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The Kentucky Derby is only open to three-year-old Thoroughbreds, [9] thus entrants in the 2021 race were foaled in 2018, as part of the North American foal crop of 21,181. [10] [a] The field is limited to twenty horses who qualify based on points earned in the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby, a series of designated races that was first introduced in 2013.
The Daily Racing Form (DRF) (referred to as the Racing Form or "Form" and sometimes "telegraph" or "telly") is a tabloid newspaper founded in 1894 in Chicago, Illinois, by Frank Brunell. The paper publishes the past performances of racehorses as a statistical service for bettors covering horse racing in North America .
Flightline is a bay stallion who was bred in Kentucky by Summer Wind Equine. [2] His sire is Tapit, who was the leading sire in North America in 2014, 2015 and 2016. Tapit is known as a source of stamina, having sired Belmont Stakes winners Tonalist, Creator, Tapwrit and Essential Quality, and also tends to pass on a "strong-willed disposition". [3]
Churchill Downs used a new singular 20-stall starting gate for the 2020 Kentucky Derby, replacing the previous arrangement that used a standard 14-stall gate and an auxiliary six-stall gate. [9] The old setup contributed to congestion at the start of the race, especially in the gap between the two gates.
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In 2022, the main Road to the Kentucky Derby consisted of 36 races in North America plus one in Dubai, taking place between September 18, 2021, and April 16, 2022. [ 2 ] [ 8 ] It featured the addition of one race — the newly created Gun Runner Stakes, which took place at Fair Grounds Race Course on December 26.
The 2021 Breeders' Cup World Championships is the 38th edition of the premier event of the North American thoroughbred horse racing year. The 14 races, all but one of which are Grade I , took place on November 5 and 6 at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California and were telecast by NBC and NBC Sports .
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -A Spirit Airlines flight destined for the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince was struck by gunfire on Monday, forcing it to be diverted to the neighboring Dominican Republic.