Daily News | Pennsylvania-bred Angel of Empire is among the Kentucky Derby favorites
There’s no Smarty Jones at this year’s Kentucky Derby. No horse that will put Philadelphia on its proverbial saddle and take the entire region for a wild ride.
Angel of Empire, bred at Pine Grove’s Blackstone farm in Schuylkill County, is the seventh Pennsylvania-bred horse to run at the Kentucky Derby since Smarty won it in 2004. Five of the most recent six finished 10th or worse. Fast and Accurate, in 2017, was the last Pa.-bred to run the Derby. He finished 17th.AdvertisementAngel followed his second-place finish at the Smarty Jones Stakes on New Year’s Day with victories at the Risen Star Stakes and the Arkansas Derby .
This will be Prat’s sixth Derby. He’s hit the board four times, including a winning ride aboard Country House after the disqualification of Maximum Security in 2019. “I think a Pennsylvania bred was one of the reasons maybe it brought less,” Jason Loutsch, manager for Albaugh Stables, told the Louisville Courier Journal recently. “Maybe people might not have looked at as much as we did and it just kind of slipped through the cracks, we felt.”
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Kentucky Derby odds and post positions: Pennsylvania horse among favoritesDaily News | Kentucky Derby odds and post positions: Pennsylvania horse among favorites
Read more »
Kentucky Derby 2023: Pa-bred Angel of Empire draws post 14 for Saturday’s race; morning-line odds are 8-1A glance at the field in post-position order with jockey, trainer and morning line odds
Read more »
Pennsylvania among the top 20 best states for nurses, study saysA recent study listed the best and worst states for nurses based on 'Opportunity & Competition' as well as 'Work Environment.'
Read more »
Lyme disease season; Boscov’s plans; prom photos: Good Morning, PennsylvaniaWhat you need to know for Monday morning.
Read more »
Pennsylvania student offers cop ride during chase, gets assist in catching suspect | Today in Pa.Student caught with loaded gun. DOE guidelines accused of being “woke.” Traffic fatalities down. Student offers cop ride.
Read more »