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 ...

West Virginia Derby Entrant Chunk Of Gold Has Been 'Definition Of Consistency' originally appeared on Paulick Report.

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 ...

Chunk of Gold on the track at Churchill Downs on April 28, 2025. Photo By: Chad B. Harmon Chad B. Harmon Chunk of Gold - Gallop - Churchill Downs - 042825 Coady Media/Renee Torbit Chunk of Gold ...

That changed, however, when two horses, Grande and Rodriguez were scratched late in the week, moving Chunk of Gold, at 30-1, into the 17th position, according to Covers.

“The animals preserved in Beecher’s Trilobite Bed lived in a hostile, low oxygen environment that allowed pyrite, commonly known as fool’s gold, to replace parts of their bodies after they ...

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 ...

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 ...

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