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Kentucky-breds dominated the Grade 1 racing action at Santa Anita on Memorial Day with Smooth Like Strait winning the Shoemaker Mile (G1) and earning a berth in the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1), Country Grammar taking down top prize in the Hollywood Gold Cup (G1), and Maxim Rate capturing the Gamely Stakes (G1). Smooth Like Strait,… Read more

John and Diane Fradkin’s Kentucky-bred Rombauer rallied strongly in the stretch and pulled away late from fellow Kentucky-bred Midnight Bourbon to win the 146h Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course on May 15. The victory marks the 102nd time that a Kentucky-bred has captured the second jewel in racing’s Triple Crown. Zedan Racing’s Medina… Read more

Nine of the 10 runners in the 146th running of the Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico May 15, are Kentucky-breds, including leading contenders Concert Tour and Midnight Bourbon. Concert Tour and Midnight Bourbon, along with Ram, Keepmeinmind, Crowded Trade, Rombauer, France Go de Ina, Unbridled Honor, and Risk Taking will try to knock off Kentucky… Read more

Kentucky-bred Channel Cat led at every call and fended off race favorite Gufo to win the $700,000 Man o’War Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park on May 8. Ridden by John Velazquez, Channel Cat broke sharply and led the eight-horse field through fast early fractions of :22.60 for the quarter-mile and :47.53 for the half over… Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, May 7, 2021 Contact: Chauncey Morris Executive Director, KTA/KTOB (859) 447-5688 cmorris@kta-ktob.com KTA/KTOB Elects Officers and Directors for 2021 LEXINGTON, KY, The Kentucky Thoroughbred Association (KTA) and Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders (KTOB) elected Officers and members of the Board of Directors.The Officers of KTA/KTOB serve two-year terms and are voted… Read more

Kentucky-breds Gamine and Flagstaff recorded Grade 1 wins on the Kentucky Derby undercard at Churchill Downs on May 1, with Gamine running her rivals off their feet in the Derby City Distaff Stakes (G1) and Flagstaff prevailing in a blanket finish in the Churchill Downs Stakes (G1). Despite stumbling at the start, Gamine made short… Read more

Kentucky-bred Malathaat remained undefeated in five starts with a determined win over Search Results in the $1.25 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) on April 30. Ridden by John Velazquez for Shadwell Stable—owner Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum passed away in March— Malathaat rated in behind runners down the backstretch. She ranged into contention around the… Read more

Last year’s Kentucky Oaks (G1) victress Shedaresthedevil remained perfect at Churchill Downs on April 30, running her rivals off their feet in the La Troienne Stakes (G1) on Kentucky Oaks day. Owned by Qatar Racing, Flurry Racing Stables, and Big Aut Farms, Shedaresthedevil put away a determined Envoutante in the late stages to win the… Read more

Godolphin’s Kentucky-bred Essential Quality will put his unbeaten streak on the line as the 2-1 morning-line favorite in a field of 20 in Saturday’s 147th running of the Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs. Seventeen of the 20 Kentucky Derby entrants are Kentucky-bred. The Champion 2-Year-Old Colt of 2020, Essential Quality is perfect in five… Read more

Undefeated Kentucky-bred Malathaat has been installed as the 5-2 morning-line favorite for Saturday’s 147th Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs. Kentucky-breds are assured of a fifth consecutive win in the Oaks as all 14 runners in this year’s Kentucky Oaks field are bred in Kentucky. Malathaat, owned by Shadwell Stable and bred in the Bluegrass… Read more