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Pedigree fun facts: 2021 Kentucky Derby Apr 29, 2021 Kellie Reilly/Brisnet.com All 20 runners in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby (G1) – from the most expensive yearlings and aristocratic homebreds to the bargain basement specials – have ancestral ties to great champions.   Here’s a look at some of the fascinating pedigree angles in the 147th Run for the Roses. For deeper details on this spring’s major prep winners, see the pedigree fun facts section.  Into Mischief into history? Two-time leading sire Into Mischief smashed the North American progeny earnings record in 2020 – bankr...

Essential Quality leads field in 147th Kentucky Derby Field Level Media The Kentucky Derby and the first Saturday in May are back together again. The first jewel of horse racing's Triple Crown will be held Saturday before an expected crowd of around 45,000 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The race was run last year without paying spectators and was delayeduntil Labor Day weekend due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Essential Quality, trained by Brad Cox, was made the 2-1 morning-line favorite for the 1 1/4-mile race for 3-year-olds. Post time is 6:57 p.m. ET. A son of Tapit, Essential Qua...

Kentucky Derby draw for post positions provides late drama Morning line favorite Essential Quality avoids dreaded No. 1 post FacebookTwitterEmail Nobody wanted to be No. 1 late Tuesday morning at Churchill Downs That sentiment will change big time Saturday when Churchill runs the Kentucky Derby for the 147th time. Everyone wants to be numero uno then. Tuesday, not so much. The draw for post positions was held and morning-line odds were assigned to each of the 20 horses entered for the most famous horse race. Drama came late in the annual ceremony, which was held in front of connections of mo...

The Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — With the rail still open and Kentucky Derby post positions dwindling, Brad Cox grew anxious about the most notable of his two horses drawing the least desired spot. The home-grown trainer soon breathed easier. Essential Quality got something more palatable, though the hardest part awaits with the target firmly on his back. Essential Quality is the 2-1 morning line favorite and will start from the No. 14 post for Saturday’s 147th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. “It got a little nerve-wracking with both horses still to go and the rail still being ...

These are the top 5 workouts in my eyes leading up to the 2021 Kentucky Derby. I hope this list can increase the confidence you have in your selections or help you make a better decision on horses that you were on the fence about. #5 Dynamic One, April 23. After easily disposing of Bourbonic on April 16, this colt was matched with debut winner Prime Factor, who was third in the Holy Bull and is scheduled to run in the allowance race immediately following the Derby. With Derby pilot Jose Ortiz up, Dynamic One started about a half-length back. The pair was even at the quarter pole as both ride...