Why is the Canadian thoroughbred media so silent about a Vancouverite being the breeder of another Kentucky Derby starter, the very same Vancouverite who bred a Triple Crown winner, Justify who has 2 sons in the Derby this year.

How many times did Domestic Product bump Grand Mo the First in the Tampa Bay Derby.

Warmth of the Sun

If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner.

H. L. Mencken

Bloodhorse – D’Amato Shaking the Turf Trainer Label With Stronghold

Forever Young Workout

TDN – Sierra Leone’s Derby Earnings Will Benefit BLC

America’s Best Racing – J. Keeler Johnson – Tips, Trends, and Tendencies to Consider When Betting the 2024 Kentucky Derby

Bloodhorse – J. Keeler Johnson – 2024 Kentucky Derby: Analyzing the Potential Pace

Should I Stay or Should I Go

I used to be indecisive but now I am not quite sure.

Tommy Cooper

Bloodhorse – Sean Collins – Honor Marie Catches the Eye in Final Derby Breeze

Bloodhorse – Frank Angst – Churchill Officials Proud of Venue That Awaits Fans

Paulick Report – Derby Week At Churchill: No Nay Mets Tops William Walker, Next Begins 2024 In Isaac Murphy Marathon

Bloodhorse – Dick Downey – Court of Appeals Denies Zedan Emergency Motion

Phil has a question:

Did someone say something about Kentucky not being a backwater anymore.

The Conversation – How marketing classes can rescue ‘ugly produce’ from becoming food waste

The Weight

You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child.

Dr. Seuss

Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – Nicholas Godfrey – What’s been happening: Frankie Dettori and the Kentucky Derby, the Hall of Fame, Olivier Peslier and more …

Horse Race Insider – TAKING A DEEP DIVE INTO TRIPLE CROWN THOROUGHBRED RACING

America’s Best Racing – Patrick Reed – 2024 Kentucky Derby Cheat Sheet: Get to Know the Horses

Bloodhorse – Kentucky Downs to Stage $2.5M Nashville Derby

Bloodhorse – Sean Collins – Stronghold’s First Day Leads Routine Derby Training

This one’s dedicated to all the scouts and scribes bashing the presumptive No. 1 NFL draft pick – Caleb Williams.

Fox and the Grapes

25 or 6 to 4

TDN – Forever Young Goes Six Furlongs At Churchill Amid Busy Derby Workers

Bloodhorse – Sean Collins – Sakai Pleased by Forever Young’s Penultimate Derby Work

An eggplant doesn’t grow on a melon vine.

Japanese Proverb

Bloodhorse – J Keeler Johnson – Using Recent History to Handicap Kentucky Oaks Field

That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach.

Aldous Huxley

Bloodhorse – Pletcher Talks Fierceness, Repole, and Oaks Horses

Paulick Report – Natalie Voss – Equilox Key To Comfort For Many Racehorses, Including This Derby Contender

Strawberry Milkshake

Truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold.

Leo Tolstoy

America’s Best Racing – Patrick Reed – Then to Now: How Much We’ve Changed Through 150 Years of the Kentucky Derby

Garden and Gun – Amy S. Eckert – 150 Years of Fabulous Hats: How the Kentucky Derby’s Signature Accessory Got Its Start

Horse Race Insider – J0hn Pricci – WITH 11 DAYS TO GO, AN EARLY ASSESSMENT OF PERFORMANCE FIGURES FOR DERBY 150

Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – Amanda Duckworth – Celebrating priceless stories from the rich African-American history at Churchill Downs

Bloodhorse – Sean Collins – Curtis To Ride in Derby Six Months After Moving to U.S.

