Kentucky Derby News

Thousand Words has stoked Kentucky Derby enthusiasm by winning his first two starts, and he will launch his 2020 campaign in Saturday’s $100,000 Robert B. Lewis (G3). A total of 17 points are up for grabs in the Road to the Kentucky Derby series...

Sunday’s $100,000 Busanda at Aqueduct features several promising 3-year-old fillies on the Kentucky Oaks (G1) trail, including American Pharoah’s daughter Harvey’s Lil Goil.
Not only is she from the first crop of a Triple Crown winner,...

A field of seven sophomores will contest the $250,000 Holy Bull (G3) at Gulfstream Park on Saturday. The 1 1/16-mile feature is the first of a trio of Kentucky Derby (G1) prep races this spring at the South Florida venue, and it serves as a “2020 Road...

A trio of Road to the Kentucky Derby preps on Saturday will kick off with the $250,000 Withers (G3) at Aqueduct, a 1 1/8-mile event that features Shotski, who captured the Dec. 7 Remsen (G2) over the same track and distance. A son of Blame, Shotski led...

A disappointing third-place run in the Nov. 30 Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) not only temporarily cost Tiz the Law more Kentucky Derby qualifying points, but also an opportunity to garner additional support for 2019 champion juvenile male honors.
On Saturday,...

LOUISVILLE KY (January 28, 2020) — The race for a Triple Crown-worthy foodie is on! Churchill Downs Racetrack announced today its search for one passionate foodie to receive the honorary title of ‘Official Menu Taste Tester of the 146th Kentucky...

It was quite a week for Steve Asmussen. On Thursday, the Hall of Fame trainer celebrated the honoring of Midnight Bisou and Mitole as 2019 Eclipse Award champions in the older dirt female and male sprinter divisions, respectively. He closed out the weekend...

Storm the Court parlayed his upset of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) into an Eclipse Award as champion 2-year-old male. Now the third-generation Kentucky Derby (G1) hopeful, whose sire and both grandsires competed in the Run for the Roses, will...

Mike McCarty’s Gold Street earned 10 points on the “2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby” following his triumph in the $150,000 Smarty Jones at Oaklawn Park. The sophomore colt led at every call in completing a mile over the muddy going...

The $150,000 Smarty Jones on Jan. 24 was the first of four Road to the Kentucky Derby series qualifiers at Oaklawn Park. The Hot Springs, Arkansas venue will also offer the Southwest (G3) on Feb. 17; Rebel (G2) on March 14; and the Arkansas Derby on April...