Kentucky Derby News

The door has nearly closed on the division title hopes of any three-year-old
colt not named Essential Quality, who fought off a stubborn foe in
Midnight Bourbon to claim Saturday's $1.225 million Travers S. (G1) at Saratoga
under Luis Saez.
The...

Leading sire Tapit has yet to sire a Travers S. (G1) winner, but that gap on his resume can be filled at Saratoga Saturday by his champion son Essential Quality. 
Tapit is the paternal grandsire of last year’s Travers star, Tiz the Law, but...

A troubled trip resulted in his lone defeat, a fourth in the
Kentucky Derby (G1), but Essential Quality has reasserted his supremacy in the
three-year-old division by recording wins in the Belmont S. (G1) and Jim Dandy
S. (G2).
The gray colt can virtually...

On Saturday at Saratoga, seven sophomore colts will square off over 1 1/4 miles in the historic $1.25 million Travers S. (G1). A quality field has assembled for the 'Midsummer Derby,' including Kentucky Derby (G1) alumni Essential Quality,...

Champion Essential Quality leads a top field of seven three-year-olds postward in the $1.25 million Travers S. (G1) at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday. The ‘Midsummer Derby’ brought out some of the best in the sophomore division, and I am...

Known historically as the 'Graveyard of Favorites,' Saratoga will be the
setting for Saturday's $1.25 million Travers (G1), in which once-beaten champion
Essential Quality has been made an overwhelming 4-5 early choice.
Rebounding from...

Welcome back to our weekly roundup of Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks alumni!
In this weekly series, we will visit with the names we have come to know from moments along the Road to the Kentucky Derby. Many horses go on to become seasoned veterans at...

With a $1,000,000 purse, Saturday's Pacific Classic (G2) at Del Mar is a major summer target for some of the best 3-year-olds and older horses in training. The fact the 1 1/4-mile race awards a 'Win and You're In' berth to...

An especially well-matched field of nine will travel 1 1/4 miles on the Del Mar dirt in Saturday’s $1 million Pacific Classic S. (G1). The marquee race of the summer meeting acts as a “Breeders’ Cup Win and You’re In” challenge...

The Kentucky Derby Alumni Roundup
Welcome to the first of a new weekly roundup, checking in with Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1) contestants who are still on the racetrack! The Derby and the Oaks are two of the most exciting races of the year,...