Kentucky Derby News
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...
February 14, 2022
Hidden Connection faces deep cast in Rachel Alexandra return
Hidden Connection, a dominating winner of her first two starts before
turning in sub-par effort in the Breeders' Cup last fall, is among a large cast
assembled for Saturday's $300,000 Rachel Alexandra S. (G2) at Fair Grounds for
three-year-old...
February 13, 2022
Bumper crop of Japanese-based Triple Crown nominees
After Japan’s historic victories in last November’s Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1) and Distaff (G1), a record 21 Japanese-based three-year-olds have been nominated to the 2022 Triple Crown.
Four have scored points on...
February 12, 2022
Classic Causeway much the best in Sam F. Davis; Nest rolls in Suncoast
Unraced since a second in the Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) at
Churchill Downs last fall, Classic
Causeway opened his three-year-old campaign with an eye-catching victory in
Saturday’s $250,000 Sam F. Davis S. (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs.
The Road to the...
February 12, 2022
Blackadder strikes late in El Camino Real Derby
Just when 3-5 favorite Mackinnon looked like overcoming a troubled start, along came Blackadder to collar him late in Saturday’s $102,700 El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate Fields. Both Southern California shippers were sporting the silks of Madaket...
February 10, 2022
Mackinnon meets 10 in El Camino Real Derby
Multiple stakes winner Mackinnon
heads an 11-horse field in Saturday’s $100,000 El Camino Real Derby at Golden
Gate Fields. Contested over 1 1/8 miles on a Tapeta track, the El Camino Real
Derby is worth a combined 17 points to the top four finishers...
February 10, 2022
Expert Pick of the Week: 2022 Sam F. Davis Stakes
An overflow field of 13 sophomores will vie in Saturday’s $250,000 Sam F. Davis S. (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs. The 2022 Road to the Kentucky Derby event will reward the top four finishers with qualifying points on a 10-4-2-1 structure toward the...
February 9, 2022
Classic Causeway heads 13 in Sam F. Davis; Nest returns in Suncoast
Runner-up to unbeaten Smile Happy in the Kentucky Jockey
Club (G2), Classic Causeway will
open his three-year-old season in Saturday’s $250,000 Sam F. Davis S. (G3) at
Tampa Bay Downs. The Road to the Derby series qualifier awards 17 points to the
top...
February 8, 2022
Smile Happy, White Abarrio Made Co-Individual Favorites at 8-1 in Pool 3 of Kentucky Derby Future Wager; 'All Other 3-Year-Olds' Tabbed at 5-2
The third of five pools for the Kentucky Derby
Future Wager (“KDFW”) is set for its three-day stand Friday at noon with the
pari-mutuel field of “All Other 3-Year-Olds” tabbed as the clear 5-2
morning line favorite while Lucky...
