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Golden Tempo galloped into the collective public consciousness this Spring when he surged from last place to win the 2026 Kentucky Derby at odds of 23-1. Five weeks later, he did it again to clinch the Belmont Stakes, the third of the Triple Crown races, and he’s now tentatively being aimed at the Breeders Cup Classic at Keeneland in October. Meanwhile WUKY’s Samantha Lederman has been to the literal source of this story, Claiborne Farm, where Golden Tempo was born and raised.
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The recent, tragic crash of a UPS plane in Louisville and the subsequent grounding of all MD-11 cargo planes has affected travel in the horse world.
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With just days remaining until the 150th Run For The Roses WUKY Samantha Lederman paid a visit to Coolmore's Ashford Stud in Versailles. It's the current home of Kentucky Derby winners American Pharaoh and Justify, and their connections will be represented by Sierra Leone. In Saturday's race.
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The 2024 Defender Kentucky Three Day Event starts this Wednesday at the Kentucky Horse Park. With the Paris Olympics looming on the horizon the entry list is stacked with the very best horses and riders in the world. WUKY’s Samantha Lederman spoke with Lexington rider Liz Halliday as she prepares for the competition.
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Could you use a little more Yellowstone in your life? Perhaps you remember the horse whisperer? And what about American Idol? Well, the Road to the Horse Colt Starting World Championships is a perfect mix of all three and WUKY's Samantha Lederman was in the Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park to bring us this report.
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Traditional fox hunting scenes - the pack of hounds running across fields, riders in scarlet coats galloping over hedges. Whether in wood paneled libraries or in the great old, English manor houses like Downton Abbey, they signify an old-fashioned, upper class era, a sport of a time long gone by. But as WUKY Horse Capital reporter Samantha Lederman discovered, fox-hunting still takes place all over the world. There are three different hunt clubs in Kentucky and she recently spent a day with Spencer Allen, the huntsman of the Long Run Woodford to find out more.
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The Kentucky Wildcats’ final home game of the season takes place tonight in Rupp Arena and that means soon it’ll be March mania time once again. We don’t often send our equestrian reporter Samantha Lederman to cover basketball, but you may be surprised to learn that she shares a common passion with UK Sophomore forward Daimion Collins and she recently sat down with him (during practice) to find out a little more.
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The US Department of Veterans affairs reports that more than 78,000 veterans died by suicide between 2005 and 2017, and the numbers have been climbing…
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After an enforced pandemic induced shut-down, the horse shows will go on again, but like everything else, there are new restrictions in place. WUKY’s…
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The Kentucky Horse Park is officially open for business again. WUKY’s Samantha Lederman donned a mask and spoke to Deputy Executive Director Jonathan Lang.
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As the coronavirus quarantine has extended well into Spring all over the country it’s hit the tourist industry in Kentucky particularly hard. Old Friends…
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Visit Horse Country has been one of Lexington and Central Kentucky’s success stories since it’s inception in 2014. Now numbering about 40 members…