Kentucky Derby News

Saturday’s Blue Grass S. (G2) featured a thrilling finish,
with champion Essential Quality prevailing
by a neck in the major qualifier for the Kentucky Derby.
Here are three Blue Grass takeaways.
Tough test primes Essential
Quality for big showing
Essential...

With his convincing victory in the Florida Derby (G1), Known Agenda becomes the latest advertisement for his sire, Hall of Famer Curlin, on the Kentucky Derby (G1) trail.

Curlin is a leading son of the Mr. Prospector stallion Smart Strike, who is emerging...

Concert Tour
fired a salvo when recording a 4 1/4-length victory in the Rebel S. (G2) in
mid-March, and the unbeaten colt will look to confirm himself as a top Kentucky
Derby contender in Saturday’s $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1) at Oaklawn Park.
After...

A limited number of
Infield-only General Admission tickets for the April 30 Longines
Kentucky Oaks and May 1 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve will go on
sale at 12 p.m. EST on Wednesday at www.kentuckyderby.com/tickets/2021-derby-week-tickets.
 
         
“The...

Hronis Racing and Talla Racing’s Rock Your World picked up 100 points on the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby with a 4 1/4-length triumph in the $750,000 Santa Anita Derby (G1) at The Great Race Place on April 3. The dark bay colt endured 1...

With just one significant point-scoring opportunity remaining on the prep
schedule, the field for the May 1 Kentucky Derby (G1) is nearly set after a busy
round of final preps this past weekend.
Essential Quality's narrow victory in the Blue Grass...

Rock Your World winning the Santa Anita Derby (G1) -- © Benoit Photo
A new name joined the Road to the Kentucky Derby with an upset victory in Saturday’s $750,000 Santa Anita Derby (G1). You might even say his powerful performance rocked...

Essential Quality (left) winning the Blue Grass (G2) -- Keeneland Photo
Essential Quality needed every ounce of his speed, stamina, talent, and determination to prevail in Saturday’s $800,000 Blue Grass S. (G2) at Keeneland. With a furlong...

Godolphin’s homebred Essential Quality earned 100 more points on the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby following a game neck triumph in the $800,000 Blue Grass S. (G2) at Keeneland on April 3. Piloted by regular rider Luis Saez, the colt...

Twenty Carat made her stakes debut a winning one in Friday’s
$150,000 Beaumont S. (G3) at Keeneland. Owned and bred by Three Chimneys Farm,
the Wesley Ward-trained filly was ridden by Luis Saez.
The seven-furlong race awarded 17 points (10-4-2-1...