Author: Jason Frakes, Louisville Courier Journal

The victory was the record seventh by trainer Bob Baffert at the Kentucky Derby. Jockey John Velazquez won for the fourth time.

Essential Quality, the 2-1 Kentucky Derby favorite trained by Brad Cox, avoids the dreaded No. 1 post and gets No. 14.

King Fury, a $950,000 purchase who won the Grade 3 Lexington on April 10 at Keeneland, will be added to the Kentucky Derby field.

King Fury, a $950,000 purchase who won the Grade 3 Lexington on April 10 at Keeneland, will be added to the Kentucky Derby field.

After 21 years as a jockey, Kendrick Carmouche is enjoying some of the best times of his career as he gets set to ride Bourbonic in Kentucky Derby.

Tom VanMeter, owner of Stockplace Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, says “what I wrote was unjustifiable” after racist comments on Facebook.

Charlatan joins Nadal as Baffert trainees now off the Kentucky Derby trail amid a delayed Triple Crown due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Charlatan and Nadal, both trained by Bob Baffert, won their respective divisions in the $500,000 Grad 1 Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park.