Processing conflicting emotions is something Dana Bernhard and her son Ben are currently navigating. They are looking forward to participating in their first Kentucky Derby (G1) with Albus and Incredibolt, but there is grief there as well.
Competition between trainers Bill and Riley Mott May 2 at Churchill Downs brings a different backdrop, and a far larger spotlight, when father and son race horses against each other in the Kentucky Derby (G1).
In this week's Porter on Pedigrees, the Kentucky Derby (G1) provides a useful snapshot of current commercial sire lines. With that in mind, we'll look at the sire lines of this year's runners, along with some recent historical context.
Chasten, the half sister of 2024 La Troienne Stakes (G1) winner Idiomatic, aims to follow in her sister's hoofsteps May 1 in this year's $1 million race at Churchill Downs.
After finishing first and third, respectively, in Keeneland's Limestone Stakes (G3T) April 10, Slay the Day and Cy Fair are set for a rematch in the $300,000 Mamzelle Stakes (G3T) April 30 at Churchill Downs.
Peter Brant's Gezora, winner of the 2025 Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1T), will make her 2026 debut in the $500,000 Modesty Stakes (G3T) May 1 at Churchill Downs.
Supporters of a strong urban service boundary as a means to protect farms from development in Lexington-Fayette County, Ky., celebrated an April 28 decision by lawmakers to renovate and upgrade a sewer pump station at its current location.