Kentucky Derby News

The 2021 Kentucky Derby season begins on the same day as the 2020 Kentucky Derby
Contrary to the title of this story, it’s really never too early to start thinking about the Kentucky Derby. And in this case, we’re not referring to the postponed...

Paul Pompa Jr.’s Country Grammer earned 50 points on the 2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby following his game triumph in the Peter Pan S. (G3) at Saratoga Race Course. Piloted by Irad Ortiz Jr., the winner completed 1 1/8 miles...

Prepping for the Kentucky Derby (G1) twice at age three has become an increasingly popular and successful route to victory in America's most famous race. Street Sense (2007), Big Brown (2008), Mine That Bird (2009), Super Saver (2010), Animal...

With just four prep races remaining in the 2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby series, there are limited opportunities for any potential stakes newcomers to jump and join the Derby picture in the final weeks leading up to the first Saturday in September.
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Authentic held on to win Saturday’s $1 million Haskell (G1) at Monmouth Park, turning back Ny Traffic by a nose in his final Kentucky Derby prep. The son of Into Mischief rebounded from his lone career setback, a runner-up in the June 6 Santa Anita...

Paris Lights hounded the pacesetting Crystal Ball for most of Saturday's $339,500 Coaching Club American Oaks (G1), finally wearing down that rival inside the final sixteenth to win the Saratoga feature by a head in what was the stakes debut for...

An excellent field of seven will travel 1 1/8 miles on the dirt at Monmouth Park in Saturday’s $1 million Haskell Stakes (G1). The 2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby series event will offer qualifying points to the first four to cross the...

Country Grammer made a decisive inside move into contention leaving the far turn and gamely defeated Caracaro by a neck in Thursday’s $100,000 Peter Pan (G3) at Saratoga, putting himself into the Kentucky Derby picture with his first stakes win....

Godolphin’s homebred Shared Sense picked up 20 points on the “2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby” challenge series following his three-length victory in the Indiana Derby (G3) at Indiana Grand. The sophomore finished 1 ⅛ miles on...

Run for more than half a century as an invitational, Saturday's $1 million Haskell Stakes (G1) is now a race technically open to all. No invitation is necessary, however, to attract one of trainer Bob Baffert's top 3-year-olds to Monmouth...