Kentucky Derby News

Godolphin’s Eclipse Award-winning colt Essential Quality and CHC Inc and WinStar Farm’s undefeated $100,000 Sham Stakes (Grade III) winner Life Is Good were made the 8-1 individual morning line favorites in Pool 3 of the Kentucky Derby Future...

Travel Column and Clairiere, who both made a favorable post-Breeders' Cup impression in Kentucky last fall, will resume their burgeoning rivalry on Saturday in the $300,000 Rachel Alexandra S. (G2) at Fair Grounds.
With 50 qualifying points for...

Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star S. (G2) at Fair Grounds is the first 2021 Kentucky Derby (G1) scoring race worth 50 points to the winner. Midnight Bourbon, who opened the New Orleans road to the Derby by wiring the Jan. 16 Lecomte (G3), will renew...

Frank Fletcher Racing’s Candy Man Rocket picked up 10 points on the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series following his one-length triumph in the $200,000 Sam F. Davis S. (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs on Feb. 6. Piloted by Junior Alvarado,...

Klaravich Stables’ Risk Taking earned 10 points on the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series following his 3 3/4-length victory in the $250,000 Withers S. (G3) at Aqueduct on Feb. 6. The winner clocked 1 1/8 miles on the fast main...

While Godolphin has several prominent American-based contenders for the Triple Crown, including champion Essential Quality and sharp debut winner Prevalence, the international operation also has hopes stationed further afield.
The Charlie Appleby-trained...

Last-out maiden winners Moonlight d’Oro and Curlin’s Catch joined the Kentucky Oaks picture on Feb. 6, posting respective victories in the $200,000 Las Virgenes S. (G2) at Santa Anita and $100,000 Suncoast S. at Tampa Bay Downs.
Both...

Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott brought two improving colts to Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday for the $200,000 Sam F. Davis S. (G3) on Saturday and was rewarded when Candy Man Rocket and Nova Rags ran one-two in the Road to the Kentucky Derby prep.
Exiting...

Risk Taking utilized a big late kick to earn his first points toward a Kentucky Derby berth, closing boldly to take Saturday’s $250,000 at Withers S. (G3) at Aqueduct. After recording a maiden victory over the track in mid-December, the Medaglia...

When Medina Spirit dug in gamely to withstand all comers in the Jan. 30 Robert B. Lewis (G3), he was expressing tenacity reminiscent of grandsire Giant’s Causeway – and a more distant ancestor, Wild Again.
Medina Spirit’s pedigree isn’t...