Kentucky Derby News

Hitherto a bridesmaid on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, Tiztastic jumped up to score a $17 upset in Saturday’s Twinspires.com $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2).

Final Gambit stamped himself in the starting gate for the Kentucky Derby with an authoritative victory in Saturday’s $777,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (Grade III), the richest race in the history of Turfway Park.

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The Jeff Ruby Stakes (G3) kicks off the 100-point races in the Road to the Kentucky Derby championship series, boasting a record $777,000 purse—the richest in Turfway Park history. This year, twelve sophomores have entered, along with one also-eligible...

The Road to the Kentucky Derby is really heating up now with this weekend being the first 100 point races for this season! Join our group of experts —Vance Hanson, Kellie Reilly, Jennifer Kelley, and Keeler Johnson— as they discuss Saturday's prep...

Honor Marie, a 2024 Kentucky Derby alumnus, is set to make his four-year-old debut in Oaklawn’s American Pharoah Overnight S. on March 29, part of the Arkansas Derby (G1) undercard.

Triple Crown champion Justify has already sired an Epsom Derby (G1) winner, and now the hot international stallion has a Kentucky Derby (G1) contender in American Promise.

 
Brisnet Past Performances:
Jeff Ruby Steaks: https://www.brisnet.com/image/Ruby25_f6757c1e1a.pdf
Louisiana Derby: https://www.brisnet.com/image/LA_Derby25_b17981e14a.pdf
Inside the Kentucky Derby Podcast: https://www.kentuckyderby.com/horses/news/inside-the-kentucky-derby-jeff-ruby-steaks-and-louisiana-derby-preview/
 
LUKAS,...

A strong field consisting of 10 three-year-olds will run 1 3/16 miles on the Fair Grounds main surface in Saturday’s lucrative, $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2). The important 2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series event will reward the top...

BC Stables’ American Promise picked up 50 points on the 2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby after posting a dynamic, 7 3/4-length victory in the $527,500 Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs.