Kentucky Derby News

October 4, 2019
Coolmore versus Godolphin in Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere
After winning the first two scoring races on the European Road to the 2020 Kentucky Derby, trainer Aidan O’Brien seeks the hat trick in Sunday’s Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (G1) on Arc Day at ParisLongchamp. His Armory, the lone Irish shipper,...
October 4, 2019
British Idiom translates to big winner in Alcibiades
Friday’s $400,000 Alcibiades (G1) at Keeneland shaped up as a clash among three notable winners from Saratoga, but British Idiom turned it into a one-filly show.
Running right away from the Spa’s top juvenile filly, Perfect Alibi, and well-regarded...
Expert picks October 3, 2019
The Breeders’ Futurity is the Expert Pick of the Week
The Breeders’ Futurity Expert Pick
A fine field of 10 two-year-old prospects will vie in Saturday’s $500,000 Breeders’ Futurity (G1) at Keeneland Race Course on Saturday. The “Win and You’re In” contest will present...
October 2, 2019
Kentucky Derby points up for grabs in Champagne, Breeders' Futurity
Scratched from the Hopeful (G1) on Labor Day, Green Light Go will enter Saturday's $500,000 Champagne (G1) at Belmont Park a relatively fresh horse. The Stronach Stables homebred headlines the one-mile Champagne, one of two 2020 Road to the Kentucky...
Derby News October 1, 2019
Perfect Alibi faces 10 in Alcibiades at Keeneland
Perfect Alibi is the most accomplished filly entering Friday's $400,000 Alcibiades (G1), but isn't necessarily a standout in the 1 1/16-mile feature of the opening card of Keeneland's fall meet.
The Alcibiades, a 2020 Road to the Kentucky...
Horse Profile September 30, 2019
Road to the Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Eight Rings
Eight Rings earns 10 Points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby
Starlight Racing, SF Racing, LLC, Madaket Stables, LLC, Fred Hertrich III, John D. Fielding and Golconda Stables’ Eight Rings opened up a sizable edge early and never looked back en...
September 29, 2019
Innisfree continues O’Brien domination of Beresford
Heavy going at the Curragh on Sunday prompted Aidan O’Brien to withdraw two of his entrants from the Beresford (G2), but his odds-on favorite, Innisfree, was all he needed to register an amazing 19th victory (and ninth straight) in the juvenile...
September 28, 2019
Road to the Kentucky Oaks: Bast is best in Chandelier Stakes
A sluggish start and a ding-dong battle down the homestretch pushed heavy favorite Bast to her limit in Friday’s $300,000 Chandelier Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita. But when push literally came to shove, Bast clenched her teeth and battled to a tenacious...
Derby News September 28, 2019
Royal Dornoch surprises Royal Lodge on European Road to Kentucky Derby
Irish maestro Aidan O’Brien won the Royal Lodge (G2) for the seventh time on Saturday, but with his apparent third-stringer at Newmarket. The longest shot on the board in both the British and North American betting, Royal Dornoch floored favored...
September 28, 2019
Eight Rings takes gold in American Pharoah
There were no mishaps this time to stop Eight Rings from scoring an authoritative victory in Friday's $301,404 American Pharoah (G1) at Santa Anita.
A beaten odds-on favorite in the Del Mar Futurity (G1) on Labor Day when losing his...