Kentucky Derby News

The long-awaited shakeup at the top of the Road to the Kentucky Derby leaderboard occurred over the holiday weekend of Feb. 15-17. It was assured that the winners of the two Risen Star (G2) divisions would climb to the top two spots, and the beneficiaries...

Point values for the top four finishers increased to 50-20-10-5 in the Feb. 15 Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds. The Kentucky Derby qualifier was split into divisions, with each maintaining the original $400,000 purse value.
The 1 1/8-mile race marked...

The Feb. 15 Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds split into division, with each maintaining the original $400,000 purse value, and point values in the Kentucky Derby qualifier increased to 50-20-10-5 for the top four finishers.
The 1 1/8-mile race marked the...

Pam and Martin Wygod’s homebred Modernist earned 50 points on the “2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby” following his one-length tally in the second division of the Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds. The 3-year-old colt picked up his initial...

As a New York-bred campaigned by Sackatoga Stable and trained by Barclay Tagg, Tiz the Law naturally elicits comparisons to their past champion Funny Cide. But the 2020 contender presents contrasts as well with the 2003 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness...

The Road to the Kentucky Derby series took a turn through Northern California in the Feb. 15 El Camino Real Derby, with a field of 11 contesting the 17-point qualifier (10-4-2-1 scale) over the Tapeta track at Golden Gate Fields.
Here are three takeaways...

Churchill Downs Continues Partnership with Derby Divas and Norton Cancer Institute to Support Women’s Health in the Local Community
LOUISVILLE, KY (Monday, February 17, 2020) – Churchill Downs, Derby Divas and Norton Cancer Institute today...

Ed and Susie Orr’s Silver Prospector was the only graded winner entering Monday’s $750,000 Southwest (G3), and the Steve Asmussen pupil retained that distinction by running down bold front runner Wells Bayou at Oaklawn Park.
Hero of last...

Yet to contest a points race, or even try two turns, Nadal nevertheless proved a popular choice in Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager that ran Feb. 7-9. Indeed, the Bob Baffert trainee was bet down to 8-1 odds – the same as Tiz the Law –...

Finite advanced to the lead upper stretch and drew off spectacularly to a 4 3/4-length triumph in Saturday’s $300,000 Rachel Alexandra (G2) at Fair Grounds, extending her win streak to five in the Kentucky Oaks qualifier.
Trained by two-time Kentucky...