The biggest upset during this Kentucky Derby prep season was recorded by Bourbonic, who triggered a $146.50 return when he rallied to win the Wood Memorial. Approaching the Derby, he is likely to again be double-digit odds. However, what wouldn't be an upset is continued success for the A.P. Indy sireline in classic events.
A number of Thoroughbred ex-racehorses are set to contest North America's most prestigious three-day event, the Land Rover Kentucky CCI five-star, beginning Thursday at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. The Kentucky five-star is returning in 2021 after being canceled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Tampa Bay Derby winner Helium, from a sireline with proven classic success, is among the 3-year-olds looking to give their first-crop sires a major boost in this Kentucky Derby.
The pre-sale under-tack show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s spring sale of 2-year-olds in training showcased the parity of the juveniles in the catalog, and of the sire power represented in that book.
Super Stock put himself into the Kentucky Derby field by winning the final major points race, the Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park. In the process, he also gave the sireline of the late, great A.P. Indy another representative in the race.
Top breeders in Uruguay have formed a partnership to buy Kentucky Derby winner Orb, who will begin his career there with the upcoming Southern Hemisphere breeding season.
Trainer Ken McPeek went to $57,000 to acquire a Smart Strike colt at the 2005 Keeneland September yearling sale. That colt turned out to be Curlin, who went on to win two Horse of the Year titles. Some 14 years later, with Curlin solidly established as a prominent sire in Kentucky and attracting top-class mares, McPeek zeroed in on a son of the stallion out of Grade 1 winner Taris at the 2019 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale.
Drumette, the dam of two-time champion Monomoy Girl, has been voted the 2020 Broodmare of the Year by the members of the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders, according to the organization.
Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Rock Your World
Sackatoga Stable’s Tiz the Law defended his title as New York-bred horse of the year as New York Thoroughbred Breeders Inc. honored its 2020 champions Monday evening.
