One of the favorites for this year’s Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve is Runhappy Santa Anita Derby winner Rock Your World. He was an impressive 4 ¼-length gate-to-wire winner, extending his career mark to a perfect 3-for-3.
Each week members of the media around the country vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll. The poll will run weekly through June 5. Find out the latest 2021 top 3-year-old rankings below.
Whenever a horse crosses the finish line first in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, the first person you’ll see and hear a reaction from is the person on their back. The jockey usually gets much of the credit – and sometimes the blame – for a horse’s finish on the track. They’re also the ones who decide where to position their horses in a race, when to make their move for the lead and what path to take in doing it.
The $1.25 million Longines Kentucky Oaks regularly draws the best 3-year-old fillies in the country to Churchill Downs to compete against elite competition in the sister race to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve.
BloodHorse associate editor Byron King presents his latest Derby Dozen presented by Spendthrift Farm with a look at his leading contenders for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on May 1.
