Kentucky Derby News

Horses trained by Brad Cox rarely win Kentucky Derby (G1) prep races at big prices. Flood Zone proved one of the rare exceptions on Saturday when springing a 17-1 upset of the $300,000 Gotham (G3) at Aqueduct over 1.45-1 favorite Sand Devil and seven...

The Road to the Kentucky Derby heats up! Get ready for a full day of action on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. Join TwinSpires for LIVE Saturday Stakes Racing with a packed day including the Gotham S. (G3), Fountain of Youth S. (G2), and San Felipe S....

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Cipriani was no match for her more experienced and accomplished stablemate Tenma in the Feb. 2 Las Virgenes (G3), but off her second-place finish in that race looks the filly to beat in the $100,000 Santa Ysabel (G3) at Santa Anita on Sunday.

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San Felipe: https://www.brisnet.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/SanFelipe25.pdf
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The Road to the Kentucky Derby returns to Aqueduct Saturday for the Gotham S. (G3), awarding 50 qualifying points to the winner.

Hit Show, a 2023 Kentucky Derby alumnus, has five graded stakes victories on his resume, but he hasn’t clinched a Grade 1. That could change Saturday: the Brad Cox-trainee ships west for the Santa Anita H. (G1).

Tests of distance and class are common themes across the San Felipe (G2), Fountain of Youth (G2), and Gotham (G3), but the results could also boost the stock of horses who aren’t running this weekend.

Godolphin’s Opera Ballo powered away from his rivals in the European Road to the Kentucky Derby Conditions race Wednesday at Kempton.

This weekend, the focus shifts to three U.S.-based races: the Fountain of Youth, Gotham, and San Felipe. Each race offers valuable points on a 50-25-15-10-5 scale, giving contenders a chance to climb the leaderboard.