Kentucky Derby News

Tampa Bay Downs hosted its centerpiece event on Saturday, the $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G2), and a new Kentucky Derby contender emerged in the 1 1/16-mile qualifier, which awarded points on a 50-20-10-5 scale.
Here are three Tampa Bay Derby takeaways.
Helium...

Saturday’s San Felipe S. (G2) at Santa Anita awarded 85 points as a qualifier, and early Kentucky Derby favorite Life Is Good did not disappoint as the odds-on choice.
Here are three San Felipe takeaways.
Life Is Good crushes foes!
After winning...

Chiefswood Stables homebred Weyburn garnered 50 points on the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series following his game triumph in the $300,000 Gotham S. (G3) at Aqueduct on March 6. The three-year-old earned his first stakes victory when...

Although Tampa Bay Derby (G2) upsetter Helium was not an early nominee to the Triple Crown, the Kentucky-bred has a pedigree filled with classic influences. 
Helium is a grandson of Distorted Humor, who has been prominent on the 2021 Kentucky Derby...

The European Road to the Kentucky Derby resumed from its winter hiatus last week with a pair of scoring races. Although Godolphin’s Highland Avenue and Scott Heider’s filly My Generation turned in winning efforts, neither is Triple Crown-nominated,...

China Horse Club and WinStar Farm’s Life is Good earned 50 points on the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby”challenge series following his fantastic eight-length victory in the $301,000 San Felipe S. (G2)  at Santa Anita on March 6. The...

Helium was not only fit but also tough as nails when it counted in Saturday's $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G2) for owner D J Stable and trainer Mark Casse.
Making his first start since Oct. 18, as well as his first ever on conventional dirt and around...

Life Is Good confirmed himself as a leading Kentucky Derby contender by throttling the competition in Saturday’s $300,000 San Felipe S. (G2) at Santa Anita, drawing off to an eight-length decision. The Into Mischief colt is now 3-for-3 for six-time...

D. J. Stable, LLC’s Helium picked up 50 points on the “2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby” challenge series following his three-quarters of a length tally in the $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G2) on March 6. The unblemished sophomore notched...

Beautiful Gift returned from a lengthy layoff to win Sunday’s $100,000 Santa Ysabel S. (G3), running down Moraz in the shadow of the wire. Last seen breaking her maiden in October, the Bob Baffert-trained filly joined the Kentucky Oaks picture with...