Kentucky Derby News

Although a new year was going to prompt an overhaul of my Kentucky Derby (G1) Top 10 list, a couple of sensational maiden winners made it imperative. They’re certainly not the only promising graduates of late, but both captured my imagination –...

After Souper Sensational impressively won her first two starts in the span of three weeks last fall in Canada, her connections contemplated, but ultimately decided against, another quick turnaround for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1).
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Trainer Brad Cox has other Kentucky Derby (G1) hopefuls in his barn in addition to Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) hero Essential Quality, and one of them – Mandaloun – takes his first test on the trail in Saturday’s $200,000 Lecomte...

Top sire Tapit, and global operation Godolphin, are still seeking an elusive first Kentucky Derby (G1) winner. Both could achieve the goal simultaneously courtesy of Essential Quality, who comes from the same female line as Smarty Jones.
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A field of eight fillies and mares will travel 5 1/2 furlongs on the Fair Grounds lawn in Saturday’s $75,000 Nelson J. Menard Memorial S. The well-matched affair features the top-four finishers of the recent Pan Zareta S. on the course, and the...

Fresh off establishing a new single-season progeny earnings record for a North American sire, Into Mischief could be in line for an even greater achievement in 2021. No stallion has sired back-to-back Kentucky Derby (G1) winners, so if Life Is Good –...

Runner-up to stablemate Varda in the Dec. 5 Starlet (G1) last out, Kalypso relished the cutback to one turn in Sunday’s $200,500 Santa Ynez Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita. The Bob Baffert trainee, who went off as the 9-10 favorite after Varda was scratched,...

Nearly a year to the day after Authentic romped in his stakes and two-turn debut, trainer Bob Baffert returned to the winner's circle following Saturday's $100,000 Sham Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita after the highly-rated Life Is Good fended...

If one of your favorite runnings of the Kentucky Derby (G1) is the Street Sense--Hard Spun finish in 2007, you’ll love the pedigree of 2021 hopeful Capo Kane. Sired by Street Sense and out of a daughter of Hard Spun, Capo Kane grafts their...

Capo Kane opened the New Year with a convincing victory in Friday’s $150,000 Jerome S., scoring by 6 1/4 lengths in the Kentucky Derby qualifier at Aqueduct. Overlooked at 6-1 odds, the Harold Wyner-trained colt led wire-to-wire in his stakes debut...