Kentucky Derby News

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...

/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...