Here & There: Derby Day
The 140th Kentucky Derby is in the books and it certainly was one to remember.
Tom Law
First-timers
What’s it like to go to the Kentucky Derby for the first time?
Here & There: May 3
The Kentucky Oaks is in the books and the Kentucky Derby is on tap. The 140thKentucky Derby goes off Saturday at 6:24 p.m. ET and everyone’s still talking about the great race.
The star of any card
A shade more than 72 miles away from the scene of America’s great horse race is the home of America’s best racehorse.
Kentucky Derby Day picks
Conversation about the Kentucky Derby is everywhere these days. Barber shops, bars, restaurants, grocery and convenience stores, department stores, banks … and we’re not just talking about in Kentucky.
Kentucky Oaks day selections
The handicapping team from This Is Horse Racing sharpened their pencils and take a brief – very brief – break from the jump scene to offer some opinions on Friday’s Kentucky Oaks card at Churchill Downs.
Here & There: April 30
Cold morning, rainy morning, sunny morning, warm morning. Wednesday offered a little bit of everything out at Churchill Downs.
The track was waterlogged from intermittent rain throughout the night – occasionally coming down quite hard – but it didn’t deter any of the connections of the contenders for the 140th Kentucky Derby and others from getting out and about.
They had plenty to say, too.
Samraat weathers crowd at Churchill
Samraat wasn’t even cooled out as cameras clicked away and Rick Violette was barely a few strides from Barn 28 on the Churchill Downs backstretch when he took a deep breath and headed back to the track to watch Effie Trinket train Wednesday morning.
Halfway there
Five nights down, five nights to go.
Monday Morning Trainer: Spring Soak
Kentucky Derby week opened with heavy rain, high winds and thunderstorms over many parts of the Bluegrass State following a picture-perfect Chamber-of-Commerce weekend throughout the region.
