Kentucky Derby News
April 28, 2013
Forty Tales Holds Off Capo Bastone to Win Opening-Night Derby Trial Before Crowd of 21,038
Perretti Racing Stable’s Forty Tales held off Capo Bastone by a diminishing neck to win the 89th running of the $201,425 Derby Trial before a crowd of 21,038 on “Opening Night” Presented by Stella Artois and Finlandia Vodka.
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April 28, 2013
Derby / Oaks Update -- Sunday, April 28, 2013
Sterling Racing’s Black Onyx walked the shedrow at Barn 41 the morning after working a half-mile in :48.60. Exercise rider Aurelio Gomez reported that the Spiral Stakes (Grade III) winner came out of the work “good” and likely would...
April 27, 2013
Derby / Oaks Update -- Friday, April 26, 2013
KENTUCKY DERBY UPDATE – FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2013
BLACK ONYX (No 12) – Sterling Racing’s Black Onyx had an uneventful morning on the track, galloping 1 ½ miles after the Friday morning renovation break under exercise rider Aurelio...
April 27, 2013
Derby / Oaks Update -- Saturday, April 27, 2013
KENTUCKY DERBY UPDATE – SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2013
BLACK ONYX (No. 12) – Trainer Kelly Breen supervised the half-mile work by Sterling Racing’s Black Onyx at 7:30 Saturday morning then headed back to New York to saddle a horse in a stakes...
April 26, 2013
Country Star Martina McBride Will Sing National Anthem at Kentucky Derby 139
Award-winning country music star Martina McBride, a four-time the Country Music Association (“CMA”) “Female Vocalist of the Year” who has sold more than 18 million albums worldwide, will add a new experience to her career resume...
April 25, 2013
Derby / Oaks Update -- Thursday, April 25, 2013
KENTUCKY DERBY UPDATE – THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2013
BLACK ONYX – Sterling Racing’s Black Onyx (No. 12) galloped 1 ½ miles over a track labeled as “good” on a clear, crisp Thursday morning at Churchill Downs. Regular exercise...
April 25, 2013
Churchill Downs to Kick Off Derby Week, Spring Meet in Style Under Lights with Saturday's 6 P.M. 'Opening Night' Premiere
Let the party begin! Churchill Downs will kick off Kentucky Derby Week and its 38-day Spring Meet in style Saturday night with a rousing prime-time 11-race program that begins at 6 p.m. EDT.
Simply billed as “Opening Night” Presented by Stella...
April 24, 2013
Derby / Oaks Update -- Wednesday, April 24, 2013
KENTUCKY DERBY UPDATE – WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2013
BLACK ONYX – Sterling Racing’s Black Onyx (No. 12) beat the rain Wednesday morning, galloping 1 ½ miles under exercise rider Aurelio Gomez shortly after 6 o’clock.
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April 24, 2013
Pletcher Duo of Capo Bastone and Forty Tales Top Field of Nine for Saturday Night's Derby Trial
The Todd Pletcher-trained duo of Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ Capo Bastone and Perretti Racing Stable’s Forty Tales top a field of nine horses entered today for Saturday night’s 89th running of the $175,000-added Derby Trial (GIII).
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April 23, 2013
Derby / Oaks Update -- Tuesday, April 23, 2013
KENTUCKY DERBY UPDATE – TUESDAY, APRIL 23
BLACK ONYX – Sterling Racing’s Black Onyx (No. 12) galloped 1 ½ miles under exercise rider Aurelio Gomez during the special training session after the morning renovation break for Kentucky...
