Kentucky Derby News

March 29, 2019

2019 Florida Derby Study Guide

Eleven sophomores will travel 1 1/8 miles at Gulfstream Park in Saturday’s $1 million Florida Derby (G1) . The Road to the Kentucky Derby series event offers 100 points to the victor, with the top pair more than likely to qualify for the Run for...

March 28, 2019

Cookie Dough, Point of Honor among seven in Gulfstream Park Oaks

Davona Dale (G2) runner-up Cookie Dough and Suncoast winner Point of Honor highlight a field of seven three-year-old fillies in Saturday’s $250,000 Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2). A final major qualifier in the Road to the Kentucky Oaks series, the 1...

March 28, 2019

Hidden Scroll draws rail, installed as 5-2 favorite in 11-horse Florida Derby

Hidden Scroll will be favored to make amends in Saturday’s $1 million Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park after coming up short in his first stakes attempt. The Bill Mott trainee will receive a rider switch to Javier Castellano for his third career...

March 28, 2019

The Derby Dispatch for Thursday, March 28, 2019

The fact Hidden Scroll only lost last month’s Fountain of Youth (Grade II) by three lengths to more experienced rivals after setting a scorching pace following a troubled start was, by any measure, an admirable performance. On Saturday, in the $1...

March 27, 2019

Christine Moore is Featured Milliner Of 145th Kentucky Derby®

First Featured Milliner in Derby History Continues Role for Second Year
LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 26, 2019 – Churchill Downs Racetrack today announced that famed hat designer Christine Moore is the featured milliner of the 145th Kentucky Derby presented...

March 27, 2019

Christine Moore is Featured Milliner Of 145th Kentucky Derby®

First Featured Milliner in Derby History Continues Role for Second Year
LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 26, 2019 – Churchill Downs Racetrack today announced that famed hat designer Christine Moore is the featured milliner of the 145th Kentucky Derby presented...

March 26, 2019

By My Standards, Pletcher duo earn Kentucky Derby spots

The prospective field for the $3 million Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 4 is slowly but surely firming up, especially after last weekend's first 100 points-to-the-winner scoring event, the TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby (G2).
The winner in an upset...

March 25, 2019

Chasing Yesterday much the best despite slow start in Sunland Park Oaks

After the expected scratch of Bellafina, Summer Wind Equine’s Chasing Yesterday was by far the best horse on paper in Sunday’s $200,000 Sunland Park Oaks. American Pharoah’s half-sister by Tapit created some suspense by getting off to...

March 25, 2019

Cutting Humor defies ‘fate’ in track-record Sunland Park Derby

Starlight Racing’s Cutting Humor, a tough-trip seventh as the favorite in the Southwest (G3), found smoother sailing in Sunday’s $800,000 Sunland Park Derby (G3). Pouncing from just off the hot pace, the Todd Pletcher trainee held off Anothertwistafate...

Horse Profile March 25, 2019

Road to the Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Cutting Humor

Starlight Racing's Cutting Humor earned 50 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby following a hard fought, neck victory in the $800,000 Sunland Park Derby (G3) on Sunday. The dark bay colt endured 1 1/8 miles in a track-record 1:46.94 under...

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