Bloodhorse – Sean Collins – Fierceness Takes First Day at Churchill ‘In Stride’

Bloodhorse – Grand Mo the First Deemed ‘Ready’ for Kentucky Derby

Paulick Report – Ray Paulick – Kentucky Derby Betting Angles presented by FanDuel: The Most Productive Preps

Paulick Report – Frankie Dettori To Ride Society Man In Kentucky Derby

Relax

TDN – Classic Contenders ‘Grand Mo’, Fiona’s Magic Work at Gulfstream

All Apologies

Bloodhorse – America’s Best Racing – By the Numbers: Kentucky Derby Post Positions

TDN – Christina Bossinakis – Fierceness, Catalytic, Domestic Product Make First Appearances at Churchill

Paulick Report – Tom Pedulla – Kirkpatrick & Co. Presents In Their Care: A Kentucky Derby Day Walkover To Remember

Horse Race Insider – Lisa de Michael – 2024’s TOP EIGHT DOSAGE CONTENDERS, LOOKING AT RUNNING STYLE FOR ALL PACE SCENARIOS

TDN – Resilience, Just F Y I Breeze at Churchill Downs on Busy Day for Arrivals

TDN – T.D. Thornton – CDI: Ruling Favoring Muth Would Create ‘Media Circus’ That ‘Jeopardizes the Wellbeing of Horses’

Bloodhorse – Sean Collins – Sierra Leone Makes First Appearance at Churchill Downs

Bloodhorse – Sean Collins – Mott Duo Breeze For Second Time in Five Days

Bloodhorse – Bob Kieckhefer – Illinois Derby Returns to Hawthorne After 6-year Hiatus

Paulick Report – Patriot Spirit Makes All, Draws Off In Illinois Derby Revival

Broken Man

Horse Race Insider – Lisa de Michael – DERBY AND 2000 GUINEAS DOSAGE: CITY OF TROY AND FIERCENESS

Bloodhorse – Muth, Imagination, Two Rivers Over Work at Santa Anita

Bloodhorse – Joe Perez – Clement Confirms Deterministic Out of Kentucky Derby

TDN – Nutella Fella Targets Woody Stephens

Bloodhorse – Sean Collins – Track Phantom Lone Derby Worker April 21

TDN – Track Phantom Tunes Up for Kentucky Derby

Paulick Report – Mike Henry – Domestic Product Turns In Solid Work Toward Kentucky Derby Bid

Paulick Report – Cox-Trained Catching Freedom, Just A Touch Among Seven Kentucky Derby Hopefuls On Churchill Work Tab

Paulick Report – WATCH: ‘Alpha Horse’ Sierra Leone Pleases Brown In Keeneland Breeze

Lithium

Steve Haskin – 2024 Kentucky Derby Ratings

Brisnet – Get to know the 2024 Kentucky Derby contenders

Rank	Horse	Pts.	Trainer	Jockey (Probable)	Odds
1	Sierra Leone	155	Chad Brown	Tyler Gaffalione	7/2
2	Fierceness	136	Todd Pletcher	John R Velazquez	3 – 1
3	Catching Freedom	125	Brad Cox	Flavien Prat	10 – 1
4	Stronghold	125	Phil D’Amato	Antonio Fresu	30 – 1
5	Resilience	110	William Mott	Junior Alvarado	20 – 1
6	Forever Young	100	Yoshito Yahagi	Ryusei Sakai	8 – 1
7	Endlessly	100	Michael McCarthy	Umberto Rispoli	50 – 1
	Timberlake	81	Brad Cox
8	Dornoch	75	Danny Gargan	Luis Saez	30 – 1
9	Just a Touch	75	Brad Cox	Florent Geroux	12 – 1
10	Track Phantom	70	Steve Asmussen	Joel Rosario	20 – 1
11	West Saratoga	67	Larry Demeritte	Jesus Castanon	50 – 1
12	Just Steel	65	D. Wayne Lucas	Keith Asmussen	30 – 1
13	Honor Marie	65	Whit Beckman	Ben Curtis	15 – 1
14	Domestic Product	60	Chad Brown	Irad Ortiz Jr.	50 – 1
15	Catalytic	50	Saffie Joseph Jr.	Jose Ortiz	30 – 1
	~~Deterministic~~	50	~~Christophe Clement~~
16	Society Man (g)	50	Danny Gargan	Lefranco Dettori	50 – 1
17	Mystik Dan	46	Kenny McPeek	Brian J Hernandez Jr.	50 – 1
	No More Time	45	Jose D’Angelo
18	Encino	40	Brad Cox	Axel Concepcion	30 – 1
19	Grand Mo the First	40	Victor Barboza Jr.	Emisael Jaramillo	20 – 1
20	T O Password	Jpn	Daisuke Takayanagi	Kazushi Kimura	50 – 1
21	Common Defense	37	Kenny McPeek	Christian Torres
22	Epic Ride	35	John Ennis		50 – 1
23	Hades	30	Joseph Orseno
24	Uncle Heavy	30	Butch Reid
	El Grande O	30	Linda Rice
25	Seize the Grey	27	D. Wayne Lucas
26	Le Dom Bro	25	Eniel Cordero
	E J Won the Cup	25	Doug O’ Neill
	Pandagate	25	Christophe Clement
27	Tuscan Gold	25	Chad Brown
28	Protective	25	Todd Pletcher
29	Liberal Arts	19	Robbie Medina

Bloodhorse – Byron King’s Derby Dozen presented by Spendthrift – Derby Dozen Leaders Sharp in Penultimate Breezes

TDN – T.D. Thornton – TDN Sophomore Top 20: Pace Scenario For Derby Coming Into Clearer Focus

Paulick Report – Andrew Champagne – The Derby Bubble Presented By Kentucky-Breds: The Dust Begins To Settle After Encino’s Lexington Win

Paulick Report – Andrew Champagne – The Derby Bubble Presented By Kentucky-Breds: A Look At The Oaks Bubble

Garden and Gun – Tom Wilmes – Seven Standout Southern Bourbon Festivals

Woodford Reserve 2024 Kentucky Derby 150 Bottle

WOODFORD RESERVE KENTUCKY DERBY 150 BACCARAT EDITION

DRF Derby Watch

150 Years of Kentucky Derby History in 10 Objects

ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY CONTENDERS

TwinSpires – Kentucky Derby Contenders, Point Leaders & Top Horses to Watch in 2024

America’s Best Racing – Patrick Reed – 2024 Kentucky Derby Cheat Sheet: Get to Know the Horses

Twin Spires – J Keeler Johnson – Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Sierra Leone

TwinSpires – J Keeler Johnson – Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Fierceness

TwinSpires – J Keeler Johnson – Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Catching Freedom

TwinSpires – J Keeler Johnson – Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Resilience

TwinSpires – J Keeler Johnson – Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Just a Touch

TwinSpires – J Keeler Johnson – Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Just Steel

TwinSpires – J Keeler Johnson – Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Grand Mo the First

TwinSpires – J Keeler Johnson – Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: T O Password

TwinSpires – J Keeler Johnson – Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Common Defense

TwinSpires – J Keeler Johnson – Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Epic Ride

TDN – Bill Finley – The Kentucky Oaks Top 10 for April 11

America’s Best Racing – Penelope Miller – How Horses Qualify for the Kentucky Derby: A Beginner’s Guide

With all due deference Ms. Miller missed a section:

How Not: Be trained by Bob Baffert.

Paulick Report – Victor Ryan – Stronghold Fires Bullet In Santa Anita Drill For Kentucky Derby

Horse Race Insider – Lisa de Michael – 10 FURLONGS AND THE KENTUCKY DERBY PACE

Bloodhorse – Molly Rollins – Informed Patriot earns Preakness (G1) berth with Bathhouse Row Stakes score.

Bloodhorse – Copper Tax Gets Job Done Again in Federico Tesio

Bloodhorse – J Keeler Johnson – Kentucky Derby: Three live longshots for 2024

TDN – Sierra Leone, Catching Freedom, Tarifa Lead Derby, Oaks Workers

Bloodhorse – Molly Rollins – Sierra Leone ‘Super’ in Penultimate Derby Work

Bloodhorse – 3 Things You Might Not Know About: Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

Bloodhorse – Sean Collins – Gargan Derby Duo Record First Churchill Downs Breeze

TDN – Letter to the Editor: Is the Derby a Restricted Race?

Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?

Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – Graham Dench – Across the pond: why hard-working expat Ben Curtis is dreaming of Kentucky Derby glory

Horse Race Insider – HOW TO IDENTIFY VALUE BETS AND LONGSHOTS AT THE KENTUCKY DERBY

Paulick Report – Breeders’ Cup Presents Connections: Jockey Antonio Fresu Brings ‘World’ Of Experience To Kentucky Derby

Paulick Report – ‘This Guy Is Real’: West Saratoga Continues Derby Preparations With Stamina-Building Work

Paulick Report – ‘He Worked Super’: Pletcher Sings Praises Of Fierceness After Five-Furlong Breeze For Kentucky Derby

Bloodhorse – Fierceness, Catalytic, West Saratoga Post Derby Works

In any story, the villain is the catalyst. The hero’s not a person who will bend the rules or show the cracks in his armor. He’s one-dimensional intentionally, but the villain is the person who owns up to what he is and stands by it.

Marilyn Manson

Paulick Report – Robert Yates – Militant Likely Favorite In Bath House Row; Oaklawn Race Gives Automatic Preakness Entry

Paulick Report – Bloodlines Presented By Walmac Farm: Encino Continues A Sire Line Power Play For Nyquist, Godolphin

Horse Racing Nation – Flatter: What racing needs is a good Kentucky Derby duel

Dueling Violins

A gentleman is someone who knows how to play the banjo and doesn’t.

Mark Twain

This Ain’t A Scene It’s An Arms Race

Bloodhorse – Byron King’s Derby Dozen presented by Spendthrift – Derby Dozen Leaders Sharp in Penultimate Breezes

Bloodhorse – Byron King’s Derby Dozen presented by Spendthrift – Sharp-Working Fierceness Continues to Top Derby Dozen

Bloodhorse – Byron King – Real Men Violin Aims to Pick up Tempo in Illinois Derby

If we’re going to win the pennant, we’ve got to start thinking we’re not as good as we think we are.

Casey Stengel

2024 Illinois Derby Sunday April 21, 2024 PPs

I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain’t never been seen by this generation.

Satchel Paige

Orange Blossom Special

Flight of the Bumble Bee

Hungarian Dance No 5

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Orange Blossom Special

Hungarian Dance No.5

Turkish March

You’ve got to sing like you don’t need the money,
You’ve got to love like you’ll never get hurt,
You’ve got to dance like there’s nobody watching,
You’ve got to come from the heart if you want it to work.

Susanna Clark and Richard Leigh

Saviour

America’s Best Racing – Noel Michaels – Noel’s Weekend Winners: Picks for Preakness Preps at Laurel and Oaklawn

TDN – Mott Horses Resilience, Just F Y I Breeze at Churchill

America’s Best Racing – Mike Curry – Sixteen Things to Know About the Kentucky Derby

Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon

Paulick Report – $11,000 Colt’s Kentucky Derby Berth Feels Like An ‘Impossible Dream’

TDN – Chris McGrath – Breeding Digest: The Real Dazzle Behind Encino

Horse Racing Nation – Matt Shifman – Kentucky Derby 2024: Early full-field odds and analysis

Bloodhorse – America’s Best Racing – J. Keeler Johnson – KY Derby Handicapping: Participants’ Final Fractions

Bloodhorse – America’s Best Racing – Sara Dacus – Keith Asmussen Grateful For KY Oaks, KY Derby Mounts

Paulick Report – Copper Tax Draws Outside 10 Rivals In Federico Tesio