Kentucky Derby News

Even without the Kentucky Derby (G1) officially on his resume, Maximum Security racked up a series of major wins to earn champion 3-year-old male honors at Thursday night’s Eclipse Awards gala at Gulfstream Park.
Maximum Security, who was first...

Of Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen’s four runners in Friday’s $150,000 Smarty Jones S. at Oaklawn Park, it was his lesser-fancied Gold Street who sprang a 10-1 upset in the Kentucky Derby (G1) points race.
Track condition was a key factor....

With his victory in Saturday’s Lecomte (G3) at Fair Grounds, Enforceable became a remarkable fourth graded stakes winner produced by his dam. The other three have all been involved, to greater or lesser degrees, on the Kentucky Derby (G1) trail,...

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...