A Classic Weekend Ahead!
Saturday sees the running of both the first two British classics for 2021 and the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks
28th April 2021
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Saturday sees the running of both the first two British classics for 2021 and the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks
Yet to have his colours lowered, 3YO colt Life is Good (Into Mischief-Beach Walk, by Distorted Humor) has lifted himself into second on the Kentucky Derby leaderboard
When Authentic held off favourite Tiz The Law (Constitution) to win Saturday’s Gr1 Kentucky Derby, he became the first Kentucky Derby winner for his sire Into Mischief
It will feature the 13 past Triple Crown winners and use data algorithms including historical handicapping information about each horse, which helps to determine the probability of their potential finishing positions
Churchill Downs Incorporated has announced its decision to reschedule the 146th Longines Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve
The 2019 Gr1 Kentucky Derby in May this year will be the richest in its history
The 144th running of the Kentucky Derby is the centerpiece of a weekend-long festival of top-shelf racing at Churchill Downs that also features the winners of last year’s Derby and Kentucky Oaks
Last year, American Pharoah became racing’s first Triple Crown champion in 37 years. The sport has had only one pair of back-to-back Triple Crown winners, Seattle Slew in 1977 and Affirmed in 1978.
We met many wonderful and knowledgeable racing people and were treated like royalty, we were overwhelmed. The public interest in the Kentucky Derby and their love for horses is fascinating!
“Those were some bloody good horses ahead of him,” commented Mike de Kock after his first Kentucky Derby runner, Mubtaahij, was beaten 9,25-lengths into eighth place
Good news for South African horseracing fans is that the Kentucky Derby meeting will be broadcast loud and proud on Tellytrack on Saturday 2 May, with full betting facilities
Superlative Stakes winner and Classic-placed Gustav Klimt will stand at Heversham Park Farm in South Africa, having stood at Haras d’Annebault most recently
Despite a decrease in the horse population and the sale of just 305 lots – 39 fewer than last year – the sale rose to expectations, achieving an impressive aggregate of R171 975 000 and an exceptional average of R563 852 per lot sold
