Welcome to Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles, where we take a look each week at a recent winner on the Road to the Derby schedule from which racehorses earn points toward qualifying for the 1 ¼-mile classic race May 2, 2026, at Churchill Downs.
It’s hard to believe it was 10 years ago. So much has happened in the real world since American Pharoah swept the 2015 Triple Crown and capped his 3-year-old season with a historic “Grand Slam” win in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Keeneland.
In 2024, the Street Sense Stakes served as the unveiling of a future superstar: Sovereignty, winner of this year’s Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve and Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets
It is an iconic image that still resonates with fans and horse racing professionals 10 years later. Jockey Victor Espinoza (a 2017 Hall of Fame inductee) with his arm raised in triumph and the world’s biggest smile crossing the finish line on American Pharoah.
Oct. 4 was Stable Recovery Day at Keeneland, celebrating the program that promotes breaking addiction through purposeful work, structured recovery, and meaningful careers in the Thoroughbred industry.
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