Facing a field featuring a solid if not top-level proven slate of contenders, Classic Q ended her streak of futility in graded stakes when she bested Portfolio Duration by a neck to annex the $976,000 Churchill Distaff Turf Mile Stakes (G2T).
Yellow Card stole the spotlight May 2 at Churchill Downs, digging deep to win the $594,600 Twin Spires Turf Sprint Stakes (G2T) in a time of 1:02.20 for the 5 1/2 furlongs on turf.
R Disaster pulls a gate-to-wire upset in the May 2 Derby City Distaff Stakes (G1) at Churchill Downs, defeating favored grade 1 winners Splendora and Way and Means.
This was supposed to be an underwhelming Two Thousand Guineas (G1), but in the May 2 event, we saw a future champion jockey deliver a precision ride on a horse who could well dominate this season.
Fans arriving at Churchill Downs for racing on Kentucky Derby Day should prepare for cool weather, with high temperatures expected to be in the mid- to upper-50s. Cloudy skies will eventually give way to the sun appearing in midafternoon.
Tampa Bay Derby (G3) winner and Florida Derby (G1) runner-up The Puma has been scratched from the May 2 Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs because of what his connections say is leg swelling caused by a skin infection.
Lest anyone needed a reminder how apt Gun Runner is at shining under the glare of the spotlight, the chestnut stallion delivered a massive flex Friday evening as he sired the 1-2 finishers in the Kentucky Oaks (G1).