Kentucky Derby News

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...

R. A. Hill Stable, Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Hugh Lynch and Corms Racing Stable’s TAX took a short lead nearing midstretch and gamely held off a pair of stern foes to take the $250,000 Withers Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct on Saturday. The gelded son...

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....