Kentucky Derby News

A compact field of five will travel 1 mile on the synthetic surface at Kempton on Wednesday in the $80,000 Road to the Kentucky Derby Conditions S. The 2020 European Road to the Kentucky Derby event will reward the top-four finishers with points...

Still unbeaten after capturing Wednesday’s Road to the Kentucky Derby Conditions S. at Kempton, Chares could well have Derby dreams – but probably in Hong Kong next year rather than Churchill Downs in May.
The €710,000 Arqana Arc Sale...

A pair of front-running specialists, Mischevious Alex and Untitled, rate as serious win contenders in Saturday’s $300,000 Gotham (G3) at Aqueduct. Eleven 3-year-olds will contest the Road to the Kentucky Derby series qualifier, which awards points...

A pair of Road to the Kentucky Oaks series qualifiers, the $250,000 Busher Invitational at Aqueduct and $300,000 Honeybee (G3) at Oaklawn Park, will be offered this Saturday. Both races are worth a combined 85 points to the top four finishers (50-20-10-5...

Scratched from last weekend's Fountain of Youth (G2) due to a wide draw, Chance It should have few excuses having drawn post 4 for Saturday's $400,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G2) over 1 1/16 miles. One of three Road to the Kentucky Derby preps...

Scott Heider’s Crossfirehurricane earned 20 points on the 2020 European Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series when recording a half-length triumph in the Patton S. at Dundalk. The 3-year-old moved his mark to a perfect 3-for-3 after...

Five-time Kentucky Derby (G1)-winning trainer Bob Baffert has a few high-profile candidates who could give him a sixth trophy, but Thousand Words is the one who descends from two of his best runners beaten in the Derby.
Sire Pioneerof the Nile was Baffert’s...

The Feb. 29 Fountain of Youth (G2) marked the second of three Kentucky Derby qualifiers at Gulfstream Park, and both races have been dynamite. Contested over 1 1/16 miles, the Fountain of Youth awarded points on a 50-20-10-5 scale to the top four finishers.
The...

Kentucky Derby Americana -- celebrities at the Kentucky Derby
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...

Linda Shanahan, Sanford Bacon, Dream With Me Stable, Horse France America, DP Racing, and Patrick Biancone Racing’s Ete Indien sped to the front early and never looked back en route to an 8 1/2-length score in the $400,000 Fountain of Youth...