Kentucky Derby News

March 16, 2021

Churchill Downs Racetrack, Kendall-Jackson, and La Crema Announce Multi-Year Partnership

Kendall-Jackson & La Crema are the Preferred Wines of the Kentucky Derby®
The Jackson Family’s Legacy in Superior Winemaking and Thoroughbred Horse Racing Come Together on Global Stage
SONOMA COUNTY, Calif. (March 16, 2021) – Barbara...

March 16, 2021

Three Takeaways from 2021 Rebel Stakes

Concert Tour stepped up for six-time Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Bob Baffert in Saturday’s $1 million Rebel S. (G2), posting an easy victory in the 85-point qualifier (50-20-10-5 scale) at Oaklawn Park.
Here are three Rebel takeaways.

Concert...

Expert picks March 16, 2021

Expert Pick of the Week: Louisiana Derby on March 20

Who should I bet in the Louisiana Derby?
A total of eight talented sophomores aiming for the Run for the Roses on May 1 will go postward in Saturday’s $1 million TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby (G2) at Fair Grounds. The 1 3/16-mile test is a key...

March 15, 2021

Clairiere, Travel Column rubber match on tap in TwinSpires.com Fair Grounds Oaks

The potential morning line favorite for the April 30 Kentucky Oaks (G1) could be decided on Saturday when a rubber match in the blossoming rivalry between Clairiere and Travel Column takes place in the $400,000 TwinSpires.com Fair Grounds Oaks (G2).
The...

March 15, 2021

Mandaloun favored in TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby

The Road to the Kentucky Derby enters its most intense phase with Saturday’s $1 million TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby (G2), the first scoring race awarding 100 points to the winner. The runner-up at Fair Grounds can also advance his Kentucky Derby...

March 14, 2021

Concert Tour passes two-turn test comfortably in Rebel

Concert Tour ran his rivals in Saturday's $1 million Rebel S. (G2) off their feet while giving trainer Bob Baffert his eighth win in the 1 1/16-mile Oaklawn Park fixture since 2010.
Breaking sharp under Joel Rosario, Concert Tour outran 6-5 favorite...

Horse Profile March 14, 2021

Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Concert Tour

Gary and Mary West’s homebred Concert Tour notched 50 points on the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby following his 4 1/4-length triumph in the $1 million Rebel S. (G2) at Oaklawn Park on March 13. The superb sophomore endured 1 1/16 miles in...

Pedigree fun facts March 13, 2021

Pedigree fun facts: Concert Tour

Concert Tour is bred along a pattern similar to another homebred campaigned by Gary and Mary West – champion Maximum Security, who was disqualified after crossing the wire first in the 2019 Kentucky Derby (G1). 
Both are by sons of Street Cry...

March 11, 2021

The Derby Dispatch: Thursday, March 11, 2021

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With seven weeks remaining until the first Saturday in May, the action is heating up in the Road to the Kentucky...

Features March 11, 2021

Tales from the Crib: Life Is Good

When early Kentucky Derby (G1) favorite Life Is Good extended his unbeaten record to 3-for-3 in the March 6 San Felipe (G2), the manner of his victory became a hot topic of conversation. 
His imperious eight-length romp, in good time, underscored...

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