Kentucky Derby News

The first of three Kentucky Derby qualifiers at Gulfstream
Park, Saturday’s $250,000 Holy Bull S. (G3) drew a solid field of nine, many
with serious aspirations for the first Saturday in May. Top draws include
Remsen S. (G2) winner Mo Donegal and
Breeders’...

Courvoisier, who emerged from the fog to win the Jerome S. on New
Year's Day, should encounter clearer but cold weather when he attempts to extend
his current win streak in Saturday's $250,000 Withers S. (G3) at Aqueduct. The
Withers, run...

After winning the Kentucky Derby (G1) twice with colts
purchased at auction, Reddam Racing is back on the trail with a California homebred
– Slow Down Andy. By Reddam’s 2016 Derby champ Nyquist, Slow Down Andy is also
out of a mare whose background...

Newgrange preserved his unbeaten record in Saturday’s $750,000 Southwest (G3), but not quite the way backers of the 3-2 favorite might have envisioned. Under pressure a couple of lengths behind, the California shipper kept finding in the stretch...

Secret Oath put her name in the Kentucky Oaks (G1) picture, dominating the $200,000 Martha Washington S. at Oaklawn Park by a
7 1/4-length margin. Trained by four-time Kentucky Oaks winner D. Wayne Lukas, the chestnut daughter of Arrogate earned her first...

Although Dash Attack became the newest of trainer Ken McPeek’s 2022 Kentucky Derby (G1) hopefuls, their relationship goes back much further. 

Unlike stablemates Smile Happy, Rattle N Roll, and Tiz the Bomb, who were all purchased at auction,...

Before Kentucky Derby (G1) hopefuls take the stage in the Southwest S. (G3), Kentucky Oaks (G1) aspirants will compete over the same 1 1/16-mile circuit at Oaklawn Park in the $200,000 Martha Washington S. Saturday’s 4TH race, slated for 2:32 p.m....

A perfect 2-for-2 since beginning his career at Oaklawn Park, Smarty Jones S. hero Dash Attack bids to keep his momentum going in Saturday’s $750,000 Southwest S. (G3). Six of his rivals are returning from the Smarty Jones, and among the intriguing...

As a son of 2016 Kentucky Derby (G1) champion Nyquist, Slow Down Andy could put his sire into an exclusive club. Over the history of the Run for the Roses, only 12 Derby winners have gone on to sire Derby winners. The most recent father and son tandem...

J.W. Singer’s Magic Circle controlled proceedings as the 1.05-1 favorite in Sunday’s $100,000 Busanda S. at Aqueduct. Hustled to the front by jockey Jose Ortiz, the Rudy Rodriguez trainee held sway to earn her first stakes win and 10 additional Kentucky...