Blood-Horse

Unlike the 150th Kentucky Derby (G1) itself where winner Mystik Dan edged Sierra Leone by the closest of margins, no photo was needed to determine if the business records for Churchill Downs Inc. were a winner or loser.

It is a marriage of convenience, in the best sense of that word. Trainer Kenny McPeek and jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. are partners in peaceful coexistence.

Phil D'Amato-trained duo finishes one-two in the Charles Whittingham Stakes (G2T) at Santa Anita Park, with Gold Phoenix giving trainer and co-owner Little Red Feather Racing their second win on the card.

Fallen Angel attempts to give Karl Burke his first British classic victory in the One Thousand Guineas (G1) at Newmarket May 5, and the trainer believes his star filly is the one they all have to beat.

After leading from the start, Klaravich Stables' Randomized weakened in the final furlong and wound up second to 24-1 shot Soul of an Angel in the $200,000 Ruffian Stakes (G2) May 4 at Aqueduct Racetrack.

The 150th edition of the Kentucky Derby (G1) delivered one of the race's great finishes as Mystik Dan just held off late charges from Sierra Leone and Forever Young to win the $5 million classic May 4 at Churchill Downs.

Glassman Racing's Play the Music and rider Patrick Husbands had to be patient through the far turn of the $102,305 Whimsical Stakes (G3) May 4 at Woodbine, but once they saw open space they made it count.

After battling heads apart through the stretch, Klaravich Stables' Program Trading edged Godolphin homebred Naval Power by a head to win the $1 million Turf Classic Stakes (G1T) May 4 at Churchill Downs.

The Preakness Stakes (G1) gained a likely starter May 4 when MyRacehorse's Seize the Grey won the $594,710 Pat Day Mile Stakes (G2) on the Kentucky Derby (G1) undercard at Churchill Downs.

Making his graded stakes debut on the Kentucky Derby (G1) undercard, Trikari gave his connections and backers something to remember with a 47-1 upset win in the $596,560 American Turf Stakes (G2T) May 4 at Churchill Downs.

Three Chimneys Farm's 4-year-old homebred by its top sire Gun Runner captured his first graded stakes win in the $1 million Churchill Downs Stakes (G1). The race also gave jockey Cristian Torres his first grade 1 win. Here Mi Song was second.

Godolphin's Notable Speech oozed class under jockey William Buick as the Two Thousand Guineas (G1) boiled down to a straight shootout between himself and Rosallion in the final stages.

Trifectas are difficult to hit with competitive racing on Kentucky Derby day at Churchill Downs, but apparently less so if Chad Brown is running multiple entries. The trainer's runners swept the 1-2-3 positions in the Churchill Downs Turf Mile (G2T).

After blitzing out of gate 14 in the $569,770 Twin Spires Turf Sprint Stakes (G2T) May 4 at Churchill Downs, Cogburn drew off in the stretch to a 2 1/4-length score in the 5 1/2-furlong test for 3-year-olds and up.

Vahva scored her breakthrough grade 1 victory in the $1 million Derby City Distaff Stakes (G1) May 4 at Churchill Downs. The 4-year-old daughter of Gun Runner has won five of 12 career starts and earned more than $1.5 million.

NBC Sports will continue to present the Kentucky Derby on NBC and Peacock through 2032, per an announcement from Churchill Downs Incorporated and NBC Sports.

All was well at the Kenny McPeek barn the morning after Thorpedo Anna dominated the $1.5 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs May 3.

Kentucky Derby day has arrived, with conditions a little better than Kentucky Oaks day. Cloudy skies are forecast with a 30% chance of light rain. The main track has been upgraded to fast after being muddy to begin the card.

As much as the May 4 150th edition of the Run for the Roses has been framed as a showdown between the two favorites, Fierceness (5-2) and Sierra Leone (3-1), to a much greater extent it is showcasing the competition between the 3-year-olds' trainers.

Resolute Racing's John Stewart has been able to make a sudden impact on the sport. Arriving on the scene at the 2022 Keeneland September Yearling Sale, Stewart has made a series of high-profile purchases including champion Goodnight Olive.