Pedigree fun facts

Hiroyuki Yoshioka’s Natural Rise emerged as the early leader on the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby by capturing Saturday’s Cattleya S. at Tokyo.

The Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby begins on Saturday with the Cattleya S. at Tokyo, which has attracted a large field of 16 juveniles.

A well-matched field of nine sophomores will travel 1 1/16 miles on the Churchill Downs green in Saturday’s $300,000 Commonwealth Turf S. (G3).

Robertson’s bright artwork for the 151st Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve celebrates the iconic image of horses running into the first turn with the historic Churchill Downs clubhouse and famous Twin Spires in the background.

An overflow field of 11 juveniles are entered in the $150,000 Central Park S. at Aqueduct on Saturday.

Godolphin homebred Sovereignty earned 10 points on the 2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby after posting a five-length tally in the Street Sense S. (G3) at Churchill Downs on October 27 under Junior Alvarado.

A talented field of 10 will travel 1 1/8 miles on the Churchill Downs lawn in Saturday’s $300,000 River City S. (G3).

Starlight Racing, Sf Racing, Madaket Stables, Stonestreet Stables, et al’s Citizen Bull received 30 qualifying points on the 2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series following his 1 1/2-length tally in the $1.84 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile ...

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Trainer Bob Baffert will be welcomed back at Churchill Downs next May for the Kentucky Derby (G1), possibly with Citizen Bull and Gaming, who ran one-two throughout the $1.84 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) at Del Mar on Friday.