Kentucky Derby News

February 18, 2022

Undefeated Shahama overcomes slow start in UAE Oaks

KHK Racing’s Shahama could have a stateside campaign in her future after remaining undefeated in Friday’s $150,000 UAE Oaks (G3) at Meydan in Dubai. The half-sister to two-time Eclipse Award champion Lookin at Lucky was heavily favored in...

February 18, 2022

Japan Road leadership up for grabs in Hyacinth Stakes

Sunday’s Hyacinth S. at Tokyo portends a shake-up to the leaderboard on the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby. The winners of the first two scoring races are not engaged – Cattleya S. scorer Consigliere and Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun hero Dry...

February 17, 2022

The Derby Dispatch: Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 -- Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series Begins Saturday With Grade II, $400,000 Risen Star at Fair Grounds

The Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship
Series is set to kickoff Saturday in New Orleans with a competitive field of 10
horses that were entered in the $400,000 Risen Star presented by Lamarque Ford
(Grade II) at Fair Grounds.
         
Horses...

February 17, 2022

Jenny Pfanenstiel Of Forme' Millinery Named A Featured Milliner Of The 148th Kentucky Derby

LOUISVILLE, KY. -- February 17, 2022 – Churchill Downs Racetrack today announced that Master Milliner and owner of Louisville-based Formé Millinery Jenny Pfanenstiel has been named a Featured Milliner of the 148th Kentucky...

February 17, 2022

Expert Pick of the Week: 2022 Risen Star Stakes

A fantastic field of 10 sophomores will go postward in the $400,000 Risen Star S. (G2) at Fair Grounds on Saturday. The 1 1/8-mile event for three-year-olds acts as a 2022 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series test and will offer qualifying points...

February 17, 2022

Budding star Shahama looks to stay perfect in UAE Oaks

A half-sister to champion Lookin at Lucky, Shahama has looked like a budding star when dominating all three career starts at Dubai’s Meydan Racecourse. The Kentucky-bred will try to extend her record to 4-for-4 versus familiar foes in Friday’s...

February 16, 2022

Kentucky Derby Horse Report: Classic Causeway

Kentucky West Racing and Clarke Cooper’s Classic Causeway earned 10 points on the 2022 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series following his impressive 3 3/4-length tally in the $200,000 Sam F. Davis S. (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs on February 12.
The...

February 16, 2022

Kentucky Derby Alumni Update for Feb. 16

With a big weekend coming up at Fair Grounds and stakes-level racing all over the country, familiar faces from the Kentucky Derby and Oaks have been in action through February. Let’s check in on the latest to see the starter, as well as a Derby...

February 16, 2022

Early Nominations to Longines Kentucky Oaks Close Saturday

Early nominations to the premiere race for 3-year-old fillies, the $1.25 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (Grade
I), are due Saturday.
The 148th running of the Longines Kentucky Oaks is set for Friday, May 6. Owners and trainers may nominate their fillies...

February 14, 2022

Smile Happy back in action in superb renewal of Risen Star

The Kentucky Derby Championship Series begins with Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds, and this first race worth points on the 50-20-10-5 scale has attracted a terrific cast. Smile Happy, the individual favorite in the Kentucky...

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