Kentucky Derby News

A strong field of 11 sophomores will contest Saturday’s $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1) at Oaklawn Park. The Road to the Kentucky Derby event offers 100 points to the winner in what is arguably the deepest Derby prep of the season.
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Tight quarters on the rail down the stretch proved no impediment to Lady Apple in Friday’s $500,000 Fantasy S. (G3) at Oaklawn Park, the final qualifier for the Kentucky Oaks (G1). Gamely squeezing through for jockey Ricardo Santana Jr., the Steve...

The twists and turns of the Road to the Kentucky Derby will come to a close Saturday and, when the dust settles, the Top 20 horses for the Grade I, $3 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve will be decided.
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A fantastic field of 11 will travel 1 1/8 miles at Oaklawn Park on Saturday in the $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1). The winner of the Road to the Kentucky Derby event will receive 100 points and have his ticket stamped for the Run for the Roses on May...

The European Road to the Kentucky Derby made its final stop in Thursday’s Cardinal Conditions race at Chelmsford City, where King Power Racing’s Bye Bye Hong Kong led home a trifecta of non-Triple Crown nominees. The Aidan O’Brien-trained...

Anothetwistafate and Sueno will enter Saturday’s $200,000 Lexington (G3) outside the Kentucky Derby bubble, ranking 23rd and 25th respectively on the leaderboard, and the 20-point winner’s prize should be enough to guarantee either a spot...

Bob Baffert already has Game Winner and Roadster set for the Kentucky Derby and Improbable can make it a formidable trio with an impressive showing in Saturday’s $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1) at Oaklawn Park. Listed as the 8-5 favorite in an 11-horse...

The final scoring race on the European Road to the Kentucky Derby, Thursday’s Cardinal Conditions race at Chelmsford City, will determine who gets the invitation to Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May. The one-mile contest on Polytrack...

The accepted Kentucky Derby (G1) invitation to Master Fencer (#20) via the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby series currently leaves 19 available domestic slots pending the final result of the Europe Road to the Kentucky Derby series this week. In a nutshell,...

Motion Emotion will try to burnish her Kentucky Oaks credentials when she lines up for Friday’s $500,000 Fantasy (G3) at Oaklawn. The 1 1/16-mile race serves as one of the final major prep races in the Road to the Kentucky Oaks series and awards...