Kentucky Derby News

While champion Game Winner was long expected to bring Gary and Mary West back for another swing at the Kentucky Derby (G1), their homebred Maximum Security is the definition of a surprise package.
Maximum Security is by the Wests’ Breeders’...

Kentucky Derby (G1) contender By My Standards is living proof of the old adage, “Take care of the horse, and the horse will take care of you.”
At this time last year, the leggy, immature colt looked behind the developmental curve. His new...

William S. Farish’s Code of Honor, winner of the Fountain of Youth (GII) and most recently third in the Florida Derby (GI), arrived at Churchill Downs early Wednesday afternoon from Keeneland where he had been training for the past few weeks to...

WinStar Farm, China Horse Club and SF Racing’s undefeated Bulletin, winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint here last fall, heads a field of eight 3-year-olds entered Wednesday for the fifth running of the $125,000 William Walker...

Trainer Blaine Wright said via text Tuesday morning that Peter Redekop’s Anothertwistafate would be flying back to his home base at Golden Gate in Northern California and train there for the Preakness (GI).
  Anothertwistafate finished second...

If there are any sentimental rooting interests among the human connections participating in this year's Kentucky Derby (G1), look no further than trainers Bill Mott and Richard Mandella, both of whom are taking arguably their best shots at winning...

The lone Florida-bred in the 2019 Kentucky Derby (G1), Win Win Win is a homebred who grew up at Charlotte Weber’s Live Oak Stud. The 4,500-acre spread near Ocala is home to a commercial cattle operation along with the Thoroughbred farm and training...

On a Chamber of Commerce morning at Churchill Downs, three contenders for the $3 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade I) and two hopefuls for the $1.25 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (GI) put in their works over a fast track.
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In our second annual look at commonalities that link this year's hopefuls with one or more past winners of America's most famous race, here are some nuggets and factoids to chew on involving the Top 20 point qualifiers for the 2019 Kentucky...

While Easter Sunday will be a quiet day for many people across the commonwealth of Kentucky, several owners and trainers will be on edge as numerous Kentucky Derby prospects are scheduled to complete their penultimate workouts for the 1 ¼-mile...