Derby News

ROUTINE MORNING AT CHURCHILL DOWNS FOR KENTUCKY DERBY AND OAKS HOPEFULS

LOUISVILLE, KY (Wednesday, May 3, 2023) – With all of the heavy lifting done, it was a quiet morning beneath the Twin Spires at Churchill Downs with routine gallops and some...

DERMA SOTOGAKE, SUN THUNDER PUT IN HALF-MILE WORKS FOR DERBY 149

LOUISVILLE, KY (Tuesday, May 2, 2023) – Two entrants for Saturday’s 149th running of the $3 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (GI) put in half-mile works...

With a few days out to the running of the 149th Kentucky Derby we needed some insight from someone who has experience in the Kentucky Derby. On today’s show Darren and KK bring on Hall of Fame Jockey and NBC Analyst, Jerry Bailey to talk about his...

A full group of sophomore fillies will run 1 1/8 miles on the Churchill Downs main track in the $1.25 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) on Friday. Conditioner Brad Cox has a fine trio of contenders for the affair, and I expect the race to go through two of those...

A
full field of 20 high-quality sophomores will go 1 1/4 miles on the Churchill
Downs main surface in Saturday’s 149th Kentucky Derby (G1). The much
anticipated $3 million Run for the Roses attracted a fantastic group of
three-year-olds in what...

DISARM COMPLETES MAJOR PREPARATIONS FOR KENTUCKY DERBY 149 ON ENTRY DAY FOR DERBY AND OAKS

LOUISVILLE, KY (Monday, May 1, 2023) – Winchell Thoroughbreds’ Disarm completed his major preparation for Saturday’s 149th running of the $3...

Post positions for the 2023 Kentucky Derby were drawn on Monday afternoon, triggering the annual debate among bettors as to which horses drew well, which drew poorly, and which might enjoy ideal trips in the “Run for the Roses.”

Some...

A son of 2007 Kentucky Derby (G1) runner-up Hard Spun, and tracing to the same ancestress as Barbaro, Two Phil’s sports classic connections throughout his ancestry. 
Here are his 12 pedigree fun facts:
1. Two Phil’s emulated sire Hard...

As a homebred for Peter Vegso, best known as the publisher who launched the inspirational Chicken Soup for the Soul books, Lord Miles ought to have a heartwarming story. And he does! 

His ancestress in the direct female line was born with no eyes;...

The first Saturday in May is synonymous with the Kentucky Derby (G1), but this year, the date takes on world-historical significance as the coronation of Britain’s King Charles III. May 6, 2023 is also a banner day in British horse racing, featuring...