Kentucky Derby News

The scratch of morning-line favorite Omaha Beach leaves two-year-old champion Game Winner (#16) (9-2) as the inherited favorite for the Kentucky Derby (G1). The Bob Baffert trainee has been a model of excellence to this point, and he would be a fitting...

In this recent era of Kentucky Derby domination by favorites, finding the best longshot to play may seem like a fool's errand. On the other hand, it isn't necessarily all about cashing a Win, Place, or Show ticket. Those are certainly nice,...

LOUISVILLE, KY (Wednesday, May 1, 2019) – MASTER FENCER WORKS FIVE FURLONGS UNDER LEPAROUX – Katsumi and Yasuyo Yoshizawa’s Master Fencer (JPN) worked five furlongs in 1:05.20 under jockey Julien Leparoux over...

One year after full brother Lombo briefly tried the Kentucky Derby (G1) trail, Gray Magician has shown more stamina to earn his spot in the “Run for the Roses.”
Gray Magician was bred by Twin Creeks Farm in Kentucky. The nom de course of Ruston,...

One of the world’s great racing families for more than a century, the Wertheimers will be represented in the Kentucky Derby (G1) for the first time by their homebred Spinoff.
Brothers Alain and Gerard, “Wertheimer et Frere,” are heirs...

Kentucky Derby favorite Omaha Beach will be scratched from Saturday’s 145th renewal due to an entrapped epiglottis, according to Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella.
“After training this morning we noticed him cough...

To sum up William S. Farish’s stature in the Thoroughbred racing and breeding industry, the National Museum of Racing will induct him into the Hall of Fame later this summer as a “Pillar of the Turf.”
The proprietor of world-renowned...

Fox Hill Farm’s Omaha Beach has been installed as the 4-1 morning-line favorite for Saturday’s 145th running of the $3 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (GI) that drew a field of 20 entries and one also-eligible Tuesday...

From the family of 1993 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Sea Hero, Tax sports the kind of mouthwatering pedigree you’d expect from one bred by Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider.
By Arch, the sire of champion Blame who denied Zenyatta in the 2010...

LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 29, 2019 – Churchill Downs Racetrack today announced that Grammy® Award-winning country music superstar Jennifer Nettles will sing the national anthem at the 145th Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on Saturday,...