Pedigree fun facts

Rigney Racing’s Jonathan’s Way is the early points leader on the 2025 “Road to the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve."

Tracy Farmer’s homebred La Cara validated her runaway maiden victory last month at Saratoga with a victory over Liam in the Dust in Saturday’s Pocahontas (Grade III) at Churchill Downs.

Welcome to horse racing today. We hope everyone is ready for opening day Churchill Downs and the stakes races happening at Woodbine.

An excellent collection of 12 two-year-old prospects will go postward in Saturday’s $300,000 Iroquois S. (G3) at Churchill Downs.

The 2024-25 Road to the Kentucky Derby begins this Saturday at the same place where it leads: Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby (G1).

The 2024-2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby is set to begin with Saturday’s Iroquois (G3) at Churchill Downs. That means it’s time to highlight the most promising juveniles we’ve seen so far.

Saturday is the final day of 2024 racing at Colonial Downs.

A strong field of 12 will travel 1 1/8 miles over the Colonial Downs turf in Saturday’s lucrative $500,000 Virginia Derby (G3).

Derma Sotogake, the sixth-placer in the 2023 Kentucky Derby and runner-up in last fall’s Classic, is gearing up for another Breeders’ Cup tilt at Del Mar.

A “Win and You’re In” berth to the Nov. 2 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) is up for grabs in Sunday’s $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) at Saratoga.