by Chris McGrath | May 7, 2025 | Build Your Horse on Rock …While that obviously remains true once a horse reaches the racetrack, by that stage it could already be too late. The importance of a good grounding was underlined by both the colts that won on Saturday. At Churchill, in fact, the point […]
[ Read More ]By Byron King Outfinishing the world’s best 3-year-old Thoroughbreds beneath the famed twin spires of Churchill Downs, Sovereignty ran his way into the Kentucky Derby (G1) winner’s circle May 3, and owner/breeder Godolphin into the history books. Godolphin, the international Thoroughbred racing and breeding juggernaut founded by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, took the […]
[ Read More ]By Tracy Gantz April 5, 2025 | Though trainer Michael McCarthy might have ideally wished that Journalism had an easier trip in the April 5 Santa Anita Derby (G1), the colt faced several challenges and overcame each one spectacularly. Not only did Journalism dominate his four rivals—more than perhaps his three-quarter-length margin indicated—he learned lessons […]
[ Read More ]By Byron King March 1, 2025 Having won the San Felipe Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park nine times and with three starters in the March 1 race, Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert’s presence was unmistakable in the 1 1/16-mile prep on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. Following a scratch, only two horses lined […]
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