Churchill Downs Racetrack announced today a new partnership with Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale that will welcome nearly 300 representatives from Kentucky’s Foster Care sector as guests to the Kentucky Derby.

A visual look at the field for the 2021 Kentucky Derby in post position order.

Go behind the scenes with Elliott Walden of WinStar Farm to see some of the Lexington operation’s prized possessions.

Lava Man is still going strong at 20 years old and plays an important role as a stable pony in trainer Doug O’Neill’s barn. He recently traveled to Churchill Downs to accompany Kentucky Derby (G1) contender Hot Rod Charlie.

Unique Bella Stakes

Byron King’s Top 12 on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, Presented by Spendthrift Farm.

Aunt Pearl will place her unbeaten record on the line April 30 when she faces six other 3-year-old fillies in the $300,000 Edgewood Stakes Presented by Newport Racing & Gaming (G2T) on the Churchill Downs turf.

This could be the season when Stradivarius joins Yeats as the most successful horse in Gold Cup (G1) history and he starts out on the road to a fourth win in a race he hasn’t contested before.

Godolphin’s homebred unbeaten son of Tapit draws post 14 for the Kentucky Derby (G1). Trainer Brad Cox will give a leg up to Luis Saez for the May 1 Run for the Roses.

As usual early in any big race meeting, the contenders arrive from the various points of the compass for the Twin Spires Turf Sprint Stakes (G2T) on the Kentucky Oaks (G1) undercard April 30 in the shadow of the actual Twin Spires of Churchill Downs.