Cherie DeVaux is the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner as she prepared Golden Tempo to win the world's most famous race.
152nd Kentucky Derby
The Oaks runs Friday night at 8:40 p.m. and the Derby is at about 6:35 Saturday evening; here are the latest updates on entrants.
The Derby favourite's name sounds noble for a top-class horse and many have had the Renegade moniker in the past.
All the Derby horses looked sharp and ready as they came onto the Churchill Downs track on Monday, just days before the big race.
The Kentucky Derby will be run on May 2 and a big field has many top colts including Renegade, Further Ado, and Commandment.
The Kentucky Derby starters are getting in their last couple of workouts for the big dance, so it's nail-biting time for owners and trainers.
Silent Tactic has the style to be a Kentucky Derby (G1) winner; he is owned by John Oxley, the breeder of one of the faves, Further Ado.
The fields for the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks are almost set and Commandment and Meaning are the leaders by points.
Commandment and Chief Wallabee had a battle royale in the Fountain of Youth and will renew the rivalry in the Florida Derby.
The stretch-running grey won the $777,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks at Turfway Park on the Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series.
The Louisiana Derby, worth $1 million and 100 points, could be a key race for the Kentucky Derby; Fair Grounds Oaks has Canadian flair.
Canadian horsepeople and runners include trainers Josie Carroll and Kevin Attard with colts Chaos Agent and Two Out Hero.
The Pin Oak colt by Bolt d'Oro earned 50 points for his Virginia Derby win and is tied at the top of the Derby list with Paladin.
A thrilling renewal of the Rebel Stakes (G2) at Oaklawn awarded Derby points to lightly-raced Class President.
The Into Mischief colt has won three straight and he kept debut winner Chief Wallabee at bay in the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth Stakes,
