Kentucky Derby News

A field of nine sophomores will travel 1 1/2 miles on the Widener Turf course at Belmont Park in the inaugural $1 million Jockey Club Derby Invitational Stakes on Saturday. The demanding grassy test has a big international flair in the field, and it also...

The major two-year-old events of the Saratoga and Del Mar meets both occurred on Labor Day, though neither provided absolute clarity as to the early juvenile division leadership on either coast.
The $350,000 Hopeful (G1) at Saratoga was contested over...

A well-matched field of nine handicap runners will travel 1 1/8 miles at Saratoga on Saturday in the $750,000 Woodward Stakes (G1). Defending champion Yoshida is the one to beat following his substantial late rally when a clear second in the Whitney Stakes...

A field of nine will go postward in Saturday’s $750,000 Woodward Stakes (G1) at Saratoga . Defending champ and recent Whitney Stakes (G1) runner-up Yoshida leads the cast in the “Win & You’re In” contest, which offers a starting...

Unplaced as the post-time favorite in the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness (G1), Improbable regained the winning thread in Sunday’s $98,000 Shared Belief Stakes at Del Mar. The 3-5 favorite ran up to billing as by far the class of the small...

The patience displayed by owner Will Farish and trainer Shug McGaughey with Code of Honor continued to pay off when the homebred colt rallied late to capture the $1.25 million Travers (G1) at Saratoga on Saturday, firmly putting the son of Noble Mission...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, Aug. 22, 2019) – The official “Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve” will begin Saturday, Sept. 14 at the home of America’s greatest race as Churchill Downs stages the $200,000 Iroquois...

Saratoga's Mid Summer Derby
Betting the Travers Stakes
An especially competitive field of 12 three-year-olds will face off in the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday. The 1 1/4-mile event is headliner of a spectacular...

There were no late surprises when the field for the 150th running of the Travers (G1) was drawn Tuesday evening as the one dozen three-year-olds under consideration 24 hours earlier were all entered for the 1 1/4-mile 'Midsummer Derby.'
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A talented and well-matched field of 12 will vie in the “Midsummer Derby” on Saturday at Saratoga. The $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) is the longest running race in America dating back to 1864. This year it features an accomplished cast...