Eighteen years after winning the 2005 Kentucky Derby with Giacomo, veteran trainer John Shirreffs is back with a 3-year-old with similarities to the 50-1 Derby upsetter.
After years of tending to numerous horses pointing to the Longines Kentucky Oaks and the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve for his father, Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse, Norm Casse will saddle
After watching two of his horses draw the disadvantageous inside post in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve the past two years, Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher expressed a measure of relief that Forte secured post-position 15 for the $3 million race May 6 at
When trainer Keith Desormeaux arrived at Churchill Downs in 2016 to prepare Exaggerator, his first starter in the Kentucky Derby, he admits he was on edge around his barn, unaccustomed to a stable area drawing so much activity from media and observers.
NBC Sports will provide extensive coverage of the 149th Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve. The broadcast will run from noon to 7:30 p.m. ET Saturday, May 6 on NBC.
