Kentucky Derby News

Champion Essential Quality leads a top field of seven three-year-olds postward in the $1.25 million Travers S. (G1) at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday. The ‘Midsummer Derby’ brought out some of the best in the sophomore division, and I am...

Known historically as the 'Graveyard of Favorites,' Saratoga will be the
setting for Saturday's $1.25 million Travers (G1), in which once-beaten champion
Essential Quality has been made an overwhelming 4-5 early choice.
Rebounding from...

Welcome back to our weekly roundup of Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks alumni!
In this weekly series, we will visit with the names we have come to know from moments along the Road to the Kentucky Derby. Many horses go on to become seasoned veterans at...

With a $1,000,000 purse, Saturday's Pacific Classic (G2) at Del Mar is a major summer target for some of the best 3-year-olds and older horses in training. The fact the 1 1/4-mile race awards a 'Win and You're In' berth to...

An especially well-matched field of nine will travel 1 1/4 miles on the Del Mar dirt in Saturday’s $1 million Pacific Classic S. (G1). The marquee race of the summer meeting acts as a “Breeders’ Cup Win and You’re In” challenge...

The Kentucky Derby Alumni Roundup
Welcome to the first of a new weekly roundup, checking in with Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1) contestants who are still on the racetrack! The Derby and the Oaks are two of the most exciting races of the year,...

A field of 10 turf standouts will vie in Saturday’s $600,000 Mister D. S. (G1) at Arlington Park. The race formerly known as the Arlington Million is run at 1 1/4 miles and attracted a few heavy hitters that I think that the race will go through....

A stellar field of five of the top handicap horses in training will contest the historic $1 million Whitney S. (G1) at Saratoga on Saturday. The first-place finisher of the “Win and You’re In” challenge series event will earn an automatic...

Heavily favored champion Essential Quality overcame a wide trip, and a strong challenge from Keepmeinmind, to prevail in Saturday’s $582,000 Jim Dandy S. (G2) at Saratoga. The Godolphin homebred had to pull out extra in deep stretch to avert an...

A stout field of nine will travel six panels on the Del Mar main surface in Saturday’s $300,000 Bing Crosby S. (G1). The deep and well-matched cast features some of the fleetest runners on the West Coast in what promises to be a thrilling feature...