Kentucky Derby News

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...

/nWill's Secret winning the Honeybee S. (G3) at Oaklawn Park -- Coady Photography
The Road to the Kentucky Oaks continued on Saturday with a pair of lucrative qualifiers—the $300,000 Honeybee S. (G3) at Oaklawn Park and the $250,000 Busher...

After registering a maiden win in early December, Weyburn jumped straight to stakes competition and likely secured a Kentucky Derby berth with a massive upset in Saturday’s $300,000 Gotham S. (G3) at Aqueduct.
Weyburn got up late along the inside...

A large field of 12 sophomores will contest Saturday’s $400,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G2). The 1 1/16-mile headliner is part of the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series, with the top four finishers earning qualifying points for the Run...

Southern California lost arguably its best Kentucky Oaks (G1) prospect when Moonlight d'Oro exited a scintillating win in the last month's Las Virgenes (G3) with an injury. Who will replace her as leader of the local class of three-year-old...

After registering his first stakes win in the Feb. 6 Sam F. Davis S. (G3), Candy Man Rocket will seek to sweep the Kentucky Derby qualifiers at Tampa Bay Downs when lining up for Saturday’s $400,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G2).
Junior Alvarado will be...

Joseph P. Morey Jr. Revocable Trust’s Hush of a Storm earned 10 points on the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby series following his 1 1/2-length score in the John Battaglia Memorial at Turfway Park on Feb. 26. The three-year-old...