Author: Jason Frakes, Louisville Courier Journal

Most horses from the Kentucky Derby are not expected to race in the Preakness on May 15, but Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit could make a run.

Essential Quality is the horse to beat in the 2021 Kentucky Derby, but here is a look at the other top contenders.

Undefeated Essential Quality, trained by Louisville’s Brad Cox, is the morning-line favorite for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.

King Fury, a $950,000 purchase who won the Grade 3 Lexington on April 10 at Keeneland, will be added to the Kentucky Derby field.

The Kentucky Oaks is set for 5:45 p.m. Friday at Churchill Downs; Gamine and Swiss Skydiver are the top contenders.

Tom VanMeter, owner of Stockplace Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, says “what I wrote was unjustifiable” after racist comments on Facebook.

Charlatan joins Nadal as Baffert trainees now off the Kentucky Derby trail amid a delayed Triple Crown due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Charlatan and Nadal, both trained by Bob Baffert, won their respective divisions in the $500,000 Grad 1 Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park.

A virtual Kentucky Derby race that aired in the Derby’s normal TV slot featured all 13 Triple Crown winners.

The Kentucky Derby is the latest sporting event to be postponed or canceled because of the coronavirus outbreak.