Kentucky Derby News

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,...

Contenders for the Sept. 4 Kentucky Oaks (G1) will square off in a pair of weekday prep races, with Wednesday’s $200,000 Indiana Oaks (G3) at Indiana Grand and Friday’s $100,000 Beaumont Stakes (G3) at Keeneland.
Both races have been added...

A well-matched field of 10 sophomores will travel 1 1/8 miles in Wednesday’s $300,000 Indiana Derby (G3). The feature on a huge day of racing at Indiana Grand acts as a qualifying race on the 2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series,...

Who is Uncle Chuck?
Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman’s Uncle Chuck picked up 20 points on the 2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby following his four-length victory in the $150,000 Los Alamitos Derby (G3). The winner clocked 1 1/8 miles...