Kentucky Derby News

The bloom was very much back on Leslie’s Rose in Friday’s Ashland (G1), as the $1.15 million yearling upstaged champion Just F Y I and other Breeders’ Cup alumnae on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks.

One month remains until the first Saturday in May and there are only four remaining opportunities for horses to qualify for the 150th running of the $5 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade I).
Three of those races will be run Saturday:...

Repole Stable’s homebred Fierceness has amassed 136 points on the 2024 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series following his 100-point victory in the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park on March 30.

Although Darren is still on Spring Break, KK is joined by Churchill Downs handicapping analyst Kaitlin Free. A lot is on tap for the last week of the Kentucky Derby 100 point prep races.

Blue Grass Stakes in Lexington at Keeneland on Saturday.
Wood Memorial...

Before the trio of major preps stateside on Saturday, the European Road to the Kentucky Derby concludes with the Cardinal Conditions S. at Chelmsford City near London.

The Santa Anita Derby has churned out four Kentucky Derby (G1) winners in the last dozen years, including fan favorite California Chrome. Let's review the entries for the 2024 edition:

A total of 200 Road to the Kentucky Derby qualification points (split 100-50-25-15-10 among the top five finishers) are on the table in Saturday's $750,000 Wood Memorial (G2) at Aqueduct.

‘Kentucky Derby At Home’ Includes Classic Recipes, Tips for Creating Derby-Inspired Tablescape

Last seen landing the Sunland Park Derby (G3), Stronghold bids for his second straight victory on the Road to the Kentucky Derby in Saturday's Santa Anita Derby (G1).

This is called weaning, and the foal at this point is called a weanling. He’ll keep that moniker until he reaches one-year of age, at which point he’ll be called a yearling.