Kentucky Derby News

The $150,000 Robert B. Lewis (G3) marks the second Kentucky Derby qualifier at Santa Anita this year and Gunmetal Gray will look to make it two straight. The Jerry Hollendorfer-trained colt rallied dramatically to win the Sham (G3) on January 5 and meets...

The Best Bet of the Weekend comes from Gulfstream Park on Saturday. Ten will go postward in the competitive $350,000 Holy Bull Stakes (G2), and my top play comes from the Road to the Kentucky Derby points race.
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One of Saratoga’s most buzzworthy maiden winners last summer, Feedback returns to action in Saturday’s $150,000 Forward Gal (G3) at Gulfstream Park. The highly regarded filly rates as the 6-5 morning line favorite for the Kentucky Oaks...

The first of three Kentucky Oaks qualifiers at Oaklawn Park, Saturday’s $125,000 Martha Washington features a rematch between Sunset Wish and Taylor’s Spirit, the top two finishers from the January 4 Take Charge Brandi at Delta Downs. Maiden...

Maximus Mischief will look to remain undefeated through Saturday's $350,000 Holy Bull (G2), one of three Road to the Kentucky Derby series events on Saturday.
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A pair of promising three-year-olds, Lucky Lee and Moretti, will seek points toward a Kentucky Derby berth when testing stakes waters in Saturday’s $250,000 Withers (G3) at Aqueduct. Lucky Lee exits a pair of convincing wins at Parx and Moretti...

Front-running Gray Attempt gutted out a victory in last Friday's $150,000 Smarty Jones at Oaklawn Park, thus earning 10 Kentucky Derby qualifying points and entering the Top 20 on the Road to the Kentucky Derby leaderboard.
Just missing by a neck...

The Kentucky Derby is often called the “Super Bowl” of horse racing, but just how much do the events have in common? Before we get to the major points, here are a few intriguing tidbits about the grandest stages of them all:

The 2018 Kentucky...

Dwight Pruett has been here before.
The Arkansas-based owner won the 2016 Smarty Jones Stakes with Discreetness, but that horse has not won in 11 attempts since. Pruett is optimistic things will be different for Gray Attempt, who won the 2019 Smarty Jones...

Triple Crown winner Justify took top honors at Thursday night’s 48th annual Eclipse Awards gala, often described as American horse racing’s version of the Oscars. The champion three-year-old male by unanimous vote, Justify was also named 2018...