Lightly regarded Mystik Dan scored a thrilling upset at the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, winning by a nose and bringing a career Triple Crown to trainer Kenny McPeek.
To paraphrase a wiseguy I once knew, this Saturday’s Kentucky Derby — the 150th edition of the famed horse race — is made history. From its first running in 1875 as the feature race at a just opened Churchill Downs in Louisville to its current place atop a sports and culture pinnacle, its narrative has […] The post Kentucky Derby at 150 is bucket-list Americana. But can it outrun racing’s woes? appeared first on Kentucky Lantern.
Twenty horses stampeding 1 1/4 miles around Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May. The Kentucky Derby turns 150 years old this year, extending its run as America's longest continuously held sporting event. When is the Derby post time? The last sloppy track for the Derby was in 2019, when Country House was declared the winner after a 22-minute review by the stewards.
Peter Phillips, the King’s nephew, is suffering from heartache after ending his three-year relationship with Lindsay Wallace, although the pair are said to have kept things amicable in the break-up