NetflixreleasedtheofficialtraileronWednesdayforRaceForTheCrown,adocumentaryseriesthatwilltailjockeys,trainers,andownersthroughtheTripleCrownofThoroughbredhorseracing.JockeyBrianHernandez,Jr.,winneroflastyear'sKentuckyDerbyandKentuckyOaks,wasfeaturedintheopeningscenesofthetrailer.Otherbignamesshowninthetwo-minutetrailerincludedownersMikeRepole,JohnStewart,andMichaelIavarone;trainersKenMcPeek,BradCox,ToddPletcher,andBobBaffert;andjockeysFrankieDettoriandFlavienPrat.AccordingtoNetflixfansiteTudum,"thenewseriesfollowshorseownersandjockeysoverthecourseofaGrade1stakesThoroughbredracingseason.TheKentuckyDerbyiscommonlyknownas'themostexcitingtwominutesinsports,'butthere’ssomuchmorethatgoesonbehindthescenes,bothbeforeandaftertheRunfortheRoses.RacefortheCrownexploreshorseracingacrosssixin-depthepisodes,coveringthethrillingjourneyfromtheBreeders'CuptotheTripleCrown.Plus,theracingworldisfullofcolorfulandcontroversialcharacters—includingbillionairebusinesstycoonsandhorse-dopingtrainers—whichleadstoplentyofintenserivalriesfueledbymillion-dollarinvestmentsandinsatiableappetitesforglory."Otherjockeysexpectedtobefeaturedinthedocuseriesinclude:KatieDavis,UmbertoRispoli,AntonioFresu,IradOrtiz,Jr.,JohnVelazquez,JavierCastellano,FlorentGeroux,JoseOrtiz,andLuisSaez.AllsixepisodesoftheserieswillbereleasedonApril22.RacefortheCrownisexecutiveproducedbyJamesGay-Rees,PaulMartin,HillaryOlsen,WarrenSmith,andIanSamboratBoxtoBox,andco-executiveproducedbyTimStampherandJordanBogdonavage.
