Kentucky Derby News

Led by unbeaten 2-year-old champion and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (Grade I) hero Game Winner, a total of 362 3-year-old Thoroughbreds were made eligible to compete in this year’s Triple Crown during the early nomination phase, which closed Jan....

Knicks Go entered his winter break with 18 Kentucky Derby qualifying points to his name courtesy of a victory in the Breeders' Futurity (G1) at odds of 70-1 and a second-place effort in Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) at odds of 40-1 last fall....

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert’s Grade I-winning duo of Game Winner and Improbable are the individual morning line favorites in Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager but “All Other 3-Year-Olds” is expected to be the overall preference...

Michael Lund Pedersen’s Mucho Gusto put his name among sophomores to watch with an impressive tally in the February 2 Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita Park. The $625,000 son of Mucho Macho Man powered clear to a third win from four lifetime...

Harold Lerner LLC, AWC Stables, Nehoc Stables, Scott K. Akman and Paul Braverman’s Harvey Wallbanger powered home along the rail in posting a last-to-first triumph in the $350,000 Holy Bull Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park on February 2. The Ken McPeek...

R. A. Hill Stable, Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Hugh Lynch and Corms Racing Stable’s Tax surged through an opening along the inside in early stretch and held a pair of stubborn foes at bay to the wire in securing a head victory in the $250,000 Withers...

There was plenty of movement on the Kentucky Derby leaderboard this past weekend as three prep races were run in New York, Florida, and California.
Mucho Gusto (#6, 14 points), who had four points from a second-place effort in the Los Alamitos Futurity...

Klaravich Stables Inc.’s Feedback was sent off the 1-2 favorite in Saturday’s $150,000 Forward Gal Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park and didn’t disappoint with a half-length victory.
The Chad Brown pupil broke fast, sticking her neck...

Gary Barber’s Power Gal raced wide throughout Saturday’s $125,000 Martha Washington Stakes, a Road to the Kentucky Oaks points race at Oaklawn Park, before getting up in the stretch to record a half-length victory under jockey David Cohen.
The...

Harold Lerner LLC et al’s Harvey Wallbanger raced in last for the opening half-mile of the $350,000 Holy Bull Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park on Saturday. The 29-1 outsider ranged a bit closer at the six-furlong marker when in sixth, but the colt...