Kentucky Derby News

A switch from dirt to Tapeta proved to be no obstacle for Azul Coast, who took to the synthetic track at Golden Gate Fields like a duck to water when forging to victory in Saturday’s $100,000 El Camino Real Derby.
Favored at 13-10 off a runner-up...

The Risen Star (G2) was split into two divisions at Fair Grounds on Saturday, but there was one winning formula in both: speed on the rail. In the first division, the 7-1 Mr. Monomoy was able to clear the field from post 9 and held sway thereafter, and...

Country House, who was elevated to first place in the 2019 Kentucky Derby (G1) after the disqualification of Maximum Security, has been retired from racing.
Co-owner Guinness McFadden's Blackwood Stables released a statement on the evening of Feb....

Gold Street will try to build upon his upset win in the Jan. 24 Smarty Jones when he lines up against eight rivals in Monday’s $750,000 Southwest (G3) at Oaklawn Park. The second of four Road to the Kentucky Derby series qualifiers at the Hot Springs,...

Azul Coast proved no match for stablemate Authentic when finishing second in the Jan. 4 Sham (G3) at Santa Anita, but he will look to rebound in Saturday’s $100,000 El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate Fields. The son of 2010 Kentucky Derby winner...

Ideal for racing fans wanting to experience a Kentucky Derby prep race, Oaklawn Park is a hot stretch on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. Here are five tips for a visit to the oval in Hot Springs, Arkansas:
1) The preps are popular
Oaklawn boasts the richest...

Fair Grounds will play host to a pair of divisions of the $400,000 Risen Star (G2) on Saturday. The popular events for 3-year-olds are key “2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby” challenge series races, with points being distributed on a 50-20-10-5...

The Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series is set to kickoff Saturday in New Orleans with split divisions of the $400,000 Risen Star (Grade II) at Fair Grounds.
  Over the next nine weekends, 3-year-old Thoroughbreds will continue their quest...

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) runner-up Anneau d’Or and Lecomte (G3) winner Enforceable are top draws, and Saturday’s Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds has split into divisions after receiving 23 entries. Both retain the original $400,000...

Fillies trained by Brad Cox and Steve Asmussen have both used the Rachel Alexandra (G2) at Fair Grounds as springboards to success in the Kentucky Oaks (G1), and the two barns provide the leading contenders in Saturday's renewal of the $300,000...