All appears well at trainer Bill Mott’s Churchill Downs barn after Sovereignty ‘s victory in the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 3. READ: Sovereignty’s Camp to Take Few Days to Ponder Preakness As Mott and the Godolphin team ponder possible next steps regarding their colt’s potential Triple Crown bid, the connections of several other top…
The Chiba Thoroughbred Sale of 2-Year-Olds will be conducted at Funabashi Racecourse May 26, and Teruya Yoshida’s Shadai Farm, the biggest consignor at the sale, is going to offer 46 ready-to-run horses there. One of the notable entries from Shadai Farm is Hip 2, a colt by Kizuna , the leading sire in Japan in 2024,…
Youth was served in the Tenno Sho (Spring) (G1) May 4 at Kyoto Racecourse as 4-year-olds, led by race-favorite Redentor, swept the first four placings in the longest race on the Japan Racing Association calendar. Redentor, with visiting rider Damian Lane in the irons, broke alertly for the first run down the backstretch and took station along…
Sovereignty emerged from his come-from-behind victory in the May 3 Kentucky Derby (G1) in good condition aside from what trainer Bill Mott believes to be a superficial scrape to the colt’s right foreleg. Speaking May 4 outside his barn at Churchill Downs after Godolphin’s homebred Into Mischief colt captured the opening leg of the Triple…
Despite a rain-soaked day, the 151st Kentucky Derby (G1) managed to set handle records for the race, the day, and the week as Sovereignty claimed the roses. After the conclusion of the May 3 card, Louisville, Ky.-based Churchill Downs Inc. reported business results for Kentucky Derby week, which is a huge driver for the company’s…
Six-time leading sire Into Mischief sired his third Kentucky Derby (G1) winner May 3 when Godolphin homebred Sovereignty splashed to a 1 1/2-length victory over Journalism at Churchill Downs. The Spendthrift Farm sire is the first stallion since Bull Lea in 1957 to sire three Kentucky Derby winners, tying the all-time record. Virgil, Falsetto, and Sir…
He was back on the podium that is used once a year in the Churchill Downs media center, surrounded by Kentucky Derby (G1) signage, answering questions, accepting accolades. He had been there before, six years earlier to be exact, trying to articulate how adding the most famous career-defining race to his résumé impacted his already Hall…
The battle for Kentucky Derby (G1) glory at Churchill Downs May 3 came down to a classic stretch fight between Sovereignty and Journalism . At the wire, it was Junior Alvarado aboard Sovereignty who emerged victorious. READ: Sovereignty Outlasts Journalism to Win Kentucky Derby In the heat of battle, however, Alvarado lost track of how many…
St. Elias Stable, Vicarage Stable, Ken Langone, and Steven Duncker’s Deterministic crushed the outer turf track record with a front-running triumph in the $194,000 Fort Marcy Stakes (G2T) May 3, a 1 1/8-mile route for older horses at Aqueduct Racetrack. Trained by Christophe Clement, the grade 1-placed 4-year-old son of Liam’s Map bested the previous…
Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races has canceled the remainder of its May 3 card after an extended weather delay. After the first race was run without incident, a weather delay ensued as a result of lightning in the area. After approximately 45 minutes of heavy rain and persistent lightning that was expected to continue,…
