Kentucky Derby News

Highclere Thoroughbred Racing’s Royal Patronage rallied to take Saturday’s Royal Lodge (G2) at Newmarket, in a dramatic opener to the European Road to the Kentucky Derby. Shortly afterward in the Beresford (G2) at the Curragh, odds-on...

The first two scoring opportunities on the European Road to the Kentucky Derby will come in rapid succession on Saturday. The Royal Lodge (G2) at Newmarket goes off at 8:50 a.m., followed by the Beresford (G2) at the Curragh at 9:30 a.m. (all times ET)....

WinStar Farm and Siena Farm’s Major General picked up 10 points on the 2022 Road to the Kentucky Derby series following his neck victory in the Iroquois S. (G3) at Churchill Downs on September 18. The unbeaten youngster completed the 1 1/16-mile...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021) – Hidden Brook Farm’s Hidden Connection reaffirmed that her flashy 7 1/2-length debut win at Colonial Downs wasn’t a fluke as she rolled to a 9 1/2-length victory over Mama Rina in Saturday...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021) – WinStar Farm and Siena Farms’ Major General is the early points leader on the 2022 “Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve” after the promising colt invaded from New...

Has the 2022 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner even run in a race yet? That indecipherable question just highlights the task, in September, of trying to pinpoint juveniles who could develop into elite Derby contenders by next spring. 
Still, it’s...

The 2021-22 Road to the Kentucky Derby kicks off with a bang on Saturday with the $300,000 Iroquois S. (G3) at Churchill Downs, which provides potential Derby contenders with an opportunity to take a test spin around the host track of the “Run for...

The Road to the 2022 Kentucky Derby commences in Saturday’s Iroquois S. (G3) at Churchill Downs, where several exquisitely-bred juveniles will try to live up to their pedigrees.
Triple Crown champion American Pharoah has a promising runner in Husband...

A precocious field of 11 juveniles will travel 1 1/16 miles on the Churchill Downs main surface in Saturday’s $300,000 Iroquois S. (G3). The “Win and You’re In” event will reward the first-place finisher with a berth in the Breeders’...

The 37-race “Road to the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve”
will officially begin Saturday evening under the lights at Churchill Downs as
11 promising 2-year-olds were entered in the 40th running of the
Grade III, $300,000 Iroquois...