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After Troubled Trip In Kentucky Derby, Midnight Bourbon To Wheel Back In Preakness Sponsored by:
Steve Asmussen-trained Midnight Bourbon working at Churchill Downs prior to the Kentucky Derby
Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen confirmed Thursday morning that Winchell Thoroughbreds Midnight Bourbon will run in the 146th Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course May 15.
Asmussen, via text from Texas, also confirmed that Irad Ortiz Jr., the defending three-time Eclipse Award champion, will ride the son of Tiznow in the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown.
Winchell Thoroughbreds is seeking its first victory in a Triple Crown race in the family s many decades in horse racing, while Asmussen won the Preakness in 2007 with two-time Horse of the Year Curlin and two years later with the filly and Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra. Winchell Thoroughbreds did finish third with Tenfold, just three-quarters of a length behind eventual Triple Crown hero Justify in the foggy 2018
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The 147th running of the Kentucky Derby will take place today. The race will feature 19 horses as of writing that will compete in the longest-running annual sporting event in the United States.
The race will be aired on NBC Sports, a unit of
Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA). The race and corresponding racetrack are assets owned by
Churchill Downs Inc (NASDAQ: CHDN), a publicly traded company.
Several of the 19 horses set to race in the 2021 Kentucky Derby also have ties to the stock market. One horse is even named Super Stock and might see bets from those who follow the stock market.
Jennifer DeLaittre told
Wine Spectator. We re excited to see how he does this weekend, but at the end of the day, it s all about enjoying the experience.
Expected to join Midnight Bourbon at the starting gate on Saturday are
Known Agenda and
King Fury, both sired by Curlin, and in the preceding Kentucky Oaks race, the Stonestreet-bred and -owned
Pauline’s Pearl and
Malathaat.
But Banke won’t just be represented on the racetrack: Jackson Family Wines’ La Crema brand is hosting a summer-long Sonoma Coast Experiential Tour of pop-up tasting rooms at four of the country’s biggest horseracing venues, debuting at the Kentucky Derby this weekend, followed by appearances at the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore, the Belmont Stakes in Elmont, N.Y., and Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Our winemaking reputation is built on a vision that through a commitment to excellence, hard work and integrity, you can accomplish great things,” said Banke. “Not only do we
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