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Bob Baffert was supposed to bring another horse, a better horse, to Louisville for Kentucky Derby 147. But at the end of the day, there was just Medina Spirit. Turns out that was enough to make history. Medina Spirit leads the pack of 19 horses as they pass the Churchill Downs grandstand the first time in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby. He’d be in the same spot the second time around, giving trainer Bob Baffert his record seventh win in the class horse race. (Image: Casino.org) Except for maybe a stride down the stretch, Baffert’s lone entry in this year’s Run for the Roses never trailed, ...

Zedan Racing Stables’ Medina Spirit fought back after relinquishing the lead to Mandaloun at midstretch to post a half-length to win the 147th running of the $3 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (GI) before a crowd of 51,838. Medina Spirit broke sharply from the gate but favored Essential Quality and second choice Rock Your World bumped shortly after the start eliminating some pace pressure from Velazquez. Medina Spirit led the field through fractions of :23.09, :46.70 and 1:11.21 while under mild pressure from Soup and Sandwich with Mandaloun tracking in third. Approachi...

$1,000 Medina Spirit Gives Baffert A Record Seventh Set Of Roses; Velazquez Rides Oaks-Derby Double Sponsored by: John Velazquez returns to the Kentucky Derby winner's circle aboard Medina Spirit The roar of even the smaller crowd of 51,838 beneath the Twin Spires at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., sounded louder than ever, after the global pandemic forced the delayed 2020 edition of the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby to be held without spectators on Sept. 5. Returning to its rightful place on the first Saturday in May, the end result was the same: Hall of Famers Bob Baffert and John Ve...

Tales from the Crib: Medina Spirit Apr 28, 2021 Kellie Reilly/Brisnet.com Medina Spirit checking out the foliage (Gail Rice photo) Medina Spirit with dam Mongolian Changa, and in the background, Scribbling Sarah with her Upstart colt who is now debut winner Uphold the Law (Gail Rice photo) A newborn who needed help, a $1,000 yearling whose small breeder had to sell, a cheap recruit for a hardscrabble talent scout, a juvenile purchase inspired by friendship – Medina Spirit’s story is ready-made for cinema. And that’s even before his improbable rise for Hall of Fame trainer Bob B...

Share on twitter In a recent radio interview, I was asked if I considered myself to be “The Dean of Kentucky Derby Journalists.” I had to admit that I had never thought about it like that. Billy Reed But since I don’t think there’s anybody around who has covered more than my 52, I guess maybe I am Dean Reed, with a Ph. D in Derbyology. Has a kind of nice ring to it, right? If I am to assume this lofty position, I must do it seriously because my main responsibility will be to guard the Derby’s history, both the good and bad of it. And there has been some bad, which almost goes along ...