Kentucky Derby News

War of Will passed his fast-track debut with flying colors on Saturday, emphatically capturing the $200,000 Lecomte (G3) at Fair Grounds by four lengths under Tyler Gaffalione.
Tugging a bit when racing three wide just off the leaders down the backside,...

An overflow field of 15 will travel a mile and 70 yards in the $200,000 Lecomte Stakes (G3) at Fair Grounds on Saturday. The Road to the Kentucky Derby points event boasts a competitive field of sophomore prospects in what appears to be a wide-open endeavor.
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The first of three Fair Grounds’ qualifiers in the Road to the Kentucky Oaks series, Saturday’s $150,000 Silverbulletday is topped by Golden Rod (G2) winner Liora. She’s been installed as the 5-2 morning line favorite among seven fillies.
Contested...

The Road to the Kentucky Derby series attracts a largely fresh set of challengers Saturday when a maximum of 14 colts and geldings will compete in the $200,000 Lecomte (G3) at Fair Grounds over one mile and 70 yards.
Of the gate-load of entries in the...

A huge field of 15, one of which is on the also-eligible list, will vie in the $200,000 Lecomte (G3) at Fair Grounds on Saturday. Sophomores hoping to earn qualifying points in the Road to the Kentucky Derby event will travel two turns in the first of...

There’s a new three-year-old to follow on the international front. Florida-bred but Dubai-based Walking Thunder romped in last Thursday’s UAE 2000 Guineas Trial, leaving Royal Marine, the pro tem leader on the European Road to the Kentucky...

It is common knowledge that one does not enter horse racing to make a fortune; instead one must have a fortune to enter horse racing.
Or must they?
Horse racing has always been known as the Sport of Kings, and not just for the majesty of feeling it engenders....

Gulfstream Park plays host to a 12-race card on Saturday with two graded tests among the events. The $100,000 Marshua's River (G3) is one of those and it is where the Best Bet of the Weekend comes from.
The lightly raced La Signare (#7) (3-1)...

The 145th running of the
Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade I) on Saturday, May 4 will
be the richest in history as the purse for America’s greatest race and first
leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown has been elevated to a...

The 145th running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade I) on Saturday, May 4 will be the richest in history as the purse for America’s greatest race and first leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown has been elevated to a...