Kentucky Derby News

The $1 million Haskell Invitational (G1) will be run Sunday, but August 3 marks the actual 50th anniversary of the race's first appearance on the Monmouth Park schedule.
Inaugurated as a more lucratively-enticing way of attracting some of the...

Kentucky Oaks (G1) heroine Monomoy Girl likely wrapped up the title of champion three-year-old filly with a fourth straight Grade 1 victory in Sunday’s $291,000 Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) at Saratoga. The anticipated clash with Midnight Bisou...

Eighteen months after his bucking bronco routine in the 2017 Kentucky Derby (G1) made him a social media sensation, Thunder Snow will get another chance at Churchill Downs in the November 3 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1).
The Godolphin homebred was...

Only four colts and one gelding have signed on to face WONDER GADOT Tuesday in the C$400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes at Fort Erie. The contest is the second leg of the Canadian Triple Crown and takes place over 1 3/16 miles on the dirt.
The Triple Crown...

The Kentucky Oaks (G1) on May 4 at Churchill Downs featured a dramatic stretch battle between MONOMOY GIRL and Wonder Gadot, with MIDNIGHT BISOU, ESKIMO KISSES and CHOCOLATE MARTINI filling out the top five.
On Sunday, the 102nd running of the Coaching...

Saratoga and Del Mar both open this week, and taking place on different sides of the country is not the only thing that separates them. Whereas Saratoga offers a backyard summer picnic vibe, Del Mar is pure Southern California beach.
But despite their...

Saratoga, the most popular race meeting in the country as measured by daily average handle, kicks off its 40-day stand Friday. A traditional backbone of the sport at the nation's oldest track are the dozens of maidens, allowances, and stakes for...

Saturday evening saw yet another talented filly enter the divisional fray when TALK VEUVE TO ME romped by 4 3/4 lengths in the Indiana Oaks (G3) at Indiana Grand.
With jockey Julien Leparoux riding for the first time, the dark bay miss pressed the early...

While none in the nine-horse field entered in Saturday night’s $500,000 Indiana Derby (G3) took part in the Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 5, a number of contestants ran in prep races leading up to the Run for the Roses.
One of those who attempted the...

Triple Crown winner Justify will undergo an evaluation after filling was found in his left front ankle, it was announced Tuesday.
'Justify had some filling in his left front ankle a week ago, which subsided in a couple days,' said trainer...