Medina Spirit won the 2021 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve by a half-length May 1 at Churchill Downs to give Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert his record seventh win in the race and Hall of Fame jockey
Preeminent trainer Bob Baffert has come to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve with far more expensive and far more accomplished colts that were the talk of the town.
The late Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al-Maktoum would have loved every instant of the pulsating stretch run of the 147th Longines Kentucky Oaks on Friday at Churchill Downs.
The great American tradition is back in its time-honored spot. After the pandemic forced the 2020 Kentucky Derby to be contested in September, the run for the roses is once again slated for the first Saturday in May.
