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Typically around 20,000 Thoroughbreds hope to earn their way as one of 20 contenders in the Kentucky Derby, here our experts have compiled all the information you need for learning who to cheer on! Discover expert picks, analysis, insider news and more!...

KK is joined by Churchill Downs Track Announcer Travis Stone to the performances from the Florida, Arkansas and UAE Derby and look ahead to what we could expect from the contenders moving forward.

Like the majority of the runners out there, Sonneteer’s initial starts came in maiden contests. Maidens are restricted to horses who have never won, or have been disqualified if they did finish first.

Catching Freedom’s sire, Constitution, and paternal grandsire, Tapit, have been star-crossed in the Kentucky Derby (G1), but perhaps their fortunes will change on this first Saturday in May.

Going into Saturday's $1 million Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park, reigning champion juvenile colt Fierceness needed to produce an effort akin to his dominating win in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) last fall to assuage concerns generated by his...

Power Squeeze, who had been active all winter in Florida, got the better of odds-on favorite Ways and Means in Saturday's $250,000 Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2).

Zedan Racing Stables’ Muth took over entering the stretch and edged clear to a two-length decision in Saturday’s $1.5 million Arkansas Derby (G1) at Oaklawn

Undefeated Japanese colt Forever Young justified odds-on favoritism in Saturday’s $1 million UAE Derby (G2), securing a spot in the Kentucky Derby (G1).

A total of 11 sophomores will run 1 1/8 miles on the Gulfstream Park main oval in Saturday’s $1 million Florida Derby (G1).

A talented 13-horse field has turned out to contest Saturday's UAE Derby (G2) at Meydan in Dubai. Held over 1,900 meters (about 1 3/16 miles) on dirt, the UAE Derby awards Road to the Kentucky Derby qualification points to the top five finishers on a...