Kentucky Derby News

The field is set for the first-ever Kentucky Derby qualifying race at Colonial Downs as the $500,000 Virginia Derby attracted a field of 10 three-year-olds, led by the Sunland Park Derby winner Getaway Car.

If Sovereignty can rule at Churchill Downs on May 3, the homebred would be an especially fitting first Kentucky Derby (G1) winner for Godolphin.

The Virginia Derby’s newfound status as a Kentucky Derby (G1) prep has attracted a strong group of horses to the entries. Let’s meet the 2025 field:

Trainer Brian Lynch was on record before Saturday's $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby that Owen Almighty, win or lose, would be using the 1 1/16-mile fixture as a prep for the Pat Day Mile (G2) at Churchill Downs on May 3, rather than the Kentucky Derby (G1) on...

Titanium Emperor scaled the heights in his career debut in Friday’s Patton Race, toppling odds-on favorite Mount Kilimanjaro on the Euro/Mideast Road to the Kentucky Derby.

Preview of Todd Pletcher's 2025 Kentucky Derby contenders in advance of their final prep race

The Tampa Bay Derby (G3) is the sole Kentucky Derby prep race Saturday, and it drew a solid field of seven.

A smart group of seven talented three-year-olds will travel 1 1/16 miles on the dirt in Saturday’s $400,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G3). The Brian Lynch-trained Owen Almighty has performed well in each of his five career assignments to date and is perfectly...

Reigning Kentucky Oaks (G1) champion and 2024 Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna makes her four-year-old debut Saturday in Oaklawn’s Azeri S. (G2). Installed as the 2-5 program favorite, she faces six rivals.

A small but talented seven-horse field has assembled for Saturday’s $400,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs.