Tales From the Crib

Saturday’s $300,000 American Pharoah (G1) at Santa Anita is a productive early stop on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.

British and Irish shippers loom large in Sunday’s Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (G1), the lone French scoring race on the Euro/Mideast Road to the Kentucky Derby.

Trainer Yoshito Yahagi believed that Forever Young was just about 80% fit for his comeback in Wednesday’s Japan Dirt Classic at Oi. As it turned out, that was more than enough for him to flaunt his class.

The official betting tournament of the Kentucky Derby, the Kentucky Derby Betting Challenge (KDBC), is returning to TwinSpires.com and offering a guaranteed prize pool of $250,000.
The KDBC’s guaranteed prize pool awaits horseplayers of all levels as...

An excellent field of 10 juveniles will travel one mile over the Aqueduct main strip in Saturday’s $500,000 Champagne S. (G1). The contest will reward the winner with an automatic berth into the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) at Del Mar on Nov. 1 in...

The $600,000 Breeders’ Futurity (G1) at Keeneland on Saturday is an important early stop on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.

A strong 10-horse field has entered the 2024 Champagne, which awards Road to the Kentucky Derby qualification points to the top five finishers on a 10-5-3-2-1 basis.

Fall Stars Weekend at Keeneland features a slew of stakes, including points races on Road to the Kentucky Derby and Oaks.

Trainer Chad Brown holds a strong hand in the Road to the Kentucky Derby and Oaks after scoring races at Aqueduct on Saturday.

Forever Young returns to action in Wednesday’s Japan Dirt Classic at Oi, his springboard to the Nov. 2 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1).