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Fulleffort, winner of the Grade 3 Jeff Ruby Steaks who appeared to be training superbly for his first start on dirt in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, will be scratched from the race due to a chip in his left hind ankle, trainer Brad Cox said Thursday.
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Juan Hernandez has a massive collection of trophies and awards to show for his widespread success as a leading rider in California in recent years. The goal this week is different - build a cache of mementoes from Churchill Downs. From Thursday through Saturday’s Kentucky Derby program, Hernandez, 34, has 17 mounts, including eight stakes. He has intriguing mounts in the weekend’s two leading races - Meaning in Friday’s Kentucky Oaks, and Potente in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby.
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Winning the Kentucky Derby is extremely difficult. Just getting one to the starting gate on the first Saturday in May is nearly as hard. On Wednesday morning, just 81 hours before Kentucky Derby 152 was to go to post, trainer Mark Casse revealed that Silent Tactic will have to scratch from the race due to a bruised foot.
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Silent Tactic, winner of the Grade 3 Southwest Stakes and runner-up to Renegade in the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby, will scratch from the Kentucky Derby due to a bruised foot, trainer Mark Casse said Wednesday.
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It was déjà vu all over again on the Kentucky Derby front Tuesday at Churchill Downs with the two Japanese contenders, Danon Bourbon and Wonder Dean, the most active members of the prospective field during the special training window for Derby/Oaks horses for a second day in a row.
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Donna Barton Brothers, the former jockey who has been the ontrack reporter for NBC during its Kentucky Derby coverage for the past 26 years, will retire from the role after NBC’s Triple Crown coverage this year.
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They don't have the numbers or typically spend the type of money that seemingly would make them consistent participants in the Triple Crown. Yet, three years after upsetting the Kentucky Derby with Mage, the Delgado family is back to take another run at the world's most famous horse race, their fourth time going for the roses.
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Todd Pletcher watched the 2025 Kentucky Derby from a hotel. A participant in the race for 21 straight years, Pletcher's lone Derby entrant had been scratched the day before the race. Pletcher is back in the Derby this year. While at one point it looked like he would have multiple participants, Pletcher is here with one, Renegade. But it might be the right one.
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Seth Klarman fancies himself a bit of a contrarian. It is a philosophy that has helped make him one of the most successful investors in America. It is a philosophy that has made him one of the most successful owners in Thoroughbred racing. When it comes to the Kentucky Derby, Klarman also has been somewhat of a contrarian.
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Golden Tempo is dealing with cracked heels on both front feet but his trainer, Cherie DeVaux, doesn’t believe it will keep him from running in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby.
