Jason Frakes
Sports Reporter at The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)
Covering Kentucky high school sports & horse racing (@KentuckyDerbyCJ) for The Courier-Journal. https://t.co/NiURnUtamb…
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1 week ago |
courier-journal.com | Jason Frakes
Chunk of Gold will enter the Kentucky Derby off a runner-up finish in the Louisiana Derby on March 22Trainer Ethan West will be saddling a horse in the Kentucky Derby for the first timeChunk of Gold is one of 20 horses expected to enter the 2025 Kentucky Derby on May 3 at Churchill Downs. Spots for the Run for the Roses are earned by gaining points through a series of Kentucky Derby prep races that began last September. The post-position draw for the Kentucky Derby is set for Saturday, April 26.
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usatoday.com | Jason Frakes
KENTUCKY DERBYCoal Battle will enter the Kentucky Derby off a third-place finish in the Arkansas Derby on March 29Lonnie Briley, the 72-year-old trainer of Coal Battle, is in the Kentucky Derby for the first timeCoal Battle is one of 20 horses expected to enter the 2025 Kentucky Derby on May 3 at Churchill Downs. Spots for the Run for the Roses are earned by gaining points through a series of Kentucky Derby prep races that began last September.
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1 week ago |
courier-journal.com | Jason Frakes
Final Gambit will enter the Kentucky Derby off a victory in the Grade 3 Jeff Ruby Steaks on March 22Final Gambit is trained by Louisville native Brad CoxFinal Gambit is one of 20 horses expected to enter the 2025 Kentucky Derby on May 3 at Churchill Downs. Spots for the Run for the Roses are earned by gaining points through a series of Kentucky Derby prep races that began last September. The post-position draw for the Kentucky Derby is set for Saturday, April 26.
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1 week ago |
courier-journal.com | Jason Frakes
Sovereignty will enter the Kentucky Derby off a runner-up finish in the Florida Derby on March 29Sovereignty broke his maiden in the Grade 3 Street Sense last October at Churchill DownsSovereignty is one of 20 horses expected to enter the 2025 Kentucky Derby on May 3 at Churchill Downs. Spots for the Run for the Roses are earned by gaining points through a series of Kentucky Derby prep races that began last September. The post-position draw for the Kentucky Derby is set for Saturday, April 26.
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1 week ago |
courier-journal.com | Jason Frakes
Bob Baffert is set to have three horses in the field — Rodriguez, Citizen Bull, Madaket Road — as he returns to the Kentucky DerbySanta Anita Derby winner Journalism is expected to be the morning-line favoriteHe may not have the favorite, but Bob Baffert is set to make his return to the Kentucky Derby with more chances than any other trainer.
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RT @StXBasketball: A big congrats to @brandon_dayes for earning an opportunity to chase a dream! An absolute winner who is mentally tough,…
Here’s some more info on the soccer future of St. Xavier’s Brandon Dayes … https://t.co/blX9eJpW30
St. X basketball coach Kevin Klein told me today that sophomore Brandon Dayes (6.1 ppg, 2.4 rpg) will not return to the basketball program next year in order to pursue a pro soccer career. Dayes is the son of U of L women's soccer coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes.
