Kentucky Derby News

George E. Hall’s homebred Max Player stepped up from a maiden score to capture Saturday’s $250,000 Withers (G3) at Aqueduct and earned 10 points toward the Kentucky Derby (G1). Trained by Linda Rice and ridden by Dylan Davis, the 5-1 chance...

Seven sophomores will seek points on the “2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby” in Saturday’s $250,000 Holy Bull (G3) at Gulfstream Park. The 1 1/16-miles feature is led by 2019 Champagne (G1) romper Tiz the Law, and he is the Expert Pick...

A small, but talented, field of six 3-year-olds will travel 1 1/16 miles at Santa Anita on Saturday in the $100,000 Robert B. Lewis (G3). The “2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby” test will reward the top-four finishers with a 10-4-2-1 points structure...

Taraz has her connections thinking about the Kentucky Derby, but she will first tackle a Kentucky Oaks (G1) qualifier in Saturday’s $150,000 Martha Washington at Oaklawn Park. A dominant winner of her first two starts, the exciting daughter of Into...

Thousand Words has stoked Kentucky Derby enthusiasm by winning his first two starts, and he will launch his 2020 campaign in Saturday’s $100,000 Robert B. Lewis (G3). A total of 17 points are up for grabs in the Road to the Kentucky Derby series...

Sunday’s $100,000 Busanda at Aqueduct features several promising 3-year-old fillies on the Kentucky Oaks (G1) trail, including American Pharoah’s daughter Harvey’s Lil Goil.
Not only is she from the first crop of a Triple Crown winner,...

A field of seven sophomores will contest the $250,000 Holy Bull (G3) at Gulfstream Park on Saturday. The 1 1/16-mile feature is the first of a trio of Kentucky Derby (G1) prep races this spring at the South Florida venue, and it serves as a “2020 Road...

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...