Tom Pedulla

3 days ago | thoroughbredracing.com | James Burn |Jay Hovdey |Tom Pedulla

Interview with Jamie Osborne, the trainer behind a rare British runner in the second leg of the Triple Crown – in conjunction with his daughter SaffieSome, perhaps justifiably, may lament the absence of Kentucky Derby hero Sovereignty from the Preakness Stakes.

1 week ago | bloodhorse.com | Tom Pedulla

Tom Pedulla, of America's Best Racing, offers takeaways from the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1) May 3, the $1.5 million Kentucky Oaks May 2, and other major developments during a memorable weekend of racing at iconic Churchill Downs. TEAM EFFORTHistory will record that Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott registered his second Kentucky Derby victory Saturday with Godolphin homebred Sovereignty. Mott was the first to emphasize the team nature of such success.

1 week ago | americasbestracing.net | Tom Pedulla

When John Servis was growing up in Philadelphia, he experienced a recurring dream. He pictured himself in the winner’s circle at Churchill Downs, having won the Kentucky Derby as a trainer. The dream became a little more real when he took out his trainer’s license and began to oversee a modest string of horses at what was then called Philadelphia Park (now Parx Racing).

1 week ago | americasbestracing.net | Tom Pedulla

Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott described the result as “bittersweet” when 65.20-1 Country House won the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve in 2019 at Churchill Downs following the disqualification of Maximum Security for interference. When Godolphin homebred Sovereignty bested favored Journalism by 1 ½ lengths in a torrid stretch duel in the 151st Kentucky Derby on Saturday, the result was nothing but sweet for the 71-year-old Mott before 147,406 frenzied fans.

1 week ago | americasbestracing.net | Tom Pedulla

Sunday Silence spent a lifetime in search of respect, on the track and in the breeding shed. In the end, he earned it. “He was very good,” said Shug McGaughey, a Hall of Fame trainer who handled arch-rival Easy Goer. “I ran against him four times and he beat us three times. And I ran a pretty good horse at him.”In the beginning, though, Sunday Silence was a colt no one wanted. He narrowly survived a virus as a weanling.