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1 week ago | courier-journal.com | Cheryl Jackson |Alexis Cubit

The late country music star Toby Keith has a horse running in the 2025 Kentucky Derby. Here's what to know about the horse:What is the name of Toby Keith’s horse? Keith, who died last year, was the owner of Dream Walkin Farms, which would partner with other stables to purchase colts. Keith’s main responsibility was naming the horses. Keith named one of the horses Render Judgment, which is set to compete in the May 3 race.

1 week ago | courier-journal.com | Brooks Holton |Ryan Black |Payton Titus |Alexis Cubit |Jason Frakes

Brooks Holton Ryan Black Payton Titus Alexis Cubit Prince James Story Jason FrakesLouisville Courier JournalWho’s your Kentucky Derby horse? Whether you like the favorite Journalism or a long shot such as Flying Mohawk or Render Judgment, everyone has an opinion on today's Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs. Rain might play a factor for the Derby, which has a scheduled post time of 7:02 p.m. If that's the case, here are some mudders to keep an eye on.

1 week ago | courier-journal.com | Alexis Cubit

It took several minutes once the 150th Kentucky Derby was finished to officially declare a winner. Mystik Dan edged Sierra Leone by a nose in a photo finish, making the thoroughbred the first to win from Post No. 3 since Real Quiet in 1998. Post Nos. 5 and 20 generally have the best win percentage (10.5% each) for Derby horses. But last year, neither position produced a top-five horse.

1 week ago | courier-journal.com | Alexis Cubit

Toby Keith’s dream was to have a horse in the Kentucky Derby. The late country music singer, who died last year after a long battle with stomach cancer, was the owner of Dream Walkin Farms. His company would partner with other stables to purchase colts, with Keith’s main responsibility being naming the horses. “We had about 20-something of them, and he was quick to name them where I’m very slow at that,” Baccari Racing Stable owner Chris Baccari told The Courier Journal.

1 week ago | courier-journal.com | Brooks Holton |Ryan Black |Payton Titus |Alexis Cubit |Jason Frakes

For a third straight year, Brad Cox walked away from the Kentucky Oaks post-position draw at Churchill Downs with the favorite in the preeminent race for 3-year-old fillies. The last two, Tarifa and Wet Paint, didn't finish on the board. Could Good Cheer (6-5) be the one who gets the Louisville native back to the winner's circle for the first time since 2020 in the $1.5 million, Grade 1 stakes? The Oaks is the 11th race of a 13-race card.