Churchill Downs: Kentucky Derby and Oaks cards offer wager for every bettor
The usual abundance of wagering options will be available on the 12-race Friday and 13-race Saturday cards at Churchill.
Marty McGeeMay 01, 2013
The usual abundance of wagering options will be available on the 12-race Friday and 13-race Saturday cards at Churchill.
A total of 21 horses were entered Wednesday morning for Saturday’s $2 million Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Post positions were to be drawn Wednesday at 5 p.m. Eastern during a one-hour show broadcast on NBC Sports Network.
Field for the 2013 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 4, with Daily Racing Form contender profiles and odds by Mike Watchmaker.
Less than 24 hours before entries were to close for Saturday’s $2 million Kentucky Derby, the connections of the New York-bred and Maryland-based Giant Finish announced they would enter the race.
Trainer Rudy Rodriguez and his Kentucky Derby contender Vyjack have been kept under surveillance since they arrived at Churchill Downs, but Rodriguez says he isn't letting it get in the way of his first Derby experience.
With the strongest racing stable in America, Todd Pletcher comes into the Kentucky Derby in a position of extraordinary strength. But in past years, the Todd Pletcher horses who have run in the Kentucky Derby rarely have risen to the occasion and delivered a peak performance. It's a mystery as to why.
All along, Dallas Stewart has trained Golden Soul as if a Kentucky Derby run was next on the agenda, and now that that’s happening, it’s up to Golden Soul to prove he belongs.
Rick Pitino owns 5 percent of Kentucky Derby runner Goldencents, while three other men own 95 percent, and it was one of them, Dave Kenney, whose graciousness allowed Pitino into the partnership.
Kevin Krigger did not come from a horse racing family, but his interest in horses during his childhood in St. Croix has bloomed into a career as a jockey that could reach its peak with a Kentucky Derby win aboard Goldencents.
Falling Sky displayed a bit of eagerness during his Tuesday morning training session, galloping at a brisk clip under exercise rider Cassie Garcea.