Kentucky Derby News

Trainer Chad Brown has been rather quiet so far on the road to the 2021 Kentucky Derby (G1), but that could change on Saturday when he sends out two candidates in the $300,000 Gotham S. (G3) at Aqueduct over one mile.
The more experienced of the two,...

Life Is Good will look to maintain his brief, flawless record against six rivals in Saturday's $300,000 San Felipe S. (G2) at Santa Anita, a 1 1/16-mile Road to the Kentucky Derby prep that offers qualifying points of 50-20-10-5 to the top four...

After winning the Holy Bull S. (G3) in late January, Greatest Honour came back to add Saturday’s Fountain of Youth S. (G2) to his ledger. He will seek a sweep of the Kentucky Derby qualifiers at Gulfstream Park in the $750,000 Florida Derby (G1)...

Unbeaten juvenile champion Essential Quality opened his three-year-old season with a victory in Saturday’s $750,000 Southwest S. (G3) at Oaklawn Park.
Delayed 12 days due to adverse weather, the 1 1/16-mile Southwest was contested only two weeks...

Godolphin’s 2-year-old champion and winner of the $750,000 Southwest Stakes (Grade III) Essential Quality was made the 7-2 morning line favorite in the field of 24 betting choices for Pool 4 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW), which will...

Essential Quality's delayed season debut finally got out of the way on Saturday when the juvenile champion put on a dominating display over a sloppy Oaklawn Park strip in the Southwest (G3), which had been postponed nearly two weeks due to inclement...

Overlooked at 52-1, Wholebodemeister established herself as a Kentucky Oaks contender with a runaway victory in Saturday’s $200,000 Davona Dale S. (G2) at Gulfstream Park.
The Juan Avila-trained filly sped forward from her rail post to duel for...

Courtlandt Farms’ homebred Greatest Honour continued his ascent as a major Kentucky Derby (G1) contender in Saturday’s $300,000 Fountain of Youth S. (G2) at Gulfstream Park. Following up on his dominant display in the Jan. 30 Holy Bull (G3)...

Essential Quality had his three-year-old reappearance in Saturday’s $750,000 Southwest S. (G3) delayed 12 days due to adverse weather, and caught a sloppy track at Oaklawn Park, but the unbeaten two-year-old champion did not disappoint as the odds-on...

Turfway Park featured new qualifiers for the Kentucky Derby and Oaks on Friday evening.
Hush of a Storm survived an inquiry and objection to post a minor upset in the $100,000 John Battaglia Memorial S., and Wait for Nairobi recorded a 15-1 surprise in...