Derby News

I’d like to highlight the appeal of #28 Parchment Party, a 40-1 shot on the morning line.

The beauty of the Thoroughbred is not the only spectacle on display the first Saturday in May, when a field of 20 three-year-old horses race for a chance at glory in the Kentucky Derby (G1).

The Road to the 150th Kentucky Derby continues with the second major points race at Fairgrounds in the Lecomte Stakes

The Road to the Kentucky Derby heats up on Saturday with the running of the $200,000 Lecomte S. (G3) at Fair Grounds.

A solid field of three-year-olds will travel 1 1/16 miles on the Fair Grounds dirt in Saturday’s $200,000 Lecomte S. (G3). The 2024 Road to the Kentucky Derby series tussle will offer a total of 42 qualifying points (20-10-6-4-2) to the top five finishers...

Fans will have their third of six early betting opportunities Friday-Sunday for Pool 3 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager led by 8-1 individual favorite Fierceness

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) star Fierceness is a third-generation colorbearer for Repole Stable, on his mother’s side, and Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher looms large on both halves of the pedigree.

The Lecomte is the 13th race (7 p.m. ET) on Road to the Derby Day at Fair Grounds, anchoring a six-stakes bonanza including the Silverbulletday S. (10th race at 5:30 p.m. ET) on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks.

After a pair of losses in Kentucky Oaks (G1) qualifiers at Churchill Downs, Gin Gin broke through with her first stakes victory in Saturday’s $97,000 Busanda S. at Aqueduct.

The 2024 Triple Crown opens Saturday, May 4 with the 150th running of the $5 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade I) at 1 ¼ miles at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.