Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
Shagaf breezing at Churchill Downs on April 24th – Coady Photography The Chad Brown-trained pair of My Man Sam and Shagaf completed their preparations for the Kentucky Derby when they breezed four furlongs apiece at Churchill Downs on the morning of April 29th. My … Continued
Coady Photography Spiral Stakes (gr. III) winner Oscar Nominated turned in his first and last pre-Kentucky Derby workout at Churchill Downs on the morning of April 29th, breezing five furlongs in 1:00.80. Trained by Mike Maker, the son of Kitten’s Joy had been … Continued
Tom’s Ready galloping at Churchill Downs on April 22nd – Coady Photography LeComte Stakes (gr. III) winner Mo Tom turned in an easy half-mile workout at Churchill Downs on April 29th to complete his major preparations for the Kentucky Derby. With exercise rider Mario Garcia … Continued
Majesto galloping at Churchill Downs on April 24th – Coady Photography Florida Derby (gr. I) runner-up Majesto completed his preparations for the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) when he breezed five furlongs at Churchill Downs on the morning of April 29th. With the three-time … Continued
Mohaymen galloping at Churchill Downs on April 18th – Coady Photography The four-time graded stakes winner Mohaymen was energetic and enthusiastic in his final pre-Kentucky Derby workout on April 29th at Churchill Downs, going four furlongs in a rapid :47.40 seconds. Trained by … Continued
Coady Photography On an extremely busy morning at Churchill Downs, the Todd Pletcher-trained pair of Destin and Outwork completed their major preparations for the May 7th Kentucky Derby (gr. I) by turning in timed workouts on April 29th. Destin, unraced since winning the Tampa … Continued
Coady Photography Check out these videos of Kentucky Derby contenders galloping during the April 28th morning training session at Churchill Downs! Gun Runner Outwork My Man Sam Mor Spirit Mohaymen Fellowship Destin Creator Brody’s Cause All videos courtesy of Churchill … Continued
Mohaymen is one of many horses scheduled to breeze at Churchill tomorrow. Photo by Coady Photography The morning of Friday, April 29th could be an extremely busy one at Churchill Downs, with as many as thirteen Kentucky Derby contenders on the … Continued
Coady Photography When handicapping the Kentucky Derby, it’s always fun to check out unusual statistics and tidbits in regard to the race. For example, almost everyone knows that Secretariat ran the fastest Derby in history (1:59.40 seconds in 1973), just as almost everyone knows that … Continued
Coady Photography Over the last fifteen years, we’ve seen many huge longshots win or finish in the superfecta in the Kentucky Derby. Horses like Giacomo and Mine That Bird have won the “Run for the Roses” at odds of 50-1, while … Continued