Kentucky Derby News

Rattle N Roll is the headliner from the first crop of the Curlin stallion Connect, who also has a Kentucky Oaks (G1) candidate in Hidden Connection. 
It’s fitting that Rattle N Roll is trained by Ken McPeek, since the horseman had scouted out...

Overlooked at 75-1, Un
Ojo rallied up the inside to edge Ethereal Road in the latter stages of
Saturday’s $1 million Rebel S. (G2) at Oaklawn Park. The New York-bred gelding sprung
a massive upset with Ramon Vasquez and virtually stamped his Kentucky...

A big field of 11 three-year-olds will vie in Saturday’s lucrative $1 million Rebel S. (G2) at Oaklawn Park. The 1 1/16-mile event serves as a scoring race on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, with the first four finishers earning qualifying points...

Moore to Bring New York’s Finest Millinery to Derby for Fifth Consecutive Year
LOUISVILLE, KY., February 24, 2022 – Churchill Downs Racetrack today announced that Christine Moore will continue for the fifth year as a featured milliner of the...

Point values increased in Saturday’s Risen Star (G2), the
first Kentucky Derby qualifier to award a combined 85 points to the top four finishers
(50-20-10-5 scale), and five of the 10 runners shipped in to Fair Grounds for
the 1 1/8-mile race.
Here...

A total of 103 of the world’s best
3-year-old fillies, including champion Echo Zulu, were made early
nominees to the $1.25 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (Grade I).
         

         
The...

Saturday's $1 million Rebel S. (G1) at Oaklawn Park, which attracted a field
of 11 three-year-olds to go 1 1/16 miles, looks like it could be dominated by
the first five across the wire in last month's Southwest (G3) over the same
track and...

Today Churchill Downs recognizes Mandaloun as the winner of the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby and extends our congratulations to owner/breeder Juddmonte, trainer Brad Cox and jockey Florent Geroux. Winning the Kentucky Derby is one of the most exciting...

Giant’s Causeway passed away in April 2018, but the “Iron Horse” remains a force in pedigrees. His influence on the 2022 Triple Crown trail extends through generations – his young son Not This Time is an up-and-comer in the stallion...

Switching tactics and making a seamless transition to dirt, Turnerloose joined the Kentucky Oaks
(G1) picture by winning Saturday’s $300,000 Rachel Alexandra (G2) at Fair
Grounds. The Brad Cox-trained filly rallied to catch Goddess of Fire in deep
stretch,...