Kentucky Derby News

A compact but strong field of six will test the $1 million Santa Anita Derby (G1) on Saturday. The key Road to the Kentucky Derby event attracted a few serious Triple Crown contenders, and it makes up for its lack of quantity with high quality. The...

People across the country can now serve an authentic taste of Derby at their viewing parties on the first Saturday in May
Churchill Downs Racetrack today announced the official menu of the 145th Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve. In a nod...

Tacitus locked up a Kentucky Derby berth when springing an 8-1 upset in the Tampa Bay Derby (G2) but still needs a good showing in Saturday’s $1 million Wood Memorial (G2) at Aqueduct to establish himself as a viable win contender. One of seven...

The showdown took about six months to materialize, but last summer’s three flashiest juveniles on the Southern California circuit are finally squaring off in Saturday’s $1 million Santa Anita Derby (G1). Bob Baffert’s dynamic duo of...

Three vital steppingstones to the $3 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade I) – the Wood Memorial (GII), Blue Grass (GII) and Santa Anita Derby (GI) – will be staged Saturday as 3-year-old Thoroughbreds continue their...

A full field of 14 will travel nine furlongs on the Keeneland dirt in Saturday’s $1 million Blue Grass Stakes (G2). The Road to the Kentucky Derby series event will yield 100 points to the winner, with the top two-finishers likely to progress onto...

A well-matched field of 11 will vie in the $1 million Wood Memorial Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct on Saturday. The Road to the Kentucky Derby points event offers a 100-40-20-10 structure for the top-four finishers. This great betting event lacks a standout...

A massive field of 14 sophomores will travel 1 1/8 miles on the main Keeneland surface in Saturday’s $1 million Blue Grass Stakes (G2) . This key prep will offer points’ on a 100-40-20-10 basis on the Road to the Kentucky Derby (G1), with...

Gary Barber, Wachtel Stable, Christopher Dunn, Rose Petal Stable and Foard Wilgis’ recent private purchase Hoffa’s Union, a 15 ½-length maiden winner at Laurel and entrant in Saturday’s $750,000 Wood Memorial (Grade II) tops a...

Kentucky Derby implications abound in Saturday’s $1 million Blue Grass (G2). A full field of 14 has been entered for the 1 1/8-mile test at Keeneland, one of seven major qualifiers in the Road tothe Kentucky Derby series, and all need points to...