Kentucky Derby News

A space in the Kentucky Derby (G1) starting gate became more secure for Pneumatic, if his connections so desire, after the son of Uncle Mo rolled to a convincing victory in Saturday's $155,000 Pegasus S. at Monmouth Park, the final 2020 Road to...

One week after Tiz the Law trounced the Travers (G1), Swiss Skydiver responded with a tour de force of her own in Saratoga’s companion prize for fillies, the $500,000 Alabama Stakes (G1). The runaway leader in Kentucky Oaks (G1) points fittingly...

A field of eight sophomores will travel 1 1/16 miles on the Monmouth Park main surface in Saturday’s $150,000 Pegasus S. The final race on the 2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby series will reward the top four finishers with qualifying points for the...

Colorful, creative Thoroughbred names are a necessity since horses active in racing — at any time, around 450,000 — cannot have duplicate names. The pool is narrowed slightly each year because The Jockey Club, who approves each moniker, retires...

Saturday’s $150,000 Pegasus Stakes (G3) at Monmouth Park represents the final qualifying race in the Road to the Kentucky Derby series, awarding points on a 20-8-4-2 scale to the top four finishers, and eight 3-year-olds are set for the 1 1/16-mile...

The well-traveled Swiss Skydiver take her show on the road to New York for the first time Saturday when she heads a strong field in the $500,000 Alabama Stakes (G1) at Saratoga.
The 1 1/4-mile Alabama is the last of the Road to the Kentucky Oaks series...

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One day after Tiz the Law cemented his Kentucky Derby credentials with a runaway victory in the Travers (G1), the up-and-coming Art Collector responded with a thoroughly dominant triumph of his own in the Ellis Park Derby.
Victory in the 1 1/8-mile...

The last in a series of great African-American jockeys who won the Kentucky Derby, Jimmy Winkfield went on to achieve fame and fortune across Europe in a career that reads like a gripping novel – or a tale best told by cinema.
Winkfield was the...

With just one 2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby prep remaining, the Aug. 15 Pegasus S. at Monmouth (offering only 20 Derby qualifying points to the winner), the field for the Sept. 5 Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs is nearly set.
Two major contenders...