Kentucky Derby News

An exciting field of 15 sophomores is entered for the headliner on a big day of racing at Fair Grounds on Saturday in the $400,000 Risen Star Stakes (G2). The cast includes the top-three finishers from the local prep, the Lecomte Stakes (G3), a California...

Following two blowout wins over the Golden Gate Fields strip this winter, Anothertwistafate will attempt to stretch his speed for nine furlongs in Saturday's $100,000 El Camino Real Derby, a Road to the Kentucky Derby series qualifier.
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Last weekend's Sam F. Davis (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs had only a nominal effect on the Road to the Kentucky Derby series standings with the winning Well Defined (#13, 10 points) entering the top 20 and runner-up Kentucky Wildcat (#24, 4) likely...

A well-matched field of nine three-year-old fillies will take the next step on the road to the Kentucky Oaks (G1) in Saturday's $200,000 Rachel Alexandra (G2) at Fair Grounds over 1 1/16 miles. Offering Oaks qualifying points of 50-20-10-5 to the...

Lecomte (G3) winner War of Will has been installed as the 5-2 morning line favorite among 14 runners in Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star (G2), the second of three Kentucky Derby qualifiers at Fair Grounds. The 1 1/16-mile race also serves as the first...

Four Japanese sophomores have been nominated to the 2019 Triple Crown , and two of them have already scored points on the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby – Derma Louvre and Romantico. The other nominees are Master Fencer, two-for-two since switching...

Five horses currently in Dubai have been made eligible for the 2019 Triple Crown . The Godolphin pair of Royal Marine and Royal Meeting are both Group 1 winners on the European turf, while Phoenix Ladies Syndicate’s duo of Walking Thunder and Superior...

Stonehedge, LLC’s Well Defined broke best and led at every call in a gate-to-wire tally in the Sam F. Davis S. (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday. The gelded Florida-bred picked up 10 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby following his impressive...

The list of 2019 Triple Crown nominees includes 11 sophomores in Europe, seven of them hailing from trainer Aidan O’Brien’s Ballydoyle. Unlike last year when Mendelssohn loomed as a major contender over the winter, this time around, Team Coolmore...

Dwight Pruett’s Gray Attempt took command at the start and never looked back en route to a victory in the Smarty Jones Stakes on January 25. The sophomore finished off one mile at Oaklawn Park in 1:36.94 to earn 10 points on the Road to the Kentucky...