Kentucky Derby News

The $200,000 Lecomte (G3) on Jan. 18 served the first of three Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifiers at Fair Grounds. Here are three takeaways:
1 — Enforceable emerged as a legitimate Kentucky Derby contender in the Lecomte. He certainly improved...

A total of nine sophomores will try to acquire points on the 2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby at Oaklawn Park on Friday in the $150,000 Smarty Jones. The field is led by a quartet of 3-year-olds from the barn of Steve Asmussen, and I will tab one for...

Enforceable temporarily vaulted into second place on the 2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby leaderboard when rolling to a solid-looking victory in the Lecomte (G3) at Fair Grounds on Saturday.
Previously awarded three points by running third in the Breeders'...

Derby’s First Featured Milliner Continues Role for Third Consecutive Year
LOUISVILLE, Ky., January 21, 2020 – Churchill Downs Racetrack today announced that Christine Moore will continue for the third year as a featured milliner of the 146th...

As the Kentucky Oaks (G1) hopefuls dueled down the stretch of Saturday’s $148,500 Silverbulletday at Fair Grounds, Finite looked vulnerable to upset-minded Ursula. But the 3-5 favorite kept finding more to force her neck in front at the wire, handing...

Continuing was has become sort of a family tradition, Enforceable became the fourth graded stakes winner produced by his dam when stylishly taking the $200,000 Lecomte (G3) at Fair Grounds on Saturday night.
The John Oxley-owned gray also earned 10 qualifying...

Oaklawn Park opens Friday with a Kentucky Derby qualifier, the $150,000 Smarty Jones, serving as the main event on a nine-race program. Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen will send four to the one-mile test including Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) winner...

A full field of 14 sophomores will take aim at the $200,000 Lecomte Stakes (G3) at Fair Grounds on Saturday. A strong field of prospects will run in the 1 1/16-mile endeavor, which is a qualifying race in the “2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby” challenge...

Which Kentucky Derby hopeful should I bet in the Lecomte?
A field of 14 sophomores will travel 1 1/16 miles in the $200,000 Lecomte (G3) at Fair Grounds on Saturday. The finale of a superb 13-race card attracted some excellent prospects vying for points...

As the only winner of a Kentucky Oaks (G1) scoring race in the line-up, Finite looms as the one to beat in Saturday’s $150,000 Silverbulletday at Fair Grounds. But a couple of her opponents bring untapped potential into the mile and 70-yard affair...