Kentucky Derby News

West Point Thoroughbreds, Denise Barker and William Sandbrook’s Galilean made his three-year-old debut a winning one with a facile 4 1/2-length romp in the California Cup Derby at Santa Anita Park on Monday. The prohibitive 1-20 favorite notched...

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Super Steed had the look of a very promising colt when breaking his maiden in a first-level allowance by six lengths at Churchill Downs in November, but two sub-par efforts in the interim left him cold on the tote board in Monday's...

Michael Pressley and Steed Jackson’s Super Steed made his graded debut a winning one when upsetting the $500,000 Southwest Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn Park on Monday. The Larry Jones pupil traveled 1 1/16 miles on the fast dirt oval in 1:44.05 in earning...

Partnership Continues to Support Women’s Health in the Local Community
LOUISVILLE, KY (Monday, February 18, 2019) – Churchill Downs, Derby Divas and Norton Cancer Institute today announced that the online nomination process to select 145...

After coming up with unbeaten Triple Crown champion Justify in his penultimate crop, late sire Scat Daddy has bequeathed a rising star among his final offspring in Anothertwistafate. Peter Redekop B C Ltd.’s runner dominated Saturday’s $101,800...

War of Will accelerated into the stretch with a clear lead and scored by a 2 ¼-length margin in the $400,000 Risen Star (G2), winning his second straight Kentucky Derby qualifier at Fair Grounds. Tyler Gaffalione had the mount for owner Gary Barber...

Racing fans made Joel Politi’s Serengeti Empress the 9-5 favorite in Saturday’s $198,000 Rachel Alexandra Stakes (G2) at Fair Grounds , and the dark bay miss did not disappoint in her sophomore bow.
With jockey James Graham as a passenger,...

Tsuru Nishimori’s Oval Ace wore down Weitblick to prevail in a battle of unbeatens in Sunday’s Hyacinth S. at Tokyo, the third race on the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby.
Not currently Triple Crown nominated, the top two were competing...

Smarty Jones S. winner Gray Attempt will try to follow up in Monday’s $500,000 Southwest S. (G3), the second prep race on Oaklawn Park’s road to the Kentucky Derby (G1). While five re-oppose from the Smarty Jones, his stiffest competition...

The Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby heats up again in the Hyacinth S. at Tokyo Sunday (late Saturday night, 12:25 a.m. EST). With its enhanced 30-12-6-3 points structure, the metric mile test will yield significant changes on the Japan Road leaderboard....