Kentucky Derby News

The European Road to the Kentucky Derby came down to a dramatic photo in Sunday’s Ballysax (G3) at Dundalk, where the Aidan O’Brien-trained Nobel Prize just lasted from the fast-finishing Indicative Vote. The winner’s favored stablemate,...

Speech overhauled pacesetter Venetian Harbor in upper stretch and drew off to a stylish three-length score in Saturday’s $400,000 Ashland (G1) at Keeneland, notching her first stakes win in the major Road to the Kentucky Oaks series qualifier. Javier...

The postponement of the Kentucky Derby (G1) from May to September this year could ultimately work to the advantage of a number of late-developing 3-year-olds. One is Art Collector, who wore down the filly Swiss Skydiver in Saturday's $600,000 Blue...

American Pharoah, who has the top two on the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby, has a chance of furnishing the European Road leader as well with Monarch of Egypt in Sunday’s Ballysax Stakes (G3) at Dundalk. The Aidan O’Brien trainee meets fellow...

A baker’s dozen of 3-year-olds will contest Saturday’s $600,000 Blue Grass Stakes (G2) at Keeneland. The ultra-competitive field will also act as a major 2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series event, with points going to the top...

Four Graces set a new stakes and track record while dominating the $100,000 Beaumont Stakes (G3) at Keeneland on Friday, but trainer Ian Wilkes reiterated after the race that the daughter of Majesticperfection would stick to sprinting and not pursue the...

Trainer Brad Cox swept both qualifiers at Indiana Grand on Wednesday evening, with Shared Sense joining the Kentucky Derby trail in the $300,000 Indiana Derby (G3) and Shedaresthedevil enhancing her Kentucky Oaks credentials in the $200,000 Indiana Oaks...

The Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby concluded with an upset in Wednesday’s Japan Dirt Derby. As heavy favorite Cafe Pharoah retreated through the field to endure his first career loss, it was the other colt by American Pharoah – Danon Pharaoh...

Venetian Harbor set things up nicely for Swiss Skydiver in the May 1 Fantasy (G3) by setting a torrid pace, but with that rival taking on the boys Saturday in the Blue Grass (G2), there might be no stopping the California invader in the $400,000 Ashland...

The three-month delay in running the $600,000 Blue Grass Stakes (G2) at Keeneland has resulted in two unique occurrences in Saturday's Road to the Kentucky Derby prep. First, favoritism might fall on a horse that has not yet won a stakes. Secondly,...