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 ...

What to know about Chunk of Gold. On Oct. 25, 2023, a gray/roan son of unheralded sire Preservationist walked into the sales ring at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Yearling Sale in Lexington, Ky.

It's rare for things to go exactly according to plan in the Kentucky Derby. Trainer Ethan West learned that lesson about five ...

Chunk of Gold debuted in a maiden auction race on Dec. 19 at Turfway, written for horses which sold or RNA'd for less than $50,000. The colt stalked early and won the six-furlong race by a neck.

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 ...

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 is one of 20 horses expected to enter the 2025 Kentucky Derby on May 3 at Churchill Downs. Spots for the Run for the Roses are earned by gaining points through a series of Kentucky ...

Chunk of Gold won one qualifying race and finished second in three others. Those performances earned him 75 points and a spot in the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby. "We're just hoping for a ...

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 will have a bit of an uphill battle when he races in the Derby on Saturday night, as he will start from the 19th post. It's a long shot, as only one other horse, "I'll Have Another ...