Spend race-day at Keeneland with Rafael “Chico” Hernandez, a groom for 2024 Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Kenny McPeek, as he prepares 2-year-old colt Handsome Pants for a start in the $600,000 Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity Oct. 5 and tends to him after the race.
Find out the intricate details that go into caring for a Thoroughbred racehorse. On the day of a race, barns operate like finely tuned machines thanks to the expertise of the grooms who care for each individual horse.
Hernandez brushes and cleans Handsome Pants and fits him with ice bandages before the race. He then leads him over for the Breeders’ Futurity and talks about the joy and pride he feels before his horse competes in a race. Finally, Hernandez walks Handsome Pants back to the barn area to cool out after the race, gives him a bath, and then helps him settle back into his stall safe and sound.
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