Kentucky Derby News

On a brisk Monday morning in Louisville, Winchell
Thorougbreds’ multiple graded stakes-placed colt Midnight
Bourbon
continued his serious preparation for the $3 million Kentucky Derby
presented by Woodford Reserve (GI) with
a swift five furlong...

Super Stock will try to wear the roses that eluded both his sire and broodmare sire in their respective attempts in the Kentucky Derby (G1).
Super Stock’s sire, Dialed In, ranked as the lukewarm 5-1 favorite here in 2011 after late-running heroics...

An exclusive fraternity of American trainers, with at least
one victory in each of the three Triple Crown races, exists with four active
members. Three others will attempt to join the club on the first Saturday in May
at Churchill Downs, and will should...

Rock Your World’s successful move from turf to dirt is no
surprise, given the surface versatility encoded in his ancestry.
Both of his parents were trained by Hall of Famer Ron
McAnally, who also co-bred Rock Your World with his wife, Deborah....

Zedan Racing Stables’ Medina Spirit currently sits in eighth place on the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series with 74 points. The dark bay colt has finished first or second in each of his five lifetime efforts to date for conditioner...

On a
busy Friday morning at Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby contenders Bourbonic (five furlongs, 1:01.60), Dynamic One
(five furlongs, 1:01), Helium (five furlongs, 1:01.80), Known Agenda
(five furlongs, 1:00.40) and Sainthood (five furlongs, 1:00.40)...

Horse Profile: Get Her Number
Gary Barber’s Get Her Number ranks 20th with 20 points on the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series leaderboard. The Grade 1 winner boasts a lifetime line of 5-2-0-0, $275,667 for conditioner Peter Miller....

When Hot Rod Charlie ventures to Churchill Downs for the
Kentucky Derby (G1), he won’t be too far from his historic birthplace.
Hot Rod Charlie hails from Hermitage Farm in Goshen, just northeast
of Louisville. Tracing back to a land grant from...

Special Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks Training Starts Saturday, April 17 from 7:30-7:45 a.m.
Between Saturday,
April 17 and Wednesday, April 28, Churchill Downs will be open free-of-charge
daily from 7-10 a.m. so guests can watch the nation’s top...

Saturday’s $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1) was the last major
qualifier for the Kentucky Derby, and Super
Stock punched his ticket recording a 12-1 upset at Oaklawn Park.
Super Stock puts
Asmussen family in spotlight
Super Stock drove past Concert
Tour...