BloodHorse associate editor Byron King presents the inaugural Derby Dozen this week with his look at his leading contenders for the 147th Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on May 1.
There are certainly numerous reasons to remember the racing career of Ferdinand.
He was the Horse of the Year and the champion handicap horse of 1987.
In that year’s Breeders’ Cup Classic, he defeated Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Alysheba by a scant nostril in one of the most exciting editions of America’s richest race.
He won only eight of 29 starts in his career, but still managed to retire in 1988 with earnings of $3,777,978, which at that time ranked him fifth on the all-time list.
Making the Grade, which will run through the 2021 Triple Crown races, focuses on the winners or top performers of the key races, usually from the previous weekend, who could make an impact on the Triple Crown. We’ll be taking a close look at impressive winners and evaluating their chances to win classic races based upon ability, running style, connections (owner, trainer, jockey), and pedigree.
The 2020 Longines World Racing Awards ceremony, held Jan. 26 for the first time entirely online and co-organized by Swiss watch brand Longines and the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA), awarded the title of 2020 Longines World’s Best Racehorse to Ghaiyyath.
Tom Pedulla presents five takeaways from the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes, the $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational Stakes, and other developments on Saturday at Florida’s Gulfstream Park:
