Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
Coady Photography With the Kentucky Derby post position draw having been held yesterday afternoon, trainer Todd Pletcher has turned his attention to planning race strategy for his two Derby hopefuls Destin and Outwork. Destin, who has not run since winning the Tampa Bay … Continued
Coady Photography San Felipe Stakes (gr. II) winner Kentucky Derby contender Danzing Candy has a busy morning at Churchill Downs on May 4th. On the day that post positions will be drawn for the Derby, Danzing Candy galloped over the main track … Continued
Exaggerator galloping at Churchill Downs on May 4th – Coady Photography During his career, Kentucky Derby contender Exaggerator has showcased a wide variety of running styles. In most of his races, he has stalked the early pace, settling a length or two behind … Continued
Coady Photography Only five days remain until “the greatest two minutes in sports!” With the Kentucky Derby just around the corner, three more Derby contenders wrapped up their serious training with timed workouts at Churchill Downs, while several others were … Continued
Coady Photography According to trainer Bob Baffert, his Kentucky Derby contender Mor Spirit breezed “really nice” at Churchill Downs on the morning of May 2nd, an exercise which will mark Mor Spirit’s last serious workout before the Derby. With regular rider Gary … Continued
Coady Photography On the morning of May 2nd, just five days before the Kentucky Derby, the Steve Asmussen-trained runners Gun Runner and Creator breezed four furlongs at Churchill Downs in easy fashion, their final workouts in advance of the Derby. The workouts were … Continued
Nyquist jogging at Churchill Downs on May 1st – Coady Photography With just six days remaining until the Kentucky Derby, the unbeaten Nyquist got his first look at the Churchill Downs main track when he jogged on the morning of … Continued
Coady Photography The unbeaten champion and Kentucky Derby favorite Nyquist took a spin over the main track at Churchill Downs for the first time on May 1st, jogging over a sloppy main track with exercise rider Jonny Garcia in the saddle. The … Continued
Coady Photography On April 30th, exactly one week before the Kentucky Derby, several Derby contenders were out for workouts and gallops. Check out these videos from the morning training session! Exaggerator working (click here for details) Brody’s Cause working (click … Continued
Coady Photography Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I) winner Brody’s Cause signaled his readiness for the May 7th Kentucky Derby when he breezed five furlongs in a quick 1:00.20 seconds on April 30th at Churchill Downs. Trained by Dale Romans and ridden by … Continued