Kentucky Derby News

Michael Lund Petersen’s MUCHO GUSTO left little doubt as to who was best in the $147,351 Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita on Saturday. The Bob Baffert trainee always traveled like a winner and finished 4 3/4 lengths clear under the...

Repole Stables’ homebred Always Shopping has been crying out for extra ground to accommodate her late-running style, and on Sunday the bay miss was given just that in the 1 1/8-mile Busanda Stakes at Aqueduct.
Run at the same distance as the May...

A tiring third when last seen in the Demoiselle (G2), Filly Joel rates as the 2-1 morning-line favorite for Sunday’s $100,000 Busanda over the same 1 1/8-mile distance at Aqueduct. But she’ll have to step up to beat 10 rivals in the Kentucky...

A talented field of 10 sophomores will vie at Gulfstream Park on Saturday in the $350,000 Holy Bull Stakes (G2). The Road to the Kentucky Derby event is led by unbeaten Grade 2 winner Maximus Mischief, though the field is full of promising prospects....

The $150,000 Robert B. Lewis (G3) marks the second Kentucky Derby qualifier at Santa Anita this year and Gunmetal Gray will look to make it two straight. The Jerry Hollendorfer-trained colt rallied dramatically to win the Sham (G3) on January 5 and meets...

The Best Bet of the Weekend comes from Gulfstream Park on Saturday. Ten will go postward in the competitive $350,000 Holy Bull Stakes (G2), and my top play comes from the Road to the Kentucky Derby points race.
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One of Saratoga’s most buzzworthy maiden winners last summer, Feedback returns to action in Saturday’s $150,000 Forward Gal (G3) at Gulfstream Park. The highly regarded filly rates as the 6-5 morning line favorite for the Kentucky Oaks...

The first of three Kentucky Oaks qualifiers at Oaklawn Park, Saturday’s $125,000 Martha Washington features a rematch between Sunset Wish and Taylor’s Spirit, the top two finishers from the January 4 Take Charge Brandi at Delta Downs. Maiden...

Maximus Mischief will look to remain undefeated through Saturday's $350,000 Holy Bull (G2), one of three Road to the Kentucky Derby series events on Saturday.
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The 1 1/16-mile Holy Bull...

A pair of promising three-year-olds, Lucky Lee and Moretti, will seek points toward a Kentucky Derby berth when testing stakes waters in Saturday’s $250,000 Withers (G3) at Aqueduct. Lucky Lee exits a pair of convincing wins at Parx and Moretti...