Kentucky Derby News

Variety of Merchandise Features Oil Paintings of Oaks and Derby Spirit
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, April 2, 2019) – Churchill Downs today released the 2019 “Official Art of the Kentucky Derby” by Owensboro, Kentucky artist Rhonda McEnroe....

Imperial Racing LLC’s Plus Que Parfait picked up his first stakes win with a sharp closing run in Saturday’s $2.5 million UAE Derby (Uae-G2) at Meydan. With his tally, the sophomore picked up 100 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby to...

The final leg of the “Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby (G1)” was run on Sunday at Nakayama. Run at 1,800 meters (about 1 1/8 miles) going two turns around the right-handed dirt track, it attracted a field of eight. Dirt races in Japan are...

Four horses secured slots in the May 4 Kentucky Derby (G1) this past weekend with first- or second-place finishes in the UAE Derby (G2) and Florida Derby (G1).
Plus Que Parfait (#1, 104 points), who had just four qualifying points from three earlier prep...

Gary and Mary West’s homebred Maximum Security led from gate-to-wire in an impressive 3 1/2-length score in the Florida Derby (G1) beneath Luis Saez on March 30. The bay earned 100 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby for his efforts in securing...

Imperial Racing's Plus Que Parfait didn't put his best foot forward in two Kentucky Derby (G1) points races at Fair Grounds this winter, but the Brendan Walsh pupil shipped halfway around the world to book his ticket in Saturday’s $2.5...

Disappointed with how his filly traveled in her most recent start, trainer Ian Wilkes added blinkers to Champagne Anyone's equipment for Saturday's $250,000 Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2). The daughter of 2007 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Street...

Maximum Security, whose three previous starts were dominating wins in a $16,000 maiden claimer and two starter allowances, lulled the perceived best three-year-olds in South Florida to sleep Saturday when taking the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream...

A total of 14 horses will go 1 3/16 miles at Meydan on Saturday in the lucrative $2.5 million UAE Derby (UAE-G2). The Road to the Kentucky Derby contest has attracted local runners, as well as those from Japan, Europe and the United States in a highly...

A field of 11 will contest the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park on Saturday. The Road to the Kentucky Derby event has major implications for Derby hopefuls with a 100-40-20-10 points structure to the top-four finishers.
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