Kentucky Derby News

Essential Quality's delayed season debut finally got out of the way on Saturday when the juvenile champion put on a dominating display over a sloppy Oaklawn Park strip in the Southwest (G3), which had been postponed nearly two weeks due to inclement...

Overlooked at 52-1, Wholebodemeister established herself as a Kentucky Oaks contender with a runaway victory in Saturday’s $200,000 Davona Dale S. (G2) at Gulfstream Park.
The Juan Avila-trained filly sped forward from her rail post to duel for...

Courtlandt Farms’ homebred Greatest Honour continued his ascent as a major Kentucky Derby (G1) contender in Saturday’s $300,000 Fountain of Youth S. (G2) at Gulfstream Park. Following up on his dominant display in the Jan. 30 Holy Bull (G3)...

Essential Quality had his three-year-old reappearance in Saturday’s $750,000 Southwest S. (G3) delayed 12 days due to adverse weather, and caught a sloppy track at Oaklawn Park, but the unbeaten two-year-old champion did not disappoint as the odds-on...

Turfway Park featured new qualifiers for the Kentucky Derby and Oaks on Friday evening.
Hush of a Storm survived an inquiry and objection to post a minor upset in the $100,000 John Battaglia Memorial S., and Wait for Nairobi recorded a 15-1 surprise in...

Turfway Park featured new qualifiers for the Kentucky Derby and Oaks on Friday evening.
Hush of a Storm survived an inquiry and objection to post a minor upset in the $100,000 John Battaglia Memorial S., and Wait for Nairobi recorded a 15-1 surprise in...

An overflow field of 13 sophomores will travel 1 1/16 miles on the synthetic oval at Turfway Park in Friday’s $100,000 John Battaglia Memorial S. The 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby event, which is the local prep for the $250,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks...

Back in 2013, Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey won the $300,000 Fountain of Youth S. (G2) at Gulfstream Park with Orb, a stretch-running colt who went on to claim victory in the Kentucky Derby (G1). Eight years later, McGaughey is returning to the...

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With just nine weeks remaining until the first Saturday in May, the Road to the Kentucky Derby will continue this weekend...

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum’s decades-long quest for the Kentucky Derby (G1) could reach fruition in 2021. His globally renowned Godolphin operation has more than just promising prospects on the trail. Leading the charge of Godolphin homebreds...