Kentucky Derby News

For the past few years, I’ve written a “pedigree fun facts” story including all the contenders for Kentucky Derby week. This year, we’ll get the fun started early by exploring pedigrees as the Derby hopefuls raise their profiles...

Authentic proved the real deal in Saturday's $100,500 Sham (G3) at Santa Anita, scoring a convincing victory in the mile Road to the Kentucky Derby series prep for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert.
Making his stakes debut off a 5 1/2-furlong debut...

Currently second on the Kentucky Oaks (G1) leaderboard, Bast would leap to the top spot with a victory in Sunday’s $200,000 Santa Ynez (G2). The Santa Anita feature offers points on a scale of 10-4-2-1 to the top four finishers, and Bast (24 points)...

There's a popular adage that there are no bad Kentucky Derbies, though some are better than others. The same could be said of the winners.
How do the Kentucky Derby winners of the 2010s stack up against each other? Here's one take.
1. AMERICAN...

A field of six newly turned sophomores will vie at Santa Anita on Saturday in the $100,000 Sham Stakes (G3). The “2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby” tilt is the second points race of 2020, with a 10-4-2-1 structure rewarding the top-four finishers....

He started a bit on the wrong foot, but Independence Hall gave his many backers a big sigh of relief by otherwise dominating Wednesday's $150,000 Jerome S. at Aqueduct, the first 2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby series prep of the year for newly-turned...

The 2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby series continues Saturday when a field of six lines up in the $100,000 Sham (G3) over a mile at Santa Anita.
Named for the 1973 Kentucky Derby runner-up to Secretariat, the Sham unsurprisingly features a dangerous...

Which Kentucky Derby trail challenger should I bet in the Jerome Stakes?

There are no sure bets in horse racing, but it seems reasonably safe to conclude #3 Independence Hall is going to win the $150,000 Jerome Stakes on New Year’s Day at Aqueduct....

Arguably the most exciting Kentucky Derby (G1) prospect yet to try a points race, Independence Hall will rectify that situation in Wednesday’s $150,000 Jerome at Aqueduct.
The unbeaten colt was last seen romping by 12 1/4 lengths in the November...

Dave Erb, who rode Hall of Fame champion Needles to victory in the 1956 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes, died Nov. 22 at the age of 95. The news was first reported by BloodHorse.com on Dec. 27, sourcing the Jockeys Guild and a member of the Erb family.
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