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By Richard Rosenblatt If at first you do succeed, you might as well try to do it again. That’s the way trainer Brian Lynch is thinking as he prepares to send out favorite Classic Causeway …

With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, usracing.com contributor and award-winning writer Maryjean Wall recalls the freedom journey of two-time Kentucky Derby winning jockey Jimmy Winkfield. Beginning in 1919, Winkfield fled Moscow for Odessa, then Poland, and …

By Ed McNamara These are disturbing times for the world and for America, and our national race reflects the chaos. Two of the past three winners of the Kentucky Derby were disqualified, an unprecedented burst …

By Richard Rosenblatt The opening $187,200 in entry fees is in the bank after 312 horses were nominated to compete in any of the Triple Crown races – the Kentucky Derby (G1), the Preakness (G1), …

Derby 10 Only one Derby winner since 1908 broke his maiden in the Derby and this year, with time added to the Derby trail thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic, many of the Derby probables have …

Kentucky Derby Trophy History Since the 50th running of the Kentucky Derby in 1924, Churchill Downs has annually presented a gold trophy to the winning owner. History is unclear if a trophy was presented in …

Kentucky Derby 2020 Facts: Spectators in the Derby With “significant increases in COVID-19 cases in Louisville as well as across the region,” Churchill Downs announced two weeks before the Derby that for the first time, …

History Behind The Kentucky Derby Hats In the time when the Derby was first held and for several decades after, it was common for men and women to wear hats daily, but especially for special …

Kentucky Derby Winners by Horse Color So far, bay horses have been the most successful in the Derby, taking home the trophy for their happy connections 54 times. Chestnuts checked in as runner-up with 48 …

Each year since 1971, Eclipse Awards are given to the elite runners from each division, as well as to racing’s top owner, breeder and jockeys. The awards, which are named for foundation sire Eclipse, are …

Kentucky Derby Day The Kentucky Derby has been held on the first Saturday in May on 89 occasions and every year since 1946. It has been contested on a Saturday for 111 occasions and every …

With Kentucky Derby Day upon us, here are Past Performances of past winners of the Kentucky Derby to pick the winning horses and winning picks for this 2020 Kentucky Derby. The excitement of the Kentucky …

Kentucky Derby Past Performances Past Performances and Statistical Analysis for Today’s Race, In Past Performances Favorites in the Kentucky Derby seem to do well. Since 1908 and the advent of pari-mutuel wagering, the statistical analysis …

September 3rd, 2020 – And the field for the 146th Kentucky Derby is down to 17 By Richard Rosenblatt King Guillermo, a live long shot at 20-1 who hasn’t run in four months, is out …

By Ed McNamara My wife, Jean, and I were in Lefty O’Doul’s, the famous San Francisco saloon, while on vacation nine years ago. While chatting with a friendly, 30-ish woman a few stools away, the …