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Ken Snyder

Ken Snyder is a Kentucky-based racing and travel writer. Globally, his work, in addition to TRC and sister publication Gallop magazine, has appeared in both European and North American editions of Trainer Magazine. In the U.S., he has been a contributor to virtually every national and regional horseracing publication, including The Blood-Horse. He has covered every Kentucky Derby since 2005.

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  • ‘Nothing will ever top that grassy area on the first turn’ – Ken Snyder on why the Kentucky Derby can be a costly business
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    ‘Nothing will ever top that grassy area on the first turn’ – Ken Snyder on why the Kentucky Derby can be a costly business

    Ken Snyder  |  Apr 24, 2025  | 
  • ‘I’m just doing what the trainers tell me’ – the rise of riding prodigy Tyler Bacon
    Racing

    ‘I’m just doing what the trainers tell me’ – the rise of riding prodigy Tyler Bacon

    Ken Snyder  |  Mar 10, 2025  | 
  • ‘Hopeful? Optimistic? Be still, my beating heart’ – Ken Snyder has a case of big-race fever
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    ‘Hopeful? Optimistic? Be still, my beating heart’ – Ken Snyder has a case of big-race fever

    Ken Snyder  |  Feb 12, 2025  | 
  • ‘If there’s a fork in the road, take it’ – British jockey Jane Elliott set on making a name for herself across the pond
    Racing

    ‘If there’s a fork in the road, take it’ – British jockey Jane Elliott set on making a name for herself across the pond

    Ken Snyder  |  Dec 4, 2024  | 
  • From little acorns grow mighty oaks – but never mind the Oaks, what about the Derby?
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    From little acorns grow mighty oaks – but never mind the Oaks, what about the Derby?

    Ken Snyder  |  Oct 14, 2024  | 
  • ‘It had to get better as, obviously, it couldn’t get any worse’ - micro-hope springs eternal for micro-owner Ken Snyder
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    ‘It had to get better as, obviously, it couldn’t get any worse’ - micro-hope springs eternal for micro-owner Ken Snyder

    Ken Snyder  |  Aug 9, 2024  | 
  • ‘Hey greenhorn, give me that horse before he kills you’ – interview with in-form trainer Shane Wilson
    Racing

    ‘Hey greenhorn, give me that horse before he kills you’ – interview with in-form trainer Shane Wilson

    Ken Snyder  |  Jun 30, 2024  | 
  • ‘The new Turfway Park is hardly Yankee Stadium but here’s a surprise – it works!’ Ken Snyder revisits old haunts
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    ‘The new Turfway Park is hardly Yankee Stadium but here’s a surprise – it works!’ Ken Snyder revisits old haunts

    Ken Snyder  |  Mar 23, 2024  | 
  • ‘It’s in our blood’ – tracing the rich tradition of Black horsemen in Cajun country
    Racing

    ‘It’s in our blood’ – tracing the rich tradition of Black horsemen in Cajun country

    Ken Snyder  |  Feb 2, 2024  | 
  • ‘He’s so passionate and he loves teaching’ – learning how to be a jockey the Jose Corrales way
    Racing

    ‘He’s so passionate and he loves teaching’ – learning how to be a jockey the Jose Corrales way

    Ken Snyder  |  Nov 29, 2023  | 
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