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BOZICH | Why your favorite horse can win the Kentucky Derby — and why he won't
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BOZICH | Why your favorite horse can win the Kentucky Derby — and why he won't

  • Rick Bozich
  • Updated Apr 23, 2025
  • 4 min to read

I settled on reasons all 20 Derby contenders can and cannot win the race over a mile-and-a-quarter late Saturday afternoon at Churchill Downs.

CRAWFORD | Triple Crown winner Justify and Gun Runner among those voted into Hall of Fame
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CRAWFORD | Triple Crown winner Justify and Gun Runner among those voted into Hall of Fame

  • Eric Crawford
  • Updated Apr 23, 2025

Justify, who won the Triple Crown for trainer Bob Baffert in 2018, now will join his trainer in the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

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After the races: WDRB explores a day in the life of three former Derby champs
Derby 149
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After the races: WDRB explores a day in the life of three former Derby champs

  • Chris Sutter
  • Updated May 1, 2023

American Pharoah, Justify, and Funny Cide's lives have never been the same after trotting out of the spotlight.

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BOZICH | And the winner of the Virtual Kentucky Derby is ... Secretariat
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BOZICH | And the winner of the Virtual Kentucky Derby is ... Secretariat

  • Updated Jan 30, 2024

Mike Smith rode Justify to horse racing’s 13th Triple Crown victory two years ago.

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BOZICH | Sad, excited, depressed: Jockey Mike Smith rides many Kentucky Derby emotions
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BOZICH | Sad, excited, depressed: Jockey Mike Smith rides many Kentucky Derby emotions

  • Updated Aug 27, 2020

Late Saturday afternoon, when Mike Smith was supposed to be directing Honor A.P. into the starting gate as one of the 20 contenders in Kentucky Derby 146

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BOZICH | May or September, WinStar Farm chases another Derby, Justify
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BOZICH | May or September, WinStar Farm chases another Derby, Justify

  • Updated Apr 28, 2020

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Two years ago, Elliott Walden and WinStar Farm raced the horse of a lifetime, the kind of spectacular runner they bel…

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First foal from 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify born in Kentucky
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First foal from 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify born in Kentucky

  • Updated Jan 5, 2020

It's a girl! 

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Trainer Bob Baffert issues statement after New York Times bombshell report on Justify drug test
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Trainer Bob Baffert issues statement after New York Times bombshell report on Justify drug test

  • Updated Sep 13, 2019

He says he is "proud" to stand by his record as a trainer.

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TIMELINE | Justify's drug testing and the beginning of his Triple Crown bid
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TIMELINE | Justify's drug testing and the beginning of his Triple Crown bid

  • Eric Crawford
  • Updated May 9, 2021

A rough timeline of events for Justify's 2018 Triple Crown run. 

After success with Justify, StarLight Racing returns with two Derby contenders
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After success with Justify, StarLight Racing returns with two Derby contenders

  • Updated May 4, 2019

After last year's success with Justify, StarLight Racing is back with two horses running in Kentucky Derby 145. But with twice the chances of a win, the founder of StarLight says he's less certain of a victory.

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