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Owen Almighty, whose connections originally planned on bypassing the Kentucky Derby and Built, whose status remains up in the air, took center stage during training hours Thursday at Churchill Downs.
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It is expected there will be plenty of pace in this year's Kentucky Derby. Brian Lynch doesn't want his horse, Owen Almighty, to be a part of it.
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Churchill Downs Inc. has put nearly $1 billion in renovations to its flagship Louisville track on hold, the company announced on Wednesday night, citing “increasing uncertainty surrounding construction costs related to tariffs and trade disputes, as well as current macro-economic conditions.”
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Coal Battle, the four-time stakes winner, had his third workout over Churchill Downs's main track since arriving in Louisville from Arkansas, going a half-mile in 47.97 seconds Tuesday morning in preparation for the Kentucky Derby on May 3.
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Louisville native Whit Beckman is approaching his second Kentucky Derby this year. What did he learn from saddling that first Derby starter last year?
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When Rodriguez won the Grade 2 Wood Memorial Stakes at Aqueduct on April 5, Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith found the colt eager to continue after the finish.
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The Sovereignty bandwagon, already pretty crowded following his victory in the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth and second-place finish in the Grade 1 Florida Derby, likely gained additional passengers in the aftermath of his penultimate Kentucky Derby work on Saturday.
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On Thursday morning, trainer Brad Cox watched unbeaten Kentucky Oaks favorite Good Cheer turn in a penultimate work at Churchill Downs, then flew to Florida and was on hand for Florida Derby winner Tappan Street's breeze toward the Kentucky Derby Friday morning at Payson Park. It was then back to Kentucky for Cox to supervise his other Kentucky Derby hopeful, Jeff Ruby winner Final Gambit, through his breeze Saturday morning beneath the twin spires.
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Baeza, the Santa Anita Derby runner-up who needs several defections to make it into the Kentucky Derby field, will ship to Churchill Downs and be entered, at the very least, as an also-eligible for the race, trainer John Shirreffs said Thursday.
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Manny Franco has picked up the mount on East Avenue in the Kentucky Derby, while Javier Castellano will ride Owen Almighty.
