Kentucky Derby News

What horses are running in the Commonwealth Turf Stakes?
An overflow field of 16 sophomores, two of which are on the also-eligibles list, will contest the $175,000 Commonwealth Turf Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs on Saturday. The 1 1/16 miles turf test...

Handicapping the Commonwealth Turf at Churchill Downs
A huge field of 16 sophomores will vie in Saturday’s $175,000 Commonwealth Turf Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs. The feature attracted the top-four finishers of the recent Jefferson Cup Stakes,...

Vino Rosso, a veteran of the 2018 Kentucky Derby, continued his ascent through the racing ranks with a dominant triumph in the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) on November 2 at Santa Anita.
Winner of the 1 1/4-mile Gold Cup at Santa Anita...

Chaos reigned in the $1.84 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) while form did otherwise in the $1.84 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) at Santa Anita on Friday. The two 1 1/16-mile features were the most points-lucrative of the 2020...

After looking as though inexperience cost him in two narrow stakes losses, Kameko put it all together with an emphatic victory in Friday’s rescheduled Vertem Futurity Trophy (G1). The mile test for two-year-olds was transferred to the Newcastle...

Triple Crown champion American Pharoah, who closed his racing career with a brilliant victory in the 2015 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), has chances of siring a Breeders’ Cup winner in his first crop. His son Four Wheel Drive is the morning-line...

An outstanding field of nine will travel 1 1/16 miles at Santa Anita on Friday in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1). The marquee race on the calendar for two-year-olds has attracted top runners from various parts of the country, as well as...

A field of nine two-year-olds will contest Friday’s $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) at Santa Anita. The 1 1/16-mile test is led by three super-impressive prep winners, and it seems likely one of those will rise to the occasion...

The $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) and $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) at Santa Anita on Friday are the most points-rich stakes of the season in the 2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby and 2020 Road to the Kentucky Oaks...

Unexpectedly long layoff? No problem. Facing older rivals? No concern whatsoever. Maximum Security lived up to expectations in the $200,000 Bold Ruler Handicap (G3) on October 26 at Belmont Park, prevailing easily as the 3-5 favorite.
Famously disqualified...