Coal Battle, the rags to riches (compared to million-dollar purchases from high-profile connections) story of the 151st Kentucky Derby is Norman Stables' Coal Battle, trained by 72-year-old Lonnie Briley. Briley had never been in a graded stakes until Coal Battle ran in - and won - Oaklawn Park's Rebel Stakes. He finished third in the G1 Arkansas Derby, but Briley thinks with different circumstances, the nimble Coal Battle could have been right there. Briley, from Washington, La., near Lafayette in the heart of Cajun Country, purchased Coal Battle for $70,000 at the 2023 Texas Thoroughbred Association Yearling Sale. The trainer spoke with the media on Tuesday, April 22. This video and all others on this Youtube channel is available for any media legitimate media use as part of the Kentucky HBPA's initiative to provide supplemental Derby-related content to the media.

For its media opportunity, Coolmore America's Ashford Stud stallion operation brought out 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify and first-crop stallion Tiz the Law (the COVID-year Belmont and Travers winner and second in the delayed Kentucky Derby).

Coolmore America's Adrian Mansergh-Wallace talks about their first-crop stallion Tiz the Law. Besides standing Triple Crown winners American Pharoah (2015) and Justify (2018), Coolmore America's Ashford Stud stallion operation is home to Tiz the Law. As a 3-year-old, Tiz the Law won the 2020 Belmont Stakes shortened to 1 1/8 miles because of all the racing cancelation due to Covid, then won the date-adjusted Aug. 8 Travers at Saratoga before finishing second as the beaten favorite in the Covid-delayed Kentucky Derby held on Sept. 5. In his first crop, Tiz the Law has Louisiana Derby winner Tiztastic in the 2025 Kentucky Derby. Tiztastic last year won two turf races at Kentucky Downs in 10 days, earning his first victory in a $250,000 allowance race for horses offered at Keeneland's September sale the year before and coming back to take the $1 million Kentucky Downs Juvenile Mile. Wallace on American Pharoah on this video: https://youtu.be/wIGjkwMswx8 And on Justify here: https://youtu.be/oEODOYOvFrs All of the videos are available for any legitimate media use as part of the Kentucky HBPA's initiative to provide select supplemental content to news outlets.

Coolmore America showed both of its Triple Crown winners - American Pharoah in 2015 and Justify just three years later) -- at its Ashford Stud stallion operation to the media today (Tuesday April 22). In this video, Adrian Mansergh-Wallace talks about Justify, who did not race as a 2-year-old and retired unbeaten in six starts after the Belmont Stakes, Justify is the sire of Kentucky Derby contender and Virginia Derby winner American Promise. Wallace talks about American Pharoah, the responsibilities of Ashford having not one but two Triple Crown winners and the fandom in another video at this link: https://youtu.be/wIGjkwMswx8 Wallace on Tiz the Law: https://youtu.be/oEODOYOvFrs All of the videos are available for any legitimate media use as part of the Kentucky HBPA's initiative to provide select supplemental content to news outlets.

Coolmore America's Adrian Mansergh-Wallace spoke with the racing media Tuesday, April 22, about the stud farm's Triple Crown-winning stallion American Pharoah -- who 10 years ago became the first horse since Affirmed in 1978 to sweep the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes. B-roll of American Pharoah will be on a separate video, as is Adrian talking about 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify and Coolmore's exciting first-crop stallion Tiz the Law, sire of Louisiana Derby winner Tiztastic. About 9:05 on video, Adrian talks about the horses in the Kentucky Derby sired by the three stallions, with Coolmore and its partners owning half-interest in Tiztastic. Kentucky Downs co-managing partner Ron Winchell owns the other half. American Pharoah is the sire of Kentucky Derby contenders Publisher (Arkansas Derby runner-up) and Japanese star Luxor Cafe. Justify is represented in the Derby by Virginia Derby winner American Promise. Wallace talking about Justify: https://youtu.be/oEODOYOvFrs Wallace talking about Tiz the Law: https://youtu.be/fKy19EWxqa8 All of the videos are available for any legitimate media use as part of the Kentucky HBPA's initiative to provide select supplemental content to news outlets.

Kyle Zorn, founding partner in Legion Bloodstock, talks about their Kentucky Oaks fillly Drexel Hill and buying Kentucky Derby contender Flying Mohawk for former MLB standout Jayson Werth -- also his long association with trainer and fellow Louisvillian Whit Beckman.

Kenny McPeek provides an update on Virginia Derby runner-up/Blue Grass fifth Render Judgment (in the air between Derby, if he gets in, and an allowance race), his Kentucky Oaks contender Take Charge Milady and an update. On Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna: "if she wins the LaTroienne, she will stay here and wait for the (G1) Stephen Foster. So boys, get ready."

We go back to Whit Beckman after Jeff Ruby runner-up Flying Mohawk worked five furlongs in 1:00 inside stablemate Honor Marie.