Kentucky Derby News

Scratched from last weekend's Fountain of Youth (G2) due to a wide draw, Chance It should have few excuses having drawn post 4 for Saturday's $400,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G2) over 1 1/16 miles. One of three Road to the Kentucky Derby preps...

Scott Heider’s Crossfirehurricane earned 20 points on the 2020 European Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series when recording a half-length triumph in the Patton S. at Dundalk. The 3-year-old moved his mark to a perfect 3-for-3 after...

Five-time Kentucky Derby (G1)-winning trainer Bob Baffert has a few high-profile candidates who could give him a sixth trophy, but Thousand Words is the one who descends from two of his best runners beaten in the Derby.
Sire Pioneerof the Nile was Baffert’s...

The Feb. 29 Fountain of Youth (G2) marked the second of three Kentucky Derby qualifiers at Gulfstream Park, and both races have been dynamite. Contested over 1 1/16 miles, the Fountain of Youth awarded points on a 50-20-10-5 scale to the top four finishers.
The...

Kentucky Derby Americana -- celebrities at the Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby is deeply woven into the fabric of Americana. This iconic racing event goes beyond horse racing and touches many facets of history, culture and leisure, and this series...

Linda Shanahan, Sanford Bacon, Dream With Me Stable, Horse France America, DP Racing, and Patrick Biancone Racing’s Ete Indien sped to the front early and never looked back en route to an 8 1/2-length score in the $400,000 Fountain of Youth...

Ete Indien not only waltzed to a comfortable victory in Saturday's Fountain of Youth (G2), but temporarily surged to the top of the 2020 Kentucky Derby leaderboard with a total of 54 points.
The lopsided win, the second in a Derby prep at Gulfstream...

Scratched from last Friday’s Patton S. at Dundalk, New World Tapestry instead seeks to score points in Wednesday’s Road to the Kentucky Derby Conditions S. at Kempton, the race that launched Gronkowski (pictured) two years ago. The Aidan O’Brien...

Ete Indien's path to Saturday's $400,000 Fountain of Youth (G2) wasn't easy, but the Summer Front colt made it look so once the gates sprung open as he dominated the Road to the Kentucky Derby test by 8 1/2 lengths.
Runner-up...

Two Eclipse Award champions came down to the wire in Saturday’s inaugural $20 million Saudi Cup, with Maximum Security prevailing over Midnight Bisou after a rousing stretch run. The world’s richest horse race underscored the American prowess...