Toby Keith’s Horse, Render Judgment, Will Run In The Kentucky Derby: “It Was Toby’s Dream”

Toby Keith’s Horse, Render Judgment, Will Run In The Kentucky Derby: “It Was Toby’s Dream”

A lot of people know the Big Dog Daddy, Toby Keith, as a late, great country music icon, an unapologetic patriot, an Oklahoma sports fanatic, but many probably don’t know that he had a profound passion for horse racing that paralleled his illustrious music career. His involvement in the sport was both extensive and heartfelt, encompassing roles as an owner, breeder, and active participant in the racing community.​ Keith established Dream Walkin’…

Kentucky Derby News (4/26/25)

Florida Derby winner Tappan Street out of Derby with Injury Tappan Street. Kurtis Coady/Coady Photo. The Kentucky Derby (G1) has not been kind to the Florida Derby (G1) over the past five years. On Saturday, one week before the Run for the Roses, Florida Derby winner Tappan Street sustained a condylar fracture in his right foreleg following a workout at Churchill Downs. From 2021 through 2024, Florida Derby winners have a Kentucky Derby ledger …

Render Judgment will not be entered in Kentucky Derby 2025

Render Judgment will not be entered Saturday in Kentucky Derby 2025. He would have been first on the also-eligible list if he were entered, meaning this moves Baeza up to the no. 21 position on the Kentucky Derby eligibility list.Trainer Kenny McPeek decided not to enter Render Judgment in the run for the roses, and will point him toward a first-level allowance race instead according to a text to Horse Racing Nation. The decision not to enter Re…