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LIFE IS GOOD as Hey Tuff Guy breaks his maiden on debut at @ChurchillDowns by 9+ lengths! Congratulations to all connections! B: Frederick and May Construction O: Big Cat Racing T: @BLynchRacing

Dave Portnoy @stoolpresidente and Cam D’Aolia are now songwriters @gogogreys. Check out their new hit! @FasigTiptonCo @theTDN suno.com/s/fTVBhEl2VJrI…

🚨 OLYMPIAN RYAN LOCHTE: "We started watching these people getting baptized, and something came into me, something so pure." "I'm going to start crying. It felt so real watching these people get baptized." "And I asked [my girlfriend], 'What is this?'" She said, "They're washing away their sins. They're getting a fresh start publicly." "And I was like, 'Honey, I want that.'" "And so, I got baptized. I washed away my sins, and trust me, I had a lot!" "... To put your life in front of God and give it to God has changed everything for me." "I'm finding who I am." "I am being a better father, a better person, and I just love the person that I've become now, and I owe it to God." @SatAmericaFNC @FoxNews ⬇️

MOVIE NIGHT Groom: Octaviano Mata Ex Rider: @Joel_Osorio10 Churchill Downs Div: @KoriiMcLean Great ride by @luanmachado85 Congratulations to @WinStarFarm @WinStarCEO on an impressive homebred maiden score! Great Job TEAM @adriannaelynch @Frankli2310 @JeramieFen20571

Teams of Rivals Win. thoroughbreddailynews.com/teams-of-rival…

NYB Horse of the Year. Great job Champ!!

MENKAURE Groom: Robert Calvo Ex Rider: Kortez Walker Churchill Downs Div: @KoriiMcLean Superb veteran ride by @jose93_ortiz Congratulations to Redeemer Racing! @rudder_alex Great Job TEAM! @Frankli2310 @adriannaelynch @JeramieFen20571

WEST END KID Groom: Carlos Ex Rider: Otto Contreras Keeneland Div: @Frankli2310 Superb handling by the ever so consistent and confident @Tyler_Gaff Congratulations to Scott Mawaka’s @MoSpeedRacing Great Job Team!! @KoriiMcLean @adriannaelynch @JeramieFen20571

TULIP Groom: Francisco Garcia Ex Rider: Edgar Quinteros Keeneland Div: @Frankli2310 Strong confident ride by @luanmachado85 Congratulations to @LNJFoxwoods and Church Street Stables!! Great Job Team! @KoriiMcLean @adriannaelynch @JeramieFen20571

It’s going to keep going up. How do you make this year round? More events. More moments. More content. Entertainment creates content. Exposure builds FOMO… and FOMO grows the game beyond the Kentucky Derby. If you don’t show people what they’re missing, they’ll never know to care. Let’s keep pushing 🐎

Wow. Cherie DeVaux praises her husband after becoming the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner. “I have to say an immense amount of gratitude to my husband, who stood behind me.” Marriage isn’t a “trap,” it’s the greatest force in the world. ❤️

I agree Great week of racing and Churchill did a great job. I also love the access to food and drink without having to stand in long lines. Great vibe all day. Great job by Cherie amd her team. Well done

Churchill Downs deserves a near-perfect score for the show they put on this weekend. We got fair, consistent turf and dirt surfaces and most importantly, they were SAFE. Say what you want about the vet scratches, but I’ll go out on a limb: for the most part, the vets got it right. No system is perfect. They continue to invest in and upgrade the facility every year, and it shows. Mike Ziegler treats horsemen and clients the right way 💯. Credit to Ben Huffman and Dan Bork for putting together tremendous race cards. We saw some brilliant performances. Saw clips of the @NBCSports coverage, it was very engaging. At the event, even the music between races was dialed in (love 300 Violin Orchestra playing over the announcing of the horses for Oaks/Derby). Top to bottom, a terrific 2 days and a great stage to showcase our sport. A win for racing! 📸 @ChurchillDowns

@stoolpresidente Gogetem Dave! Ur the best This is great! Happy Oaks!

HAPPY OAKS DAY! HAPPY GREY DAY! TONIGHT WE RUN WITH THEM! Good luck to #lovelygrey in the Kentucky Oaks. (I can’t believe I’m even saying that) #gogogreys

SPEED SHOPPER Groom: Octaviano Mata Ex Rider: @Joel_Osorio10 Keeneland Div: @Frankli2310 Masterclass ride by @ljlmvel Congratulations to @EclipseTBP, Gary Barber, and @bridlewoodocala on campaigning such a talented mare That’s the third individual GSW in 3 of the last 4 Keeneland meets! Great job TEAM! @JeramieFen20571 @adriannaelynch @gbrachojockey

Class President will get 60 days off for bone bruising. He had all diagnostics (pet,ct, X-rays) and revealed no surgeries were needed. Good luck to everyone in the @KentuckyDerby It is a special time of year.

The farm is buzzing about this filly! 👀 Out of our @theTDN Rising Star mare Jack's Magic Girl (Good Magic) and by Heartland (@WinStarFarm)....what a first foal she has produced! We couldn't be happier and can't wait to watch this young lady mature and grow 🤍

WAGGLEY becomes LIFE IS GOODs first winner in a standout performance today at Keeneland, LIFE IS starting to look really, really GOOD! ⭐️ Congratulations to all connections!

OMG! 😱 What kind of monster did those @ArroyoBldstck just let loose at OBS 😱 🦍 I’ve been hearing rumors of this gorilla Life Is Good colt for a while now, but that was just bonkers 😱 Didnt even look like he was trying and still a 9.4 bullet. 🚀 #BEAST

So Nick Smith & his team scratched John Hancock this morning after looking at him for 30 min. & multiple jogs bc it was not obvious to them. He has not run in 365+ days, passed the vet test in Fla. to run two weeks ago, & passed the blood test. But here is a question. Ky average catastrophic breakdown in 2025 was 1.24/1000 starts. National average was 1.04/1000 for 17% improvement over Kentucky. If Nick Smith and his team are doing such a great job, then why is the breakdown rate higher in Kentucky when he scratches twice as many horses? 💁‍♂️