The Kentucky Derby, set to run this Saturday, as is the custom every first Saturday in May,
is the oldest continuous sporting event in our country. Since the first
settlers stepped onto the Bluegrass fields of Kentucky, horse
racing…and horse breeding…have been the heart and soul of the region.
If you have a chance to visit the bucolic rolling hills and majestic
fenced horse farms that stretch for many miles toward every compass
point from Lexington, you’ll quickly discover the central conversation,
Derby time or otherwise, is bloodlines. More than the furlong track
times, what’s crucial is which stallions are bred to which mares...
