The 149th running of the Kentucky Derby will take place Saturday at Louisville's Churchill Downs. This race has had no shortage of drama over the past decade…
Trainer D. Wayne Lukas is 86 years old has won 4,867 in his career including the Kentucky Oaks last week. Will Secret Oath make history on Saturday in the Preakness Stakes and become the closing chapter in Lukas’s legacy of champions?
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 Baffert. Outlasting his higher-profile stablemates Life Is Good and Concert Tour on the trail, Medina Spirit is Baffert’s last remaining hope for a record-breaking seventh Kentucky Derby (G1) win in 2021.