Kentucky Derby News

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...

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Horses on the Road to the Kentucky Derby have turned onto the proverbial backstretch in their Championship Series races...

Trainer Chad Brown has been rather quiet so far on the road to the 2021 Kentucky Derby (G1), but that could change on Saturday when he sends out two candidates in the $300,000 Gotham S. (G3) at Aqueduct over one mile.
The more experienced of the two,...

Life Is Good will look to maintain his brief, flawless record against six rivals in Saturday's $300,000 San Felipe S. (G2) at Santa Anita, a 1 1/16-mile Road to the Kentucky Derby prep that offers qualifying points of 50-20-10-5 to the top four...

After winning the Holy Bull S. (G3) in late January, Greatest Honour came back to add Saturday’s Fountain of Youth S. (G2) to his ledger. He will seek a sweep of the Kentucky Derby qualifiers at Gulfstream Park in the $750,000 Florida Derby (G1)...

Unbeaten juvenile champion Essential Quality opened his three-year-old season with a victory in Saturday’s $750,000 Southwest S. (G3) at Oaklawn Park.
Delayed 12 days due to adverse weather, the 1 1/16-mile Southwest was contested only two weeks...

Godolphin’s 2-year-old champion and winner of the $750,000 Southwest Stakes (Grade III) Essential Quality was made the 7-2 morning line favorite in the field of 24 betting choices for Pool 4 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW), which will...