We can also note that the granddam of Preservationist, Flying Passage, is by A.P. Indy out of a Mr. Prospector mare, and the ...

Preservationist colt, ninth in the Kentucky Derby this spring, got blinkers for Sunday's 1 1/8-mile contest and led all the ...

Chunk of Gold, wearing blinkers for the first time, capitalized on a poor start by heavily favored East Avenue and led from ...

The colt put it all together Aug. 3 to win the $400,000 West Virginia Derby (G3) in impressive gate-to-wire fashion.

Chunk of Gold emerged victorious in the $400,000 Grade III West Virginia Derby, crossing the finish line first with 5-to-2 odds."We finally won instead of a se ...

After respectable showings in the Louisiana, Kentucky, and Ohio Derbys, Chunk of Gold (Preservationist) finally has one to his tally with a sterling effort in the GIII West Virginia Derby. The grey ...

When Chunk of Gold made his career debut the week before Christmas 2024 at Turfway Park and squeezed out a neck victory in a ...

After Chunk of Gold impressively won his debut, Stephens – who owned a piece of 2021 Derby fourth-place finisher O Besos – bought out the rest of the horse for $100,000.

Chunk of Gold's owner, Chris Melton, knew he got a steal when he bought the yearling. "I was going to go up to $20,000," said Melton. "When I got him for $2,500 I thought, uh oh, I've missed ...

Before Ethan West could fully immerse himself in Kentucky Derby week, Chunk of Gold’s 32-year-old trainer had a paternal duty to perform. West is the coach of his 15-year-old son Lane’s youth ...