Kentucky Derby News

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...

One year after Master Fencer emerged from the Japan Road and performed creditably in both the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Belmont (G1), 20 Japanese-based sophomores have been nominated to the 2020 Triple Crown. Among that number are the top two on the Japan...

The $200,000 Sam F. Davis (G3) was the first of two Kentucky Derby preps at Tampa Bay Downs, awarding points on a 10-4-2-1 scale to the top four finishers. Point totals will increase to 50-20-10-5 for the Tamp Bay Derby (G3) on March 7.
Here are three...

Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Andie Biancone and Limelight Stables’ Sole Volante picked up 10 points on the “2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby” following his triumph in the $200,000 Sam F. Davis (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs. The gelding was 2...