Kentucky Derby News

An overflow field of 16, two of which are on the also-eligible list, will contest Saturday’s $200,000 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs. The 1 1/16-miles test drew a classy cast including the horses that finished second and third...

The Best Bet of the Weekend comes from Churchill Downs on Saturday in the $200,000 Kentucky Jockey Club S. (G2). A sizable and competitive field is assembled for the Saturday feature and I will look to the rail post for the winner. SIGNALMAN is the top...

The Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby begins with the Cattleya Sho on Saturday (Friday night 12:15 a.m. EST) at Tokyo, and four American-breds will compete for points in the allowance race over a metric mile.
All four were purchased at public auction,...

The 2019 Kentucky Derby Future Wager kicks off this week, running from Thanksgiving Day through Sunday evening at 6 p.m. (EST). This is the 20th year for the Future Wager, which began in 1999, but only the sixth year Pool 1 will be offered in late November.
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A leading contender for next year’s Kentucky Oaks (G1), Restless Rider will seek to conclude her juvenile season on a winning note when she lines up for Saturday’s $200,000 Golden Rod (G2) at Churchill Downs. The multiple stakes-winning filly...

Knicks Go and Signalman, both of whom placed behind Game Winner in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) earlier this month, are among an overflow field in Saturday's $200,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) at Churchill Downs.
A field of 14, plus two...

Seven horses conditioned by Hall of Fame trainer and five-time Kentucky Derby winner Bob Baffert, are among the 24 betting interests in Pool 1 of the 2019 Kentucky Derby Future Wager, which kicks off a four- day run at Churchill Downs on Thanksgiving...

With the first four scoring races on the European Road to the Kentucky Derby in the books, and the next not until March 1, it’s time to take stock of the pro tem leaders.
Godolphin’s Royal Marine, hero of the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (G1),...

With his victory in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) earlier this month capping an undefeated campaign, Game Winner is certain to be named champion two-year-old male when the 2018 Eclipse Award winners are announced in late January.
Typically included...

NBC Sports, The Home of Horse Racing in U.S., Adds Two 2019 Triple Crown Prep Races with Live Coverage of Louisiana Derby & Arkansas Derby on NBCSN

Stamford, Conn. and Louisville, KY- November 8, 2018- As the home of horse racing in the...