Kentucky Derby News

The March 7 Gotham was the third of four Road to the Kentucky Derby series qualifiers at Aqueduct. The top four finishers received points on a 50-20-10-5 scale toward a Kentucky Derby berth.
The $750,000 Wood Memorial (G2) on April 4, one of seven major...

The second of two Road to the Kentucky Derby series qualifiers at Tampa Bay Downs, the March 7 Tampa Bay Derby (G2) awarded points on a 50-20-10-5 scale to the top four finishers.
Here are three takeaways from the Tampa Bay Derby:
1 – King Guillermo...

As part of the Road to the Kentucky Derby series, the March 7 San Felipe (G2) awarded points on a 50-20-10-5 toward a berth in a 20-horse Derby field.
It was the third of four qualifiers at Santa Anita, and Authentic jumped to the top of the Kentucky...

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 examines some of these ties. This week’s Kentucky Derby...

The connections of 3-10 favorite Donna Veloce expected a straightforward trip in Sunday’s $100,500 Santa Ysabel (G3), forecasting her speed to come in handy from her rail post. But when the Kentucky Oaks (G1) contender did not break cleanly at Santa...

Multiyear Sponsorship Brings Together Two Icons of American History and Horsepower
LOUISVILLE, KY (Monday, March 9, 2020) – Churchill Downs announced today the launch of a five-year partnership with Ford Motor Company that would establish the...

A fresh batch of 50-points-to-the-winner Road to the Kentucky Derby series preps on Saturday virtually ensured starting spots in the starting gate for a trio of prospects.
Authentic surged to the top of the leaderboard with a strong, wire-to-wire victory...

King Guillermo pulled off a stunner in Saturday's $351,500 Tampa Bay Derby (G2), running away from the field down the stretch to score by 4 3/4 lengths at odds of 49-1. Sole Volante, the 3-2 favorite, finished second.
Unraced since finishing third...

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert had two of his unbeaten Kentucky Derby (G1) hopefuls in Saturday’s $401,000 San Felipe (G2), but only one kept his perfect record intact at Santa Anita. Authentic, the 6-5 favorite, sped to the top of the Kentucky...

Early in the homestretch of the $300,000 Honeybee Stakes (G3) on Saturday at Oaklawn Park, it appeared Shesdaresthedevil was hopelessly bottled up behind runners, lacking racing room with little more a furlong left to run in the 1 1/16-mile journey.
But...