Kentucky Derby News

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...

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,...