Tom Pedulla is interviewing prominent owners, trainers and jockeys as they travel the Road to the 149th Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve May 6 at Churchill Downs.
To be remembered a hundred years later is to hit a note that echoes through the years in between. In this decade of the 20th Century, an era that saw historic horses whose deeds made ever-resonant impressions, three names earned a place in the sport’s long memory with feats of stamina and speed that live on in the Hall of Fame and more.
Tom Pedulla presents five key takeaways from the $400,000 Stonestreet Lexington Stakes at Keeneland Race Course, the last race of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve prep season, the $1 million
Whichever 3-year-old wins the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve on May 6 will not have an easy race awaiting them two weeks later in the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
Last year in the 1 1/4-mile Kentucky Derby, Summer Is Tomorrow sped away from the 20-horse starting gate with an opening quarter-mile in :21.78, the fastest in race history, leading to a pace meltdown that benefited closers.
