Grade 1, $400,000 Breeders’ Futurity, 1 1/16 miles, Keeneland, Oct. 3, 2020
(10 Derby qualifying points for a win, 4 for second, 2 for third, 1 for fourth)
Winner: Essential Quality, by Tapit
Trainer: Brad Cox
Jockey: Luis Saez
Owner: Godolphin LLC
Beyer Speed Figure: 88
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DRF Past Performances
Grade 1, $300,000 American Pharoah Stakes, 1 1/16 miles, Santa Anita, Sept. 26, 2020
(10 Derby qualifying points for a win, 4 for second, 2 for third, 1 for fourth)
Winner: Get Her Number, by Dialed In
Trainer: Peter Miller
Jockey: Flavien Prat
Owner: Gary Barber
Beyer Speed Figure: 84
Grade 3, $200,000 Iroquois Stakes, one mile, Churchill Downs, Sept. 5, 2020
(10 Derby qualifying points for a win, 4 for second, 2 for third, 1 for fourth)
Winner: Sittin On Go, by Brody’s Cause
Trainer: Dale Romans
Jockey: Corey Lanerie
Owner: Albaugh Family Stables LLC
Beyer Speed Figure: 84
Mon, 09/07/2020 - 13:20
Roses have thorns. About 20 minutes before Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, B. Wayne Hughes’s Spendthrift Farm co-owned two entrants – Authentic, by its reigning leading sire Into Mischief, and Thousand Words. Then, Thousand Words, whom Spendthrift partners on with Albaugh Family Stables, reared while being saddled and fell in the paddock, resulting in his late scratch.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Authentic was the third Derby winner for Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez and his first with Ron Anderson as his agent. Velazquez, who previously won with Animal Kingdom (2011) and Always Dreaming (2017), donated a portion of his earnings to fellow rider Vinnie Bednar, who suffered lower-limb paralysis in an Aug. 22 spill at Los Alamitos.
The Derby was the 200th career Grade 1 victory for Velazquez, making him just the third jockey to reach that milestone, following Jerry Bailey and Mike Smith.
Mon, 09/07/2020 - 11:10
LOUISVILLE, KY. – Even though Churchill Downs on Saturday was closed to spectators and all but a select few as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the calls for racial justice that have gripped Louisville for more than three months were visible before, during, and after the Kentucky Derby.
The Kentucky Derby broadcast on NBC-TV on Saturday peaked at 9.8 million viewers, a steep fall from the viewership for last year’s broadcast when the race was held in May.
According to NBC, the viewership number was derived from a “fast national” rating of a 4.8 with a 14 share. Last year, the broadcast had a national rating of a 10.9, with a 25 share. Share measures the percentage of televisions in use watching a specific broadcast.
Sun, 09/06/2020 - 14:00
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – In vivid contrast to the previous day, Sunday morning at Churchill Downs was a place of serenity.
Bob Baffert, who on Saturday tied the legendary Ben A. Jones for the all-time record for most wins (six) by a Kentucky Derby trainer when Authentic triumphed under John Velazquez, made a morning-after appearance at his Barn 33 in front of just a handful of media – as opposed to the usual swarm that congregates in non-coronavirus years.
Sat, 09/05/2020 - 21:47
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Leave it to the year of the coronavirus to give a surreal ending to the Kentucky Derby.
Authentic won the 146th running of the fabled Run for the Roses on Saturday at spectator-free Churchill Downs, giving Bob Baffert a record-tying sixth victory in America’s greatest horse race while leaving the Hall of Fame trainer choking back tears.