Kentucky Derby News

If 5-2 favorite Tacitus had lost Saturday’s $750,000 Wood Memorial (G2), he could have pointed to a rough passage in the early going at Aqueduct. But the blueblood shrugged it off and won anyway, enhancing his prospects of giving international powerhouse...

Tabbed as the heir apparent to Justify before he ever ran, Roadster is now in a position to go for classic glory himself. The Bob Baffert trainee collared champion stablemate Game Winner in Saturday’s $1,000,351 Santa Anita Derby (G1) to assure...

Katsumi and Yasuyo Yoshizawa’s Master Fencer is bound for the Kentucky Derby (G1) following his runner-up finish in the Fukuryu Stakes at Nakayama Race Course on March 31. The Koichi Tsunoda trainee is the lone Triple Crown-nominated horse...

After winning her first two starts of the season on or near the lead, Bellafina successfully reverted to stalk-and-pounce tactics in Saturday's $392,000 Santa Anita Oaks (G1). An authoritative winner, Bellafina now heads to Churchill Downs as the...

Always Shopping has the Kentucky Oaks (G1) to prepare for following a victory Saturday in the $300,000 Gazelle (G2) at Aqueduct.
A tracking second behind pacesetter Positive Spirit until upper stretch, Always Shopping edged away from that rival in the...

Overlooked as the 52-1 longest shot on the board, Commonwealth Stable’s Out for a Spin upstaged Restless Rider and even-money favorite Jaywalk in Saturday’s $500,000 Ashland (G1) at Keeneland. The Dallas Stewart trainee booked her ticket to...

Trainer George Weaver, a native of Louisville, Kentucky, has had one previous starter in the Kentucky Derby (G1), a 52-1 longshot that beat just one horse to the finish in 2015.
Weaver will head back to Churchill Downs in four weeks with a much stronger...

A compact but strong field of six will test the $1 million Santa Anita Derby (G1) on Saturday. The key Road to the Kentucky Derby event attracted a few serious Triple Crown contenders, and it makes up for its lack of quantity with high quality. The...

People across the country can now serve an authentic taste of Derby at their viewing parties on the first Saturday in May
Churchill Downs Racetrack today announced the official menu of the 145th Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve. In a nod...

Tacitus locked up a Kentucky Derby berth when springing an 8-1 upset in the Tampa Bay Derby (G2) but still needs a good showing in Saturday’s $1 million Wood Memorial (G2) at Aqueduct to establish himself as a viable win contender. One of seven...