and jockeys as they travel the Road to the $5 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve May 3 at Churchill Downs.
