Kentucky Derby News

Hall of Famer. All-time leading jockey in Breeders’ Cup history. Two-time Eclipse Award champion and Kentucky Derby (G1) winner. Regular rider of Hall of Famers from Azeri to Zenyatta. “Big Money Mike.”
As that rapid-fire summary suggests,...

Racing Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert has been here before, but he’s never enjoyed it.

“Here” is days out from the Belmont Stakes with a Kentucky Derby-Preakness Stakes winner going for the Triple Crown. “It” is all the...

With the field for the 150th Belmont Stakes (G1) set, a number of horses who competed in the Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 5 at Churchill Downs will be returning for the June 9 contest at Belmont Park.
Of course, the most prominent of the Kentucky...

Grace under pressure. It’s how Ernest Hemmingway defined courage and athletes must have the intestinal fortitude as well as talent to maintain their composure under the intense pressure of competition.
Justify embodies that quality in a Thoroughbred.
He...

It would be hard to imagine a more dismal Triple Crown season. Unexpectedly, the Kentucky Derby (G1) turned into a sodden, sloppy affair, watched by tens of thousands of soaked spectators.
Preakness Week was, if possible, even worse. The rain came all...

Tenfold photo courtesy of Jon Kral/Maryland Jockey Club
Today is Saturday, May 19, 2018, Armed Forces Day. It is also Preakness Stakes 143 Day. The Preakness takes place at Pimlico in Baltimore, Maryland, about an hour north from the United Stakes Naval...

Justify continued his quest for Triple Crown glory on Saturday at Pimlico, securing the 143rd running of the Preakness Stakes (G1) under jockey Mike Smith in a close finish with Bravazo, Tenfold and Good Magic.
A dense, creeping fog engulfed the track...

A prominent contender on the Kentucky Oaks (G1) trail before missing her final prep, Red Ruby returned triumphant in Friday’s $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) at Pimlico. The sloppy conditions brought out the best in the daughter of Hall of Famer...

With Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Justify an odds-on favorite (justifiably) for Saturday's Preakness (G1), contemplating who the best longshot to play in the middle jewel of the Triple Crown seems an odd task on the surface.
Keep in mind, though,...

That’s the question fans are asking as unbeaten Kentucky Derby (G1) star Justify looms as the heavy 1-2 favorite in the Preakness (G1). While every Preakness serves as a referendum on the Derby winner, Saturday’s 143rd renewal has more reason...