Kentucky Derby News
Features February 25, 2020
Tales from the Crib: Dennis' Moment
If you needed any evidence that Kentucky Derby (G1) contender Dennis’ Moment is unflappable, just watch his career debut at ChurchillDowns last June.
Advancing on the rail in the initial stages, the Albaugh Family Stables runner was badly...
February 24, 2020
Churchill Downs Releases Early Nominations to $1.25 Million Longines Kentucky Oaks
Champion 2-year-old filly British Idiom, winner of the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (Grade I), tops the roster of 116 early nominations to the $1.25 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (GI), North America’s premier race for 3-year-old...
Horse Profile February 24, 2020
Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Cafe Pharoah
Koichi Nishikawa’s Cafe Pharoah earned 30 points on the 2020 Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby following his superb 1 1/4-length score in the Hyacinth S. at Tokyo Racecourse in Japan. The exciting colt finished off the 1,600-meter test in a...
February 23, 2020
Cafe Pharoah overcomes slow start, surges to Japan Road leadership in Hyacinth
Hot favorite Cafe Pharoah extended his record to a perfect 2-for-2 in Sunday’s Hyacinth S . at Tokyo, taking over the top spot on the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby with 30 points. But the American Pharoah colt accomplished the objective in an...
Expert picks February 21, 2020
Expert Pick of the Week: Hyacinth Stakes
A big field of 14 sophomores will take aim at Tokyo Racecourse on Sunday in the Hyacinth S. The third race on the “2020 Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby” challenge series will reward the top-four finishers with points on a 30-12-6-3 points...
February 20, 2020
Down on Da Bayou has big fun in UAE Oaks
Four years after her half-sister Polar River captured the UAE Oaks (G3), Down on Da Bayou romped in Thursday’s $250,000 renewal while rewriting the stakes record book. The Kentucky-bred not only turned in the best time in the race’s history...
February 20, 2020
American Pharoah colts hit Japan Road in Hyacinth
A new leader will take charge of the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby after Sunday’s Hyacinth at Tokyo, and two unbeaten sons of American Pharoah – Cafe Pharoah and Nile River – are prominent aspirants for the role.
The penultimate...
February 19, 2020
Three Takeaways from the Southwest
The second of four Kentucky Derby qualifiers at Oaklawn Park, the Feb. 17 Southwest (G3) awarded points on a 10-4-2-1 scale to the top four finishers.
Point values will increase for the $1 million Rebel (G2) on March 14 (50-20-10-5) and $1 million Arkansas...
Horse Profile February 19, 2020
Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Azul Coast
Karl Watson, Mike Pegram and Paul Weitman’s Azul Coast added 10 points on the “2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby” when securing a 1 ¼-length victory in the $101,800 El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate Fields. The bay sophomore...
Horse Profile February 19, 2020
Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Mr. Monomoy
Madaket Stables, Michael Dubb and Doheny Racing Stable’s Mr. Monomoy earned his first stakes win following his 2 ½-length tally in the first division of the Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds. In the process, the winner picked up 50 points on...
