Kentucky Derby News

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...

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 Count Fleet against Seattle Slew.
Why Count Fleet vs Seattle Slew?
Pace makes...

As we look forward to the virtual “Kentucky Derby: Triple Crown Showdown,” let’s review how the 13 Triple Crown winners prepped at the beginning of their sophomore seasons. This exercise reveals changes in both geography and timing.
Triple...

A well-matched field of 11 sophomores will go postward in the second division of the $500,000 Arkansas Derby (G1) at Oaklawn Park on Saturday. The marquee event at the meeting is a vital race on the 2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby, with points being distributed...

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 Citation against Secretariat.
Why Citation vs Secretariat?
Generally cited as...

The first-ever virtual “Kentucky Derby” will be broadcast on NBC on May 2 when the 13 Triple Crown winners will square off in a simulated race. This wildly entertaining showdown features some of the most renowned Thoroughbreds that ever set foot...

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 Whirlaway against Assault.
Why Whirlaway vs Assault?
Although significant horses...

The Kentucky Oaks has been postponed from May 1 until Sept. 4, but 3-year-old fillies will still compete this Friday in the $400,000 Fantasy (G2) at Oaklawn Park.
Originally scheduled for April 10, the Fantasy remains a major Oaks qualifier, awarding...

Saturday’s Arkansas Derby (G1) offers the immediate opportunity of scoring Kentucky Derby points, on an otherwise uncertain racing landscape in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus a total of 22 sophomores crowded the entry box. Oaklawn Park responded...