Kentucky Derby News

With limited opportunities across the country, Friday's $400,000 Fantasy (G3) attracted a full gate of 14 3-year-old fillies. However, the 1 1/16-mile Road to the Kentucky Oaks prep proved just a two-horse race when Swiss Skydiver and odds-on...

The 20th century Triple Crown winners came along in years of world-historical import. Here’s just a snapshot of some of the major events in Triple Crown years.
1919 – Sir Barton

Post-World War I Paris Peace Conference begins; Treaty of Versailles...

In anticipation of the virtual Kentucky Derby: Triple Crown Showdown, we're analyzing several intriguing head-to-head match-ups. This installment of the series pits American Pharoah against Justify.
Why American Pharoah vs Justify?
Following...

Keeneland Race Course will play host to the important $500,000 Breeders’ Futurity (G1) on Saturday. An enticing field of 10 juveniles will go postward in the 1 1/16 miles event, which is a Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) “Win and You’re...

It might seem counterintuitive, but watching a horse sweep the Triple Crown doesn't necessarily mean you're seeing him at the peak of his powers or performance.
While it takes immense talent and a degree of luck to accomplish the rare feat,...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, April 29, 2020) – Secretariat, considered by many as the most talented and iconic Thoroughbred to have raced in America, has been established as the horse to beat in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby: Triple Crown Showdown...

Watching the Kentucky Derby on the first Saturday in May is an American tradition. Although the COVID-19 pandemic caused the iconic race to be postponed until the first Saturday in September, Churchill Downs is providing fans a slice of normalcy...

Winning the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont Stakes is a tough task no matter how you slice it, but some Triple Crown champions faced tougher competition than others, making their spring sweeps all the more remarkable.
Which Triple Crown winners...

When thinking of Triple Crown winners, the mind often travels to those of the 1970s, namely Secretariat. But a quarter of a century before the big red colt hailing from Meadow Stud took the world by storm, there was a horse who had just the same become...

In anticipation of the virtual Kentucky Derby: Triple Crown Showdown, we’re analyzing several intriguing head-to-head match-ups. This installment of the series pits Affirmed against War Admiral.
Why Affirmed vs War Admiral
Although a half-century...