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The Freeper Canteen Presents....~ It’s Kentucky Derby Time!! ~ Barbershop Quartet ~ Star Spangled BannerCall To The Post KENTUCKY DERBY TROPHY Since the 50th running of the Kentucky Derby in 1924, Churchill Downs has annually presented a gold trophy to the winning owner of the famed "Run for the Roses." History is unclear if a trophy was presented in 1875 to the winner of the first Kentucky Derby, and trophy presentations were sporadically made in following years. Finally, in 1924, legendary Churchill Downs President Matt Winn commissioned that a standard design be developed for the "Golden Anniversary" of the...

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—A Kentucky Derby of attrition took its biggest blow yet Saturday morning, when favorite Forte was scratched just 10 hours before the race. Forte is the fifth horse to scratch since the field was entered on Monday. A sixth Derby contender, Wild On Ice, was euthanized after a fatal training accident last week. The news came after speculation swirled for two days about Forte’s status. He stumbled during a morning gallop a couple of days ago, and rumors were rampant Thursday and Friday that the Florida Derby winner might not make it to the race. After a one-mile gallop...

An inside look at how the 149th Kentucky Derby will shape up:

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The Freeper Canteen Presents....~ It’s Kentucky Derby Time!! ~ The Gas House Gang ~ Star Spangled BannerCall To The Post KENTUCKY DERBY TROPHY Since the 50th running of the Kentucky Derby in 1924, Churchill Downs has annually presented a gold trophy to the winning owner of the famed "Run for the Roses." History is unclear if a trophy was presented in 1875 to the winner of the first Kentucky Derby, and trophy presentations were sporadically made in following years. Finally, in 1924, legendary Churchill Downs President Matt Winn commissioned that a standard design be developed for the "Golden Anniversary"...

The Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville takes center stage on Saturday afternoon. The meeting has been overshadowed by an investigation into the death of four horses. Then on Thursday, trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. was suspended indefinitely after the sudden death of two of his horses. The event gets underway later on Friday but all eyes will be on the track at 6.57pm for the $3million race Saturday. Here, DailyMail.com takes you through everything you need to know, including the favorites and the all important post positions - as well as how to watch the Kentucky Derby... RUNNERS AND...

The controversy behind Kentucky’s state song is again brought to light, this time from a member of one of the most prominent families in Louisville history. Emily Bingham picked the lunch spot for our interview, and the choice of restaurant was smart and shrewd on her part. We slid into a booth at Wagner’s Pharmacy, a century-old place in Louisville’s South End that has transitioned over the years into a no-frills diner and gift shop. It is located across the street from Churchill Downs, feeding horsemen and racing fans soup and sandwiches and eggs and bacon. The place is a...

Rich Strike pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Kentucky Derby history with a win on Saturday. Rich Strike was an 80-1 shot coming into the event, according to the odds on the Kentucky Derby website.

Longshot Rich Strike won the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville in upset fashion. The horse had 80-1 odds entering the race. It was jockey Sonny Leon’s first time winning the Derby. The No. 21 horse wasn’t expected to run the race. He was the first alternate after Ethereal Road was scratched Friday morning.

The Freeper Canteen Presents....~ It’s Kentucky Derby Time!! ~ Barbershop Quartet ~ Star Spangled BannerCall To The Post KENTUCKY DERBY TROPHY Since the 50th running of the Kentucky Derby in 1924, Churchill Downs has annually presented a gold trophy to the winning owner of the famed "Run for the Roses." History is unclear if a trophy was presented in 1875 to the winner of the first Kentucky Derby, and trophy presentations were sporadically made in following years. Finally, in 1924, legendary Churchill Downs President Matt Winn commissioned that a standard design be developed for the "Golden Anniversary" of the...

Former President Donald Trump will use the 2022 Kentucky Derby as a fundraiser when he attends the race next month, according to an invitation that was posted Thursday on Twitter by a New York Times reporter. The invitation shared by Maggie Haberman came from Trump’s political action committee. It specifically said the event would be May 7 at Churchill Downs “with special guest President Donald J. Trump.”

yes...this 3 year old is named after hockey great Mark Messier....look at this boy run...

hate these stories...apparent heart attack... https://www.paulickreport.com/news/thoroughbred-racing/medina-spirit-collapses-dies-after-santa-anita-workout/

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert said Sunday that his barn has been told Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed a postrace drug test, the latest doping scandal for horse racing and arguably the sport’s premier trainer. Flanked by his attorney Craig Robertson in a morning news conference at Churchill Downs on Sunday, Baffert said Medina Spirit was found to have 21 picograms of the steroid betamethasone, double the legal threshold in Kentucky racing, in a postrace sample.

It could be the farm itself, where Rice’s son Kevin and his wife Emily reside, and where Gail Rice stayed at foaling time in a camper by the driveway. The ecosystem itself can prove downright recuperative: dogs, goats, a week-old foal hanging next to the mare, chicks scrambling around in the grass, potbellied pigs named Chester and Walter. “He’s such a cool dude,” Rice said, patting Chester. “So I’m like, ‘God told me to get my butt home, right in time,’ ” Gail Rice said, “because the feet were coming out too far up and torn through, and so, it...

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has spent millions trying to win the Kentucky Derby, and in the process plowing money into horse racing worldwide. Now with the overwhelming favorite, Dubai’s ruler faces increased scrutiny for allegations that he has violated human rights and orchestrated the disappearance of his own daughter. The controversy, well-known in the Middle East for a more than a year, has gotten renewed attention as Essential Quality prepares for Saturday’s race. The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission received a complaint on Wednesday from a group of human rights attorneys and students at the University of Louisville seeking...

The Kentucky state song "My Old Kentucky Home" has been played prior to the Kentucky Derby for the last 100 years The Kentucky Derby is refusing to cave to the woke mob. POLL: What scares you the most? Despite pushback from people who claim the state song of Kentucky is racially insensitive, the song will be played prior to the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby at the historic Churchill Downs horse racing track on Saturday. What are the details? The Kentucky state song "My Old Kentucky Home" is traditionally played prior to the running of the Kentucky Derby. The...

The Freeper Canteen Presents....~ It's Kentucky Derby Time!! ~ Barbershop Quartet ~ Star Spangled BannerCall To The Post KENTUCKY DERBY TROPHY Since the 50th running of the Kentucky Derby in 1924, Churchill Downs has annually presented a gold trophy to the winning owner of the famed "Run for the Roses." History is unclear if a trophy was presented in 1875 to the winner of the first Kentucky Derby, and trophy presentations were sporadically made in following years. Finally, in 1924, legendary Churchill Downs President Matt Winn commissioned that a standard design be developed for the "Golden Anniversary" of the...

Derby is a week from Saturday. Contender PPs are at: https://www.kentuckyderby.com/uploads/wysiwyg/assets/uploads/PPs_20210417_Derby.pdf. ML/NJ

i posted this colts first race last November...that was 7 furlongs. Well, here he is yesterday winning a stakes race, at a one mile and 1/16....hes never been behind in any of his races....he looks like the real deal. https://youtu.be/6Ug1-vK-VK8