Kentucky Derby Notes: Contender Preparation Continues See Article / Monday, April 27, 2026 0 11 Article rating: No rating Churchill Downs media notes on the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1). Read more
So Happy: From $12,000 Bargain to KY Derby Contender See Article / Monday, April 27, 2026 0 12 Article rating: No rating So Happy went largely unnoticed in the early stages of his life, bringing just $12,000 during his first public sale appearance, before stepping out of the shadows as a 2-year-old and directly onto the radar of trainer Mark Glatt. Read more
Ennis Hopes Great White Draws into Kentucky Derby Field See Article / Monday, April 27, 2026 0 8 Article rating: No rating While taking stakes winner Great White out to graze following morning training at Churchill Downs April 26, trainer John Ennis discusses waiting for his gelding to draw in off the also-eligible list for the May 2 Kentucky Derby (G1). Read more
Maker Honored to Stable in Longtime Lukas Barn See Article / Monday, April 27, 2026 0 12 Article rating: No rating Kentucky Derby (G1) preparations continue each morning under the watchful eyes of trainers, some of them atop ponies. Yet someone is unmistakably absent at the Louisville, Ky., track in 2026: "The Coach," D. Wayne Lukas. Read more
BH at the Derby: California Horses Breeze Quickly See Article / Monday, April 27, 2026 0 5 Article rating: No rating On the April 27 episode of BloodHorse at the Derby: We discuss contenders who breezed April 26-27 and speak with Alejandro Galindo (Intrepido), Doug O'Neill (Pavlovian), Declan Cannon and Bhupat Seemar (Six Speed), and John Ennis (Great White). Read